Sexual and reproductive health services utilization and associated factors among secondary school students in Nekemte town, Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio-demographic, community and family characteristics of secondary school students in Nekemte Town, Ethiopia, April 18–22, 2016

Socio-demographic characteristics		Frequencies	Percentage
Age	15–19	665	90.0
Age	20–24	74	10.0
Sex	Male	349	47.2
Sex	Female	390	52.8
Marital status	Married	25	3.4
	In a love relationship	136	18.4
	Single	578	76.0
Ethnicity	Oromo	719	97.3
Ethnicity	Others	20	2.7
Religion	Protestant	405	54.8
	Orthodox	155	21.0
	Wakefata	140	18.9
	Muslim	28	3.8
	Others^***	11	1.4
Educational status	Grade 9	297	40.2
	Grade 10	173	23.4
	Grade 11	134	18.1
	Grade 12	135	18.3
School type	Government	613	82.9
School type	Private	126	17.1
Pocket money in ETB	No money	224	30.3
	1–500	450	60.9
	> 500	65	8.8
Mother’s education	No formal education	166	22.5
Mother’s education	Formal education	573	77.5
Father’s education	No formal education	73	9.9
Father’s education	Formal education	666	91.1
Mother’s occupation	Unemployed	519	70.2
Mother’s occupation	Employed	220	29.8
Father’s occupation	Unemployed	448	60.6
Father’s occupation	Employed	291	39.4
Living arrangement	Living with family	486	65.8
Living arrangement	Not living with family	253	34.1
Family residence	Urban	534	72.3
Family residence	Rural	205	27.7

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