Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of participants of parent–adolescent discussion about SRH issues study in Sawla town, Southern Ethiopia 2020 (n = 653)
Variable | Category | Frequency | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 35 | 62 | 9.5 |
35–45 | 405 | 62.0 | |
> 45 | 186 | 28.5 | |
Sex | Male | 322 | 49.3 |
Female | 331 | 50.7 | |
Religion | Christian | 521 | 79.8 |
Muslim | 132 | 20.2 | |
Ethnic group | Gofa | 518 | 79.3 |
Othersa | 135 | 20.7 | |
Educational level | No formal education | 153 | 23.4 |
Primary School | 99 | 15.2 | |
Secondary school | 129 | 19.8 | |
Diploma and above | 272 | 41.7 | |
Occupation | Daily labors | 119 | 18.2 |
Civil servants | 227 | 34.8 | |
Private sector employee | 108 | 16.5 | |
Merchant | 199 | 30.5 | |
Monthly income | < 1000 | 25 | 3.8 |
1000–2000 | 145 | 22.2 | |
> 2000 | 483 | 74.0 | |
Marital status | Single | 10 | 1.5 |
Married | 581 | 89.0 | |
Divorced | 44 | 6.7 | |
Widowed | 18 | 2.8 | |
Relation with adolescent | Father | 320 | 49.0 |
Mother | 322 | 49.3 | |
Guardian | 11 | 1.7 |