Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among adolescent girls attending high schools in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Table 2 Socio-Demographic and economic characteristics of the adolescents girls and their mother, Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age of adolescent
15–16	200	43.3
17–19	262	56.7
Age of mother
25–34	74	16
35–44	257	55.6
45–54	110	23.8
≥ 55	21	4.5
Residency of adolescents
Urban	198	42.9
Rural	264	57.1
Living residents of the Adolescents
With family	382	82.7
With rent	80	17.3
Living status of the Adolescents
With both mother and father	369	79.9
With only Mother	56	12.1
With only Father	12	2.6
With Guardians	18	3.9
Others	7	1.5
Mother education
Not able to read and write	272	58.9
Able to read and write	151	32.7
Primary school	7	1.5
High school	7	1.5
Certificate and above	25	5.4
Father education
Not able to read and write	181	39.2
Able to read and write	223	48.3
Primary school	3	0.6
High school	2	0.4
Certificate and above	35	7.6
Birth order
1–5	393	85.1
6–10	69	14.9
Birth interval
00–6	449	97.2
7–12	13	2.8
Marital status of the adolescents
Single	425	92
Married	34	7.4
Divorced	3	0.6
House hold wealth Index
Poor	198	42.9
Middle	151	32.7
Riche	113	24.5

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