Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of students in Agena preparatory school, Guraghe zone, Ethiopia, 2011

Sex

  Male

278

61.8

  Female

172

38.2

Age group

  15–19

410

91.1

  20–25

40

8.9

Religion (n = 449)

  Orthodox Christian

316

70.2

  Muslim

115

25.6

  Protestant

18

4

Ethnicity

  Guraghe

440

97.8

  Amhara

10

2.2

Marital status (n = 449)

  Single

449

99.8

Educational status

  Grade 11

216

48

  Grade 12

234

52

Monthly family income

  100–500 birr ($5-26)

145

32.2

  501–1000 birr ($27-55)

117

26

  1001–3000 birr ($56-166)

176

39.2

  3001–5000 birr ($167-277)

11

2.4

  >5000 birr ($ > 277)

1

0.2