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Table 1 Teenage pregnancy by the Individual and Community level background characteristics among the study population (n = 2679), Ethiopia 2016

From: Predictors of teenage pregnancy in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis

Background characteristics

Teenage pregnancy, %

Total; n (%)

Individual women characteristics

Contraception use

 Yes

74.74

883(33)

 No

83.29

1796(67)

Age at first marriage

 Married before 15

96.82

883 (32.95)

 Married at 15–17

92.12

1161(43.35)

 Not married before age 18

38.2

635(23.70)

Sexual experience

 Active before 15

96.29

800(29.87)

 Active at 15–17

90.64

1277(47.68)

 Active at age 18 and above

42.71

602(22.45)

Educational status of women

 No education

87.57

1257(46.94)

 Primary

79.45

1164(43.46)

 secondary or above

61.68

257(9.60)

Employment status of women

 Employed

78.26

933(34.84)

 Not employed

82.26

1746(65.16)

Wealth index

 Poor

85.44

1370(51.13)

 Middle

81.89

535(19.97)

 Rich

72.35

774(28.90)

Media exposure

 Both at least once a week

68.97

101(3.78)

 Either at least once a week

71.94

399(14.90)

 No accesses at least once a week

83.45

2179(81.32)

Community level characteristics

Place of residence

vUrban

67.3

225(8.57)

 Rural

84.01

2403 (91.43)

Community wealth status

 Lower proportion of poor

75.26

1491(55.66)

 Higher proportion of poor

85.44

1188(44.34)

Community media exposure

 Higher proportion have exposure

77.45

1281(47.81)

 Lower proportion have exposure

84.33

1398(52.19)

Community contraception use

 Higher proportion of users

73.4

1540(57.50)

 Lower proportion of users

86.55

1139(42.50)

Community unmet need for family planning

 Higher proportion with unmet need

83.35

1749(65.28)

 Lower proportion with unmet need

78.52

930(34.72)

Community educational status

 Higher proportion of educated

76.35

1314(49.05)

 Lower proportion of educated

85.36

1365 (50.95)