Table 1 Frequency of demographic characteristics of the adolescents (N = 519)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 301 | 58.0 |
 Female | 218 | 42.0 |
Age (years) | ||
 <14 | 47 | 9.0 |
 ≥14 | 472 | 91 |
Type of school | ||
 Boys only (boarding) | 163 | 31.4 |
 Girls only (boarding) | 80 | 15.4 |
 Boarding mixed | 118 | 22.7 |
 Day mixed | 158 | 30.4 |
Nature of family | ||
 Single parent | 108 | 20.8 |
 Polygamous | 155 | 29.9 |
 Monogamous | 256 | 49.3 |
Head of household | ||
 Father | 342 | 65.9 |
 Mother | 122 | 23.5 |
 Child | 10 | 1.9 |
 Other | 45 | 8.7 |
Orphan hood | ||
 Not orphan | 364 | 70.1 |
 Paternal orphan | 84 | 16.2 |
 Maternal orphan | 34 | 6.6 |
 Double orphan | 37 | 7.1 |