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Table 2 The individual and community level factors associated with Teenage Pregnancy in Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 2679)

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

Background characteristics

COR[95%CI]

AOR[95%CI]

Contraception use

 Yes

1.00

1.00

 No

1.4*[1.1, 1.9]

0.8[0.5, 1.2]

Sexual experience

 Active before 15

73.1***[46.01, 15.9]

7.92***[4.6, 13.8]

 Active at 15–17

18.9***[12.9, 27.9]

3.5***[2.3, 5.5]

 Active at age 18 and above

1.00

1.00

Age at first marriage

 Married before 15

137.7***[82.7, 229.4]

30.1***[16.8, 53.9]

 Married at 15–17

33.3***[21.4, 51.8]

15.1***[9.2, 24.6]

 Not married before age 18

1.00

1.00

Place of residence

 Urban

1.00

1.00

 Rural

3.5***[2.4, 5.3]

2.2**[1.4, 3.6]

Community wealth status

 Lower proportion of poor

 Higher proportion of poor

2.5***[1.7, 3.6]

1.0[0.6, 1.8]

Community media exposure

 Higher proportion have exposure

0.5***[0.3, 0.7]

0.9[0.6, 1.5]

 Lower proportion have exposure

1.00

1.00

Community contraception use

 Higher proportion of users

1.00

1.00

 Lower proportion of users

3.1***[2.2, 4.4]

2.3***[1.5, 3.5]

Community unmet need for family planning

 Higher proportion with unmet need

1.7**[1.2, 2.4]

0.9[0.6, 1.4]

 Lower proportion with unmet need

1.00

1.00

Community educational status

 Higher proportion of educated

1.00

1.00

 Lower proportion of educated

2.4***[1.7, 3.4]

0.78[0.5, 1.2]

  1. AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio,CI Confidence Interval;Significant at:***P < 0.001,**P < 0.01,*P < 0.05.