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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the University of Gondar regular undergraduate students, northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 803)

From: Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among the University of Gondar students, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

 

Sex

 Male

425

52.9

 Female

378

47.1

Age

 15–19

98

12.2

 20–24

675

84.1

  25–29

26

3.2

30–34

4

0.5

Marital status

 Single

725

90.3

 Married

67

8.3

 Othersa

11

1.4

Year of Study

 1st Year

194

24.2

 2nd Year

190

23.7

 3rd Year

242

30.1

 4th Year and/or above

177

22.0

Ethnicity

 Amhara

551

68.6

 Oromo

84

10.5

 Tigre

57

7.1

 Somali

34

4.2

 SNNPR

42

5.2

 Othersb

35

4.4

Residence

 Urban

415

51.7

 Rural

388

48.3

Religion

 Orthodox

468

58.3

 Muslim

154

19.2

 Protestant

91

11.3

 Catholic

77

9.6

 Adventist

13

1.6

Religious service attendance

 Every day

303

37.7

 At least once a week

328

40.8

 At least once a month

105

13.1

 At least once a year

61

7.6

 Never attend

6

0.8

  1. aDivorced, widowed bBenishangul Gumuz, Afar