Research Article
How Menstruation Is Perceived by Adolescent School Girls in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia?
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent high school girls in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia (N = 791).
| Variable | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age in years | <15 years | 185 | 23.4 | 15–18 years | 530 | 67.0 | >18 years | 76 | 9.6 |
| Living with | Parents | 290 | 31.3 | Relatives | 253 | 27.3 | Peers | 215 | 23.2 |
| Residency | Rural | 548 | 69.3 | Town | 243 | 30.7 |
| Religion | Protestant | 461 | 58.3 | Orthodox | 206 | 26.0 | Muslim | 64 | 8.1 | Others | 60 | 7.6 |
| Ethnicity | Gedeo | 409 | 51.7 | Oromo | 182 | 23.0 | Amhara | 133 | 16.8 | Guragie | 25 | 3.2 | Others | 42 | 5.3 |
| Birth order | First | 285 | 36.0 | In between | 326 | 41.2 | Last | 180 | 22.8 |
| Maternal education | Unable to read and write | 278 | 35.1 | Able to read and write | 138 | 17.4 | Primary | 213 | 26.9 | Secondary | 73 | 9.2 | Diploma and above | 89 | 11.3 |
| Paternal education | Unable to read and write | 202 | 25.5 | Able to read and write | 212 | 26.8 | Primary | 271 | 34.3 | Secondary | 44 | 5.6 | Diploma and above | 62 | 7.8 |
| Living with | Parents | 253 | 32.0 | Relatives | 224 | 28.3 | Peers | 172 | 21.7 | Alone | 142 | 18.0 |
| Family structure | Joint | 253 | 32.0 | Nuclear | 538 | 68.0 |
| Age of menarche | <121 years | 195 | 24.7 | 12–15 years | 535 | 67.6 | >15 years | 61 | 7.7 |
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