Substance Use and Associated Factors among University Students in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of students in Haramaya University, April 2013.

Variables	Frequency (𝑛=1022)	Percent
Sex
Male	777	76.0
Female	245	24.0
Age group in years
≤19	165	16.1
20–24	828	81.0
≥25	29	2.8
Ethnicity
Oromo	420	41.1
Amhara	304	29.7
Guraghe	81	7.9
Tigre	67	6.6
Wolayita	29	2.8
Somali	15	1.5
Others*	106	10.4
Religion
Orthodox	518	50.7
Muslim	245	24.0
Protestant	214	20.9
Others**	45	4.4
Marital status
Never married	928	90.8
Ever married	55	39
Year of study
1st year	352	34.4
2nd year	265	25.9
3rd year	249	24.4
4th year and above	156	15.3
Place of residence before
Urban	703	68.8
Rural	319	31.2
Type of high school attended
Public high school	874	85.5
Nonpublic high school	148	14.5
Monthly pocket money (Ethiopian Birr)
≤100	221	21.6
101–299	240	23.5
300–499	430	42.1
500–999	105	10.3
≥1000	26	2.5

∗Other ethnic groups include Harari, Sidama, and Hadiya; **other faiths (Catholic, Jehovah Witness, and Traditional).