Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of female college students Debre Tabor Town northwest Ethiopia, October 2017 (n = 821)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
15–19 | 3390 | 47.5 |
20–24 | 386 | 47.0 |
> =25 | 45 | 5.5 |
Mean ± SD | 19.9 ± 2.3 | |
Marital status | ||
Single | 678 | 83.7 |
Married | 98 | 11.9 |
Widowed | 5 | 0.6 |
Divorced | 27 | 3.3 |
Separated | 4 | 0.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 796 | 97.0 |
Muslim | 20 | 2.4 |
Catholic | 4 | 0.5 |
Protestant | 1 | 0.1 |
Year of Study | ||
1st year | 562 | 68.5 |
2nd year | 149 | 18.1 |
3rd year and above | 110 | 13.4 |
Field of study | ||
Health Science | 302 | 36.8 |
Non-health Science | 519 | 63.2 |
Program | ||
Regular | 678 | 82.6 |
Extension | 143 | 17.4 |