Table 3 The Health related characteristics of the Adolescents in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia 2017
Characteristics | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Known chronic Diseases | ||
no | 433 | 93.7 |
yes | 29 | 6.3 |
Types of chronic Diseases | ||
Tuberculosis | 6 | 1.3 |
Hypertension | 1 | 0.2 |
Cardiac Diseases | 16 | 3.5 |
kidney | 6 | 1.3 |
Diarrheal episode | ||
no | 429 | 92.9 |
yes | 33 | 7.1 |
Upper respiratory tract | ||
no | 297 | 64.3 |
yes | 165 | 35.7 |
Infectious Diseases | ||
Malaria | 49 | 10.6 |
Beginning of menstruation | ||
no | 43 | 9.3 |
yes | 419 | 90.7 |
Current status of menstruation | ||
no | 380 | 82.3 |
yes | 38 | 8.2 |
Changing of pad in a hour | ||
one times | 22 | 4.8 |
two times | 20 | 4.3 |
three times | 1 | 0.2 |
nothing | 377 | 81.6 |