Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of university students in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021, (n = 791)
Variables | category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | < 20 | 133 | 16.8 |
20–25 | 619 | 78.3 | |
> 25 | 39 | 4.9 | |
Sex | Female | 327 | 41.3 |
Male | 464 | 58.7 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 486 | 61.4 |
Muslim | 146 | 18.5 | |
Catholic | 38 | 4.8 | |
Protestant | 114 | 14.4 | |
Adventist | 7 | 0.9 | |
Residence | Rural | 369 | 46.6 |
Urban | 422 | 53.4 | |
Marital status | Married | 85 | 10.7 |
Unmarried | 706 | 89.3 | |
Year of Study | 2 | 290 | 36.6 |
3 | 283 | 35.8 | |
4 | 178 | 22.5 | |
5 | 40 | 5.1 | |
Department | Health | 143 | 18.1 |
Non-health | 648 | 81.9 |