Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | \(<\) 18 | 295 | 44.1 |
 = 18 | 132 | 19.8 | |
\(\ge\) 18 | 241 | 36.1 | |
Sex | Male | 392 | 58.7 |
Female | 276 | 41.3 | |
Residency | Rural | 263 | 39.4 |
Urban | 405 | 60.6 | |
Father’s educational status | Unable to read and write | 175 | 26.2 |
Primary | 243 | 36.4 | |
Secondary | 126 | 18.9 | |
Higher education | 87 | 13.0 | |
Non-formal | 37 | 5.5 | |
Mother’s educational status | Unable to read and write | 225 | 33.7 |
Primary | 213 | 31.9 | |
Secondary | 129 | 19.3 | |
Higher education | 61 | 9.1 | |
Non-formal | 40 | 6.0 | |
Grade level | 9 | 204 | 30.5 |
10 | 182 | 27.3 | |
11 | 145 | 21.7 | |
12 | 137 | 20.5 | |
Semester average score in percentage | \(<70\%\) | 385 | 57.63 |
70–84.5% | 236 | 35.33 | |
\(\ge\) 85% | 47 | 7.04 |