Parent-youth communication and associated factors on HIV/AIDS related issues in rural southern Ethiopia

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of rural school adolescents in Bolosso Sore district of Southern Ethiopia, 2022

Variable	Category	Frequency	Proportion (%)
Gender	Male	379	66
Gender	female	198	34
Age	15–19 years	536	93
Age	20–27 years	41	7
Father’s educational status	Can’t read and write	276	48
	Can read and write	126	22
	Primary school	110	19
	Secondary school and above	65	11
Mother’s educational status	Can’t read and write	297	51
	Can read and write	143	25
	Primary school	79	10
	Secondary school and above	58	14
Father’s occupation	Farmer	382	66
	Merchant	89	16
	Government employer	58	10
	Daily labour	48	8
Mother’s occupation	Housewife	333	58
	Merchant	105	18
	Farmer	101	17
	Daily labour	38	7
Parenting style	Authoritative	372	64
	Permissive	73	13
	neglectful	132	23

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