Menstrual hygiene management practice and its associated factors among in-school adolescent girls in Western Ethiopia

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 378)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age of respondent	14–16	245	64.8
Age of respondent	17–19	133	35.2
School type	Public	317	83.9
School type	Private	61	16.1
Grade level	9th	198	52.4
Grade level	10th	180	47.6
Residence	Urban	252	66.7
Residence	Rural	126	33.3
Marital status	Single	348	92.1
	Married	17	4.5
	Others^a	13	3.4
Living arrangements	Both parents	277	73.3
	Mother only	41	10.8
	Father only	13	3.4
	Relatives	29	7.7
	Others^b	18	4.8
Mother educational status	Illiterate	75	19.9
	Read and write	70	18.5
	Primary school	95	25.1
	Secondary school	72	19.0
	College and above	66	17.5
Father educational status	Illiterate	44	11.6
	Read and write	55	14.6
	Primary school	75	19.8
	Secondary school	103	27.2
	College and above	101	26.7
Mother occupational status	Housewife	170	45.0
	Merchant	45	11.9
	Government employee	58	15.3
	Private employee	18	4.8
	Self-employed	35	9.3
	Daily laborer	52	13.8
Father occupational status	Farmer	95	25.1
	Merchant	36	9.5
	Government employee	92	24.3
	Private employee	27	7.1
	Self-employed	54	14.3
	Daily laborer	46	12.2
	Others^c	28	7.4

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