Table 1 Background characteristics of participants and their parents/guardians in Kule Refugee camp, Gambella, Ethiopia, September 2021 (N = 422)
Characteristics | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Year) | 15–16 | 170 | 40.3 |
17–18 | 252 | 59.7 | |
Religion | Protestant | 207 | 49.1 |
Catholic | 52 | 12.3 | |
Ngun-Deng | 25 | 5.9 | |
7-day Adventist | 51 | 12.1 | |
Baba Jhon | 37 | 8.8 | |
Evangelical | 30 | 7.1 | |
Others* | 20 | 4.7 | |
Clan | Gatjiok | 223 | 52.8 |
Lou | 94 | 22.3 | |
Gajack | 72 | 17.1 | |
Gawaar | 13 | 3.1 | |
Bentiew | 8 | 1.9 | |
Other** | 12 | 2.8 | |
School attendance | In school | 364 | 86.3 |
Not in school | 58 | 13.7 | |
Educational level | Cannot read and write. | 38 | 9 |
Can read and write. Primary School | 12 309 | 2.8 73.2 | |
Secondary School | 60 | 14.2 | |
Collage and above | 3 | 0.8 | |
Occupational level | Student | 219 | 51.9 |
Housewife | 60 | 14.2 | |
Self-employed | 82 | 19.4 | |
Unemployed | 61 | 14.5 | |
Marital status | Ever Married | 159 | 37.7 |
Never Married | 263 | 62.3 | |
Age at first marriage (Year) | ≤ 15 | 63 | 14.9 |
> 15 | 96 | 22.7 | |
Characteristics of marriage | Wanted | 100 | 23.7 |
Forced | 59 | 13.9 | |
With whom did she live | With both biological Parents | 236 | 55.9 |
Either biological parent | 76 | 18.1 | |
Guardian/adoptive parents | 85 | 20.1 | |
Alone | 9 | 2.1 | |
Others*** | 16 | 3.8 | |
Educational status of the mother | Cannot read and write. | 322 | 76.3 |
Can read and write. | 57 | 13.5 | |
Primary School | 24 | 5.7 | |
Secondary School and above | 19 | 4.5 | |
Educational status of the father | Cannot read and write. | 265 | 62.8 |
Can read and write. | 30 | 7.3 | |
Primary School | 23 | 5.5 | |
Secondary School and above | 104 | 24.6 | |
Marital status of parents | Married | 341 | 80.8 |
Divorced | 39 | 9.2 | |
Widowed | 42 | 10 |