Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Range | 15 to 19 |
Mean (sd) | 17.2 (1.3) |
Education (years) a | |
≤ 8 years (%) | 247 (57.3) |
> 8 years (%) | 184 (42.7) |
Marital status | |
Unmarried (%) | 291 (64.4) |
Married (%) | 141(35.6) |
Family income (minimum wages)b | |
≤ 4 (%) | 359 (88.0) |
> 4 (%) | 49 (12.0) |
Smoking | |
Yes (%) | 50 (11.6) |
Age at menarche (years) | |
Range | 9 to 17 |
Mean (sd) | 12.5 (1.3) |
Age at first intercourse (years) | |
Range | 10 to 19 |
Mean (sd) | 15.1 (1.5) |
Number of lifetime sexual partners | |
Range | 1 to 20 |
Median (IQR Q1-Q3) | 1 (1–3) |
New sexual partner in past 3 months | |
Yes (%) | 63 (14.6) |
Number of sexual partner in past 3 months | |
Range | 1 to 5 |
Median (IQR Q1-Q3) | 1 (1–1) |
Condom use | |
Never/occasional (%) | 345 (79.9%) |
Always (%) | 87 (20.1) |
History of full-term pregnancies | |
Yes (%) | 180 (41.7) |
Age at first full-term pregnancy (years) c | |
Range | 12 to 19 |
Mean (sd) | 15.6 (1.4) |
Chlamydia trachomatis infection (%) | 60 (13.9) |
Cytological abnormalities | |
Overall (%) | 67 (15.4) |
ASC-US (%) | 46 (10.6) |
LGSIL (%) | 20 (4.6) |
ASC-H (%) | 1 (0.2) |