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Table 1 Profile of unmarried female adolescents, by study areas

From: Female unmarried adolescents’ knowledge on selected reproductive health issues in two low performing areas of Bangladesh: an evaluation study

Age in years

Urban Slums Dhaka

Rural Nabiganj

Baseline n = 800

End-line n = 808

Baseline n = 833

End-line n = 824

 12–14 years

44 %

52 %

27 %

31 %

 15–17 years

39 %

35 %

50 %

49 %

 18–19 years

17 %

13 %

23 %

20 %

Education

 Never enrolled

10 %

8 %

10 %

8 %

 1–5 years

57 %

59 %

47 %

46 %

 6+ years

43 %

41 %

53 %

54 %