Magnitude of sedentary behavior and associated factors among secondary school adolescents in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia

Table 1 Sociodemographic, Family Characteristics and Access to Media and Environmental Facility of Adolescents among high school students in Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia, 2019

Variable	Category	Number	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	257	44.3
Sex	Female	323	55.7
Age	14–14	160	27.6
Age	17–19	420	72.4
Grade	9	126	21.7
	10	215	37.1
	11	71	12.2
	12	168	29
Religion	Orthodox	549	94.7
	Muslim	12	2.1
	Protestant	11	1.9
	Other	8	1.4
Mother Education	No Education	184	31.7
	Elementary	188	31.2
	Secondary	88	15.2
	University/college	127	21.9
Father Education	No Education	144	24.8
	Elementary	180	31
	Secondary	91	15.7
	University college	165	28.4
Mother Occupation	House wife	341	75.9
	Private	129	17.2
	Government	101	6.9
	NGO	9	0
Father Occupation	Farmer	216	37.2
	Private	169	29.1
	Government	164	28.3
	NGO	31	5.3
Family Monthly Income	≥8000	260	31.4
	5001–7999	66	12.9
	2001–5000	126	24.7
	≤2000	158	31
Family Residence	Urban	362	62.4
Family Residence	Rural	218	37.6
Residence House	Own	407	70.2
	Rent	154	26.6
	Condominium	19	3.3
Television	Yes	417	71.9
Television	No	163	28.1
Satellite Dish	Yes	345	59.5
Satellite Dish	No	235	40.5
Computer	Yes	145	25.0
Computer	No	435	75.0
Private Internet	Yes	18	3.1
Private Internet	No	562	96.9
Own Phone	Ye	432	74.5
Own Phone	No	148	25.5
Phone Internet (n = 432)	Yes	293	67.8
Phone Internet (n = 432)	No	139	32.2
Social media use	Yes	253	43.6
Social media use	No	327	56.4
Play Ground access	Yes	339	58.4
Play Ground access	No	241	41.6
Gymnasium access	Yes	106	27.6
Gymnasium access	No	474	72.4

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