Iron Deficiency Anemia among In-School Adolescent Girls in Rural Area of Bahir Dar City Administration, North West Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of school adolescent girls at rural towns of Bahir Dar city Administration, 2017(n=423).

Variables	Categories	frequency	Percentage
Age of the respondent	10-14	223	52.7
	15-19	200	47.3
Grade of the respondent	3-8	292	69
	9-10	131	31
Residence of the respondent	Urban	179	42.3
	Rural	244	57.7
Religion of the respondent	Orthodox Christian	399	94.3
	Muslim	22	5.2
	Protestant	2	0.5
Ethnicity of the respondent	Amhara	419	99
	Others	4	1
Educational status of mother/guardian/	Unable to read and write	228	53.9
	Able to read and write	98	23.2
	Elementary education	83	19.6
	Secondary and above	14	3.3
Educational status of father/guardian/	Unable to read and write	156	36.9
	Able to read and write	119	28.1
	Elementary education	112	26.5
	Secondary and above	36	8.5
Occupational status of father /guardian	Farmer	302	71.4
	Merchant	88	20.8
	Civil servant	20	4.7
	Daily worker	13	3
Occupational status of mother /guardian	House wife	267	63.1
	Merchant	82	19.4
	Farmer	45	10.6
	Civil servant	16	3.8
	Daily worker	13	3.1
House hold family size	≤ 5	210	49.6
	>5	213	50.4
Average monthly income in ETB	<500	24	5.6
	501- 1000	150	35.4
	>1000	249	59
Marital status of the respondent	Married	7	1.7
	Single	416	98.3
Living status of parent	Both are alive	392	92.7
	Only one alive	28	6.6
	Both are not alive	3	0.7
Living condition with the family	With the family	416	98.3
	With other blood related	7	1.7