How Menstruation Is Perceived by Adolescent School Girls in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia?

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent high school girls in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia (N = 791).

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age in years	<15 years	185	23.4
	15–18 years	530	67.0
	>18 years	76	9.6
Living with	Parents	290	31.3
	Relatives	253	27.3
	Peers	215	23.2
Residency	Rural	548	69.3
	Town	243	30.7
Religion	Protestant	461	58.3
	Orthodox	206	26.0
	Muslim	64	8.1
	Others	60	7.6
Ethnicity	Gedeo	409	51.7
	Oromo	182	23.0
	Amhara	133	16.8
	Guragie	25	3.2
	Others	42	5.3
Birth order	First	285	36.0
	In between	326	41.2
	Last	180	22.8
Maternal education	Unable to read and write	278	35.1
	Able to read and write	138	17.4
	Primary	213	26.9
	Secondary	73	9.2
	Diploma and above	89	11.3
Paternal education	Unable to read and write	202	25.5
	Able to read and write	212	26.8
	Primary	271	34.3
	Secondary	44	5.6
	Diploma and above	62	7.8
Living with	Parents	253	32.0
	Relatives	224	28.3
	Peers	172	21.7
	Alone	142	18.0
Family structure	Joint	253	32.0
	Nuclear	538	68.0
Age of menarche	<121 years	195	24.7
	12–15 years	535	67.6
	>15 years	61	7.7

Others refer to Siltie, Wolayita, and Tigrie.