Prevalence and Associated Factors of Thinness among Adolescent Students in Finote Selam Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic-related characteristics of adolescent students at Finote Selam Town, Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage
Age group
Early adolescent (10–13)	47	11.8
Midadolescent (14–16)	151	38.0
Late adolescent (17–19)	199	50.1
Sex
Female	148	37.3
Male	249	62.7
Grade
Grade 5–6	108	27.2
Grade 7–8	132	33.2
Grade 9–10	116	29.2
Grade 11–12	41	10.3
Religion
Muslim	22	5.5
Orthodox	375	94.5
Place of residence
Urban	195	49.1
Rural	202	50.9
Father’s education
Illiterate	95	23.8
Read and write	101	25.4
Primary school (1–8)	41	10.3
Secondary school (9–12)	92	23.2
College and above	68	17.1
Mother’s education
Illiterate	102	25.7
Read and write	109	27.5
Primary school (1–8)	34	8.6
Secondary school (9–12)	89	22.4
College and above	63	15.9
Father’s occupation
Daily laborer	57	14.4
Farmer	119	30.0
Merchant	85	21.4
Government/nongovernment employee	136	34.3
Mother’s occupation
Daily laborer	5	1.3
Housewife	86	21.7
Merchant	119	30.0
Farmer	107	27.0
Government/nongovernment employee	80	20.2
Family size
<5	173	43.6
≥5	224	56.4
Monthly family income
<1000 birr	77	19.3
1000–2000 birr	107	27.0
>2000 birr	213	53.7
Source of drinking water
Spring water	82	20.7
Well water	106	26.7
Public tap water	26	6.5
Tap water	183	46.1
Presence of functional latrine
Yes	257	64.7
No	140	35.3