Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in YFS-implemented and non-implemented areas in South Ari district, March 2019 (n = 426)

Sex

Male

136 (63.8)

133 (62.4)

269 (63.1)

Female

77 (36.2)

80 (37.6)

157 (73.7)

Age

15–17

166 (77.9)

173 (81.2)

339 (79.6)

18–19

47 (22.1)

40 (18.8)

87 (20.4)

Marital status

Single

143 (67.1)

168 (78.9)

311 (73.0)

Married

18 (8.5)

13 (6.1)

31 (7.3)

Has boy/girlfriend

45 (21.1)

30 (14.1)

75 (17.6)

Others ^a

45 (21.1)

2 (0.9)

9 (2.1)

Grade of education

Grade 9

69 (45.7%)

82 (54.3%)

151 (35.4%)

Grade 10

70 (49.6%)

71 (50.4%)

141 (33.1%)

Grade 11

41 (56.2)%

32 (43.8%)

73 (17.1%)

Grade 12

33 (54.1%

28 (45.9%)

61 (14.3%)

Religion

Orthodox

52 (24.4)

67 (31.5)

119 (27.9)

Protestant

144 (76.6)

127 (59.6)

271 (63.6)

Muslim

15 (7.0)

15 (7.0)

30 (7.0)

Others ^b

2 (0.9)

4 (1.9)

6 (1.4)

Place of residence

Rural

123 (57.7)

104 (48.8)

227 (53.2)

Urban

90 (42.3)

109 (51.2)

199 (46.7)

Ethnicity

Ari

146 (68.5)

132 (62)

278 (65.3)

Amhara

28 (13.1)

33 (15.5)

61 (14.3)

Goffa

18 (8.5)

24 (11.3)

42 (9.9)

Malle

5 (2.3)

9 (4.2)

14 (3.3)

Others^c

16 (7.5)

15 (7)

31

Living arrangement

Living with single parents

51 (23.9)

70 (32.9)

121 (28.4)

Living with both parents

88 (41.3)

78 (36.6)

166 (38.9)

Living alone

4 (1.9)

7 (3.3)

11 (2.6)

Living with boy/girlfriend

5 (2.3)

3 (1.4)

8 (1.9)

Living with husband/wife

15 (7.0)

13 (6.1)

28 (6.6)

Living with brothers/sisters

23 (10.8)

21 (9.9)

44 (10.3)

Living with grandparents

27 (12.7)

21 (9.9%)

48 (11.3)

Father’s Educational Status

No formal education

65 (48.9%)

68 (51.1%)

133 (31.2%)

Primary education

81 (44.0%)

103 (56.0%)

184 (43.2%)

Secondary education and above

67 (61.5%)

42 (38.5%)

109 (25.6%)

Mother’s educational status

No formal education

94 (49.5%)

96 (50.5%)

190 (44.6%)

Primary education

66 (45.8%)

78 (54.2%)

144 (33.8%)

Secondary education

53 (57.6%)

39 (42.4%)

92 (21.6%)