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Table 2 Adolescent pregnancy by selected characteristics

From: Proximate and distal factors associated with the stall in the decline of adolescent pregnancy in Uganda

Characteristic

Ever been pregnant

2001

2006

2011

2016

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Yes (%)

Age

 15

96.7

3.3

98.1

1.9

98.4

1.6

96.9

3.1

 16

87.1

12.9

91.6

8.5

91.5

8.5

90.7

9.4

 17

76.8

23.2

74.6

25.5

79.2

20.8

77.9

22.1

 18

46.0

54.0

59.0

41.0

62.6

37.4

59.8

40.2

 19

38.8

61.2

41.4

58.6

42.4

57.6

46.1

53.9

Sexual debut

 Less than 15 years

29.8

70.2

47.3

52.7

50.0

50.0

43.3

56.7

 15–19 years

43.4

56.6

40.2

59.9

46.1

54.0

46.4

53.6

Age at first marriage

 Never married

93.6

6.4

93.0

7.0

93.9

6.1

92.5

7.5

 Married aged younger than 15 years

3.1

96.9

4.4

95.6

4.5

95.5

7.1

92.9

 Married aged 15–19 years

19.5

80.5

14.2

85.8

17.9

82.1

17.8

82.2

Contraception

 No

74.4

25.6

82.2

17.8

81.1

18.9

82.6

17.4

 Yes

28.5

71.5

22.9

77.1

47.0

53.0

42.4

57.6

Residence

 Urban

77.5

22.6

80.3

19.7

78.6

21.4

81.2

18.8

 Rural

66.5

33.6

74.0

26.1

75.6

24.4

73.3

26.7

Education attained

 No education

41.0

59.0

49.8

50.2

55.5

44.5

65.4

34.6

 Primary

66.9

33.1

72.1

27.9

73.1

26.9

71.3

28.7

 Secondary+

83.3

16.7

84.7

15.3

84.2

15.8

83.3

16.7

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

63.0

37.0

59.3

40.7

65.6

34.4

66.5

33.5

 Second

75.9

24.1

68.8

31.2

67.2

32.9

68.1

31.9

 Middle

70.2

29.8

77.8

22.2

75.7

24.3

75.5

24.6

 Fourth

73.9

26.1

77.4

22.6

80.9

19.1

78.5

21.5

 Highest

64.3

35.7

83.7

16.3

84.2

15.8

84.9

15.1

Region

 Central

68.8

31.2

78.2

21.8

79.0

21.0

76.9

23.1

 Eastern

63.5

36.5

71.8

28.2

69.6

30.4

73.1

27.0

 Northern

65.7

34.3

69.5

30.5

73.4

26.6

77.0

23.0

 Western

75.7

24.3

78.3

21.7

81.1

18.9

75.7

24.3