Research Article
Risky Sexual Behaviors and Associated Factors among Jiga High School and Preparatory School Students, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents among Jiga high school and preparatory school students, 2014.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Sex | | | Male | 135 | 45 | Female | 165 | 55 |
| Age | | | <18 years old | 113 | 37.7 | ≥18 years old | 187 | 62.3 | Mean ± SD: 17.75 ± 1.37 | | |
| Marital status | | | Ever married | 24 | 8 | Never married | 276 | 92 |
| Religion | | | Orthodox | 293 | 97.7 | Muslim | 7 | 2.3 |
| Ethnicity | | | Amhara | 300 | 100 |
| Educational level | | | Grade 9 | 120 | 40 | Grade 10 | 97 | 32.3 | Grade 11 | 43 | 14.3 | Grade 12 | 40 | 13.3 |
| Current living condition | | | With both mother and father | 188 | 62.7 | With father only or mother only | 51 | 17 | With relatives or friends | 36 | 12 | Alone | 25 | 8.3 |
| Previous residence | | | Urban | 186 | 62 | Rural | 114 | 38 |
| Father’s educational status | | | Cannot read and write | 81 | 27 | Can read and write | 160 | 53.3 | Primary education (grades 1–8) | 46 | 15.3 | Secondary education (grades 9–12) | 9 | 3 | College level and above | 4 | 1.3 |
| Mother’s educational status | | | Cannot read and write | 147 | 49 | Can read and write | 106 | 35.3 | Primary education (grade 1–8) | 34 | 11.3 | Secondary education (grade 9–12) | 10 | 3.3 | College level and above | 3 | 1 |
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