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Table 1 Percentage distribution of the study population by socio-demographic characteristics, Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2012

From: Reproductive health service utilization and associated factors among adolescents (15–19 years old) in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent

Sex

  

  Male

640

49.6

  Female

650

50.4

Age

  

  15–16

536

41.6

  17-19

754

58.4

Marital status

  

  Single

1209

93.7

  Married

72

5.6

  Divorced

9

0.7

Religion

  

  Orthodox

1135

88.0

  Muslim

147

11.4

  Catholic

2

0.2

  Protestant

6

0.5

Schooling status

  

  In school

1103

85.5

  Out of school

187

14.5

Educational status

  

  No formal education

67

5.2

  Primary education

539

41.8

  Secondary education & above

684

53.0

Age of Mother

  

  30-39

444

35

  40-49

560

44.2

  50-59

210

16.6

  60+

53

4.2

Mother’s Educational status

  

  No formal education

699

55.2

  Primary education

313

24.7

  Secondary education & above

255

20.1

Co residence with both parents

  

  Yes

796

61.7

  No

494

38.3