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) |