Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, DBU June 2016
From: Substance use and associated factors among Debre Berhan University students, Central Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 363 (58.8) |
Female | 254 (41.2) |
Age (years, n = 569) | |
15–19 | 75 (13.2) |
20–24 | 451 (79.3) |
≥ 25 | 43 (7.3) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 540 (87.5) |
Muslim | 29 (4.7) |
Protestant | 44 (7.1) |
Other | 4 (0.7) |
Region | |
Tigray | 37 (6.0) |
Amhara | 274 (44.4) |
Oromia | 59 (9.6) |
SNNP | 31 (5.0) |
Addis Ababa | 136 (22.0) |
Othera | 8 (1.34) |
Income Category (in birr) | |
≤ 500 | 306 (68.8) |
501–1000 | 92 (20.7) |
≥ 1001 | 47 (10.6) |
Mother’s Educational Status | |
Not Educated | 277 (44.9) |
Primary school | 134 (21.7) |
Diploma | 55 (8.9) |
Degree and above | 67 (10.9) |
Father’s Educational Status | |
Not Educated | 213 (34.5) |
Secondary school | 71 (11.5) |
Diploma | 56 (9.1) |
Degree and above | 126 (20.4) |
Preparatory School | |
Public | 547(88.7) |
Private | 63 (10.2) |
NGO | 7 (1.1) |