Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of surveyed households (n = 300)
Characteristics | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Adolescents age | ||
Median (range) | 18 (15–19) | |
M (SD) | 17.31 (±1.33) | |
Education status | ||
Uneducated | 20 | 6.7 |
Primary/Madrassa | 17 | 5.7 |
Middle | 45 | 15.0 |
Secondary/Matric | 98 | 32.7 |
Intermediate | 81 | 27.0 |
Graduate | 39 | 13.0 |
Adolescents as earning member of family | ||
Yes | 32 | 10.7 |
No | 268 | 89.3 |
Family structure | ||
Joint family | 166 | 55.3 |
Nuclear family | 134 | 44.7 |
Number of siblings | ||
Median (range) | 2 (1–9) | |
M (SD) | 2.17 (±0.73) | |
1–2 | 58 | 19.3 |
3–4 | 132 | 44.0 |
5 and above | 110 | 36.7 |
Parental age | ||
Median (range) | 48 (30–70) | |
M (SD) | 46.96 (±6.78) | |
Parental education | ||
Uneducated | 74 | 24.7 |
Educated | 226 | 75.3 |
Parental occupation | ||
Unemployed | 102 | 34.0 |
Government/Private employee | 82 | 27.3 |
Business/Farming | 61 | 20.3 |
Labourer/Daily wager | 50 | 16.7 |
Retired | 5 | 1.7 |
Household wealth status | ||
Rich | 67 | 22.5 |
Middle | 199 | 66.8 |
Poor | 32 | 10.7 |