Research Article
Prevalence and Determinants of Premarital Sexual Practice among Youths in Ethiopia: Based on the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey Data
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of youths in Ethiopia
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| Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Age | 15-19 | 5,169 | 70 | 19-24 | 2,220 | 30 | Sex | Male | 3, 500 | 47.4 | Female | 3,889 | 52.6 | Religion | Orthodox | 3336 | 45.1 | Muslim | 2012 | 27.2 | Protestant | 1897 | 25.7 | Other | 144 | 1.9 | Residence | Rural | 5482 | 74.2 | Urban | 1907 | 25.8 | Region | Agrarian | 6471 | 87.6 | Metropolitans | 584 | 7.9 | Pastorals | 334 | 4.5 | Education | No formal education | 749 | 10.1 | Primary | 4409 | 59.7 | Secondary | 1707 | 23.1 | Tertiary | 524 | 7.1 | Wealth index | Poor | 2007 | 27.2 | Medium | 1324 | 17.9 | Rich | 4058 | 54.9 | Owe bank account | No | 6353 | 86 | Yes | 1036 | 14 | Owe mobile phone | Yes | 3303 | 44.7 | No | 4086 | 55.3 |
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