Depressive Symptoms among Haramaya University Students in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of students in Haramaya University, 2013.

Sociodemographic characteristics	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	777	76.0
Female	245	24.0
Age group (years)
≤19	165	16.1
20-24	828	81.0
25-29	27	2.6
≥30	2	0.2
Ethnicity
Oromo	420	41.1
Amara	304	29.7
Tigre	67	6.6
Wolayita	29	2.8
Harari	8	0.8
Somali	15	1.5
Guraghe	81	7.9
Others	98	9.6
Religion
Orthodox	518	50.7
Muslim	245	24.0
Protestant	214	20.9
Catholic	6	0.6
No religion	5	0.5
Traditional religion followers	34	3.3
Year of study
1^st year	352	34.4
2^nd year	265	25.9
3^rd year	249	24.4
4^th year	103	10.1
5^th year	48	4.7
6^th year	5	0.5
Marital status
Single	928	90.8
Married	38	3.7
Cohabitating	41	4.0
Divorced	12	1.2
Widowed	3	0.3
Place of residence before
Urban	703	68.8
Rural	319	31.2
Type of high school attended
Public high school	874	85.5
Private high school	119	11.6
Missionary high school	25	2.4
Others	4	0.4
Monthly pocket money (Ethiopian birr)
≤100	221	21.6
101-299	240	23.5
300-499	284	27.8
500-999	203	19.9
≥1000	74	7.2

Another ethnicity (Sidama and Hadiya). Another type of high school (NGO, phase-based school).