Parent-Adolescent Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Issues and Associated Factors among Preparatory and Secondary School Students of Dabat Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of secondary and preparatory school students of Dabat town, northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 550).

Variable		Male; no. (%)	Female; no. (%)	Total; no. (%)
Age	15–17	85 (38.2)	137 (61.8)	222 (40.3)
	18-19	145 (44.2)	183 (55.8)	328 (59.7)
Grades	9-10	189 (41.3)	269 (58.7)	458 (83.3)
	11-12	41 (44.6)	51 (55.4)	92 (16.7)
Residence	Rural	120 (42.9)	160 (57.1)	280 (50.9)
	Urban	110 (40.7)	160 (59.3)	270 (49.1)
Religious participation	Every day	147 (41.4)	208 (58.6)	355 (64.5)
	At least once a week	59 (45.0)	72 (55.0)	131 (23.8)
	At least once a month	16 (35.6)	29 (64.4)	45 (8.2)
	Once a year	6 (35.3)	11 (64.7)	17 (3.0)
	Never attending	2 (100)	0 (0)	2 (0.5)
Living condition	With both parents	178 (41.2)	254 (58.8)	432 (78.5)
	With mother/father only	23 (37.7)	38 (62.3)	61 (11.0)
	With relatives	10 (43.5)	13 (56.5)	23 (4.2)
	Living alone	19 (55.9)	15 (44.1)	34 (6.3)