Table
1: Socio-demographic
characteristics of the respondents.
|
Variable |
Subgroups |
Number of respondents |
Percentages |
|
Age
(years) |
<
20 |
30 |
12.7 |
|
20
- 25 |
180 |
76.3 |
|
|
>
25 |
26 |
11.0 |
|
|
Age
of menarche |
<
13 |
72 |
30.5 |
|
13
- 15 |
124 |
52.5 |
|
|
>
15 |
40 |
16.9 |
|
|
Course
of study |
Community
Nutrition |
52 |
17.7 |
|
Health
Science Education |
29 |
9.9 |
|
|
Medicine |
54 |
18.4 |
|
|
Midwifery |
59 |
20.1 |
|
|
Nursing |
99 |
33.8 |
|
|
Religious
affiliation* |
Christianity |
175 |
74.2 |
|
Islam |
59 |
25.0 |
|
|
Type
of accommodation at menarche* |
Single
room |
32 |
13.6 |
|
Chamber
and hall |
44 |
18.6 |
|
|
Several
rooms in a compound house |
38 |
16.1 |
|
|
Self-contained
apartment |
110 |
46.6 |
|
|
Mansion |
8 |
3.4 |
|
|
Area
of residence during vacation* |
Urban
area |
147 |
62.3 |
|
Sub-urban |
71 |
30.1 |
|
|
Rural |
17 |
7.2 |
*There are
missing values so percentage does not add up to 100.