Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of primary school children at Haike primary school, Haike, North-East Ethiopia from April 2017 to May 2017 (n = 279)
Characteristics | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 6–10 | 113 (40.5) |
11–15 | 164 (58.8) | |
≥ 16 | 2 (0.7) | |
Sex | Male | 169 (60.6) |
Female | 110 (39.4) | |
Residence | Urban | 205 (73.5) |
Rural | 74 (26.5) | |
Family education | Literate | 217 (77.8) |
Illiterate | 62 (22.2) | |
Grade level | 5–8 grade | 122 (43.7) |
1–4 grade | 157 (56.3) |