Table 1 Characteristics of sample of women included in the analysis (weighted)
Characteristic | Survey year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2000/01 (n = 1615) | 2006 (n = 1936) | 2011 (n = 2048) | 2016 (n = 4264) | |
Age | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage | Percentage |
15 | 18.6 | 24.1 | 23.5 | 20.4 |
16 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 20.2 | 22.7 |
17 | 19.0 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 18.6 |
18 | 23.5 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 20.0 |
19 | 18.0 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 18.4 |
Sexual debut | ||||
Never had sex | 47.9 | 57.0 | 54.9 | 54.3 |
Less than 15 years | 14.3 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 10.3 |
15–19 years | 37.8 | 31.2 | 32.7 | 35.3 |
Age at first marriage | ||||
Never married | 67.7 | 77.6 | 77.3 | 77.2 |
Married aged < 15 years | 6.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Married aged 15–19 years | 25.6 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 20.0 |
Age at first birth | ||||
Never had a birth | 74.4 | 80.8 | 81.9 | 80.6 |
Had birth aged< 1 year | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Had birth aged 15–19 years | 23.2 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 18.1 |
Adolescent pregnancy | ||||
Never had a pregnancy | 68.6 | 75.1 | 76.2 | 75.2 |
Had a pregnancy | 31.4 | 24.9 | 23.8 | 24.8 |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 19.4 | 17.7 | 19.3 | 24.3 |
Rural | 80.6 | 82.3 | 80.7 | 75.8 |
Education attained | ||||
No education | 9.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
Primary | 66.1 | 66.7 | 64.8 | 64.7 |
Secondary+ | 24.8 | 29.8 | 32.3 | 33.5 |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Lowest | 18.9 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 17.9 |
Second | 18.7 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 19.7 |
Middle | 15.9 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 19.1 |
Fourth | 14.8 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 20.0 |
Highest | 31.7 | 29.8 | 26.2 | 23.2 |
Region | ||||
Central | 35.7 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 26.6 |
Eastern | 24.8 | 22.5 | 25.4 | 37.1 |
Northern | 16.1 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 13.3 |
Western | 23.4 | 27.9 | 26.2 | 23.0 |