Substance Use as a Strong Predictor of Poor Academic Achievement among University Students

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of Wolaita Sodo University students, 2015.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	482	66.5
Female	243	33.5
Religion
Protestant	343	47.3
Orthodox	291	40.1
Muslim	78	10.8
Catholic	13	1.8
Marital status
Single	585	80.7
In open relationship	99	13.7
Married	30	4.1
Divorced and widowed	11	1.5
Monthly pocket money
≤200 ETB	207	28.6
>200 ETB	518	71.4
Ethnicity
Wolaita	191	26.3
Oromo	154	21.2
Amhara	107	14.8
Gamo	96	13.2
Sidama	63	8.7
Gurage	57	7.9
Hadya	27	3.7
Others	30	4.2
Origin of residence
Rural	412	56.8
Urban	313	43.2
Year of study
First year	192	26.5
Second year	221	30.5
Third year	166	22.9
Fourth year	82	11.3
Fifth year	64	8.8

Ethnicity, others: siltie, tigre, and kefa; ETB: Ethiopian Birr.