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Table 4 Multivariate analysis results for adolescent pregnancy experience and selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, women 20–24 years old, Philippines DHS 2013

From: Adolescent sexual initiation and pregnancy: what more can be learned through further analysis of the demographic and health surveys in the Philippines?

Outcome: Experienced adolescent pregnancy

(A) Unadjusted odds ratio, full

(95% C.I.)

P-value

(B) Adjusted odds ratio, full

(95% C.I.)

P-value

(C) Adjusted odds ratio, reduced

(95% C.I.)

P-value

Sexual initiation before first union (base: Sexual initiation at or after first union)

0.408 (0.240, 0.692)

0.001

0.611 (0.347, 1.076)

0.088

0.616 (0.352, 1.080)

0.091

Level of education (base: Primary or lower)

 Secondary

0.521 (0.324, 0.838)

0.007

0.627 (0.375, 1.047)

0.075

0.608 (0.363, 1.019)

0.059

 Higher

0.165 (0.101, 0.271)

< 0.001

0.223 (0.125, 0.396)

< 0.001

0.219 (0.123, 0.390)

< 0.001

Wealth quintile (base: Lowest)

 Second

0.486 (0.304, 0.775)

0.002

0.593 (0.361, 0.973)

0.039

0.576 (0.352, 0.944)

0.029

 Middle

0.408 (0.255, 0.653)

< 0.001

0.549 (0.326, 0.922)

0.023

0.534 (0.320, 0.891)

0.016

 Fourth

0.291 (0.182, 0.466)

< 0.001

0.517 (0.294, 0.909)

0.022

0.497 (0.292, 0.848)

0.010

 Highest

0.172 (0.103, 0.288)

< 0.001

0.365 (0.193, 0.689)

0.002

0.355 (0.195, 0.644)

0.001

 Rural residence (base: Urban residence)

1.445 (1.094, 1.909)

0.010

1.038 (0.752, 1.433)

0.821

–

–

Age at first menstrual period (base: 10 years old or below)

 11 to 12 years old

0.601 (0.251, 1.438)

0.252

0.436 (0.169, 1.123)

0.085

–

–

 13 to 14 years old

0.888 (0.374, 2.110)

0.788

0.562 (0.219, 1.441)

0.230

–

–

 15 years old and above

0.793 (0.335, 1.881)

0.599

0.463 (0.180, 1.189)

0.109

–

–

Ever used any method of contraception/family planning (base: Never used any method)

 Last used more than five years ago

2.491 (1.641, 3.780)

< 0.001

2.784 (1.802, 4.302)

< 0.001

2.829 (1.835, 4.360)

< 0.001

 Last used within the last five years

2.570 (1.859, 3.553)

< 0.001

2.825 (2.001, 3.987)

< 0.001

2.855 (2.022, 4.030)

< 0.001

Currently engaged in paid employment (base: Not currently engaged in paid work)

0.685 (0.524, 0.895)

0.006

0.919 (0.680, 1.240)

0.579

–

–

Sub-population size (n), weighted

1175