Research Article

Reproductive Health Right Practice among Preparatory School Female Students of Assela Town, Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of preparatory school female students, Assela, Ethiopia, in 2015.

VariableFrequencyPercentage (%)

Age
 1829775.6
 197519.1
 ≥20215.3
 Mean18.3 ± 0.57

Religion
 Orthodox27269.2
 Muslim7719.6
 Protestant4411.2

Residence
 Urban23860.6
 Rural15539.4

Living with
 Mother or father only6717.0
 Mother and father17043.3
 Friends297.4
 Alone6115.5
 Relatives6616.8

Marital status
 Single38096.7
 Married133.3

Father’s education
 Illiterate389.7
 Elementary level14737.4
 Secondary level8722.1
 College/university12130.8

Mother’s education
 Illiterate5915.0
 Elementary20351.7
 Secondary7017.8
 College and above6115.5

Father’s occupation
 Government-employed13835.1
 Self-employed7218.3
 Farmer14937.9
 NGO256.4
 Other92.3

Mother’s occupation
 Government-employed6917.6
 Self-employed10125.7
 House wife20151.1
 NGO205.1
 Other20.5