Table 3 Birth control method use characteristics among school-going adolescents in nine sub-Saharan African Countries using 2012–2017 GSHS
Study characteristics | Â | Sample | Condom use at last sexual intercourse (Yes) | Other birth control method other than condom at last sex Intercourse (Yes) | Any birth control method use at last sexual intercourse (Yes) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Total n (%a) | n (%a) | p-value | n (%a) | p-value | n (%a) | p-value | |
Age group | Less than 16 years | 13,776 (59.3) | 1132 (27.6) | < 0.001 | 764 (27.5) | < 0.001 | 1163 (24.2) | < 0.001 |
16 years and above | 13,500 (40.7) | 3251 (72.4) | 2438 (72.5) | 3626 (75.8) | ||||
Age of sexual initiation less than 14 years | Yes | 2977 (42.6) | 1187 (30.8) | < 0.001 | 821 (31.0) | < 0.001 | 1286 (29.0) | < 0.001 |
No | 4844 (57.4) | 2813 (69.2) | 2068 (69.0) | 3174 (71.0) | ||||
Sex | Male | 13,444 (52.3) | 2594 (62.9) | 0.010 | 1836 (60.8) | < 0.001 | 2830 (63.0) | < 0.001 |
Female | 13,632 (47.7) | 1776 (37.1) | 1349 (39.2) | 1942 (37.0) | ||||
Current alcohol use | Yes | 6122 (13.4) | 1607 (28.7) | 0.561 | 1088 (27.6) | 0.337 | 1780 (28.7) | 0.788 |
No | 19,604 (86.6) | 2530 (71.3) | 1918 (72.4) | 2749 (71.3) | ||||
Ever use cannabis/ amphetamine | Yes | 1858 (6.2) | 476 (10.5) | 0.838 | 387 (11.4) | 0.998 | 523 (9.6) | 0.275 |
No | 22,000 (93.8) | 3394(89.5) | 2403 (88.6) | 3704 (90.4) | Â | |||
Psychological distress items | 0 | 13,942 (58.7) | 1960 (48.6) | 0.568 | 1337 (47.7) | 0.187 | 2180 (50.3) | 0.171 |
1 | 6415 (24.0) | 1091 (28.0) | 805 (27.3) | 1184 (26.6) | ||||
2–5 | 5094 (17.3) | 1053 (23.4) | 841 (25.0) | 1151 (23.1) | ||||
Missed class/school | Yes | 8099 (31.1) | 1596 (38.2) | 0.284 | 1237(39.9) | 0.990 | 1772 (37.8) | 0.311 |
No | 18,640 (68.9) | 2732 (61.8) | 1938 (60.1) | 2975 (62.2) | ||||
Peer support | Yes | 8343 (32.3) | 1333 (31.5) | 0.013 | 998 (30.0) | 0.458 | 1463 (32.0) | 0.011 |
No | 18,348 (67.7) | 2996 (68.5) | 2173(70.0) | 3277 (68.0) | ||||
Parental support | Low | 11,193 (41.2) | 1986 (44.5) | 0.004 | 1420 (43.3) | < 0.001 | 2198 (42.9) | < 0.001 |
Medium | 6949 (27.0) | 1140 (27.5) | 841 (27.7) | 1240 (28.0) | ||||
High | 7513 (31.8) | 1023 (28.0) | 782 (29.0) | 1134 (29.1) | ||||
Two or more sexual partners | Yes | Â | 2227 (47.7) | 0.001 | 1606 (49.7) | 0.235 | 2521 (52.4) | 0.323 |
No | Â | 2149 (52.3) | 1579 (50.3) | 2263 (47.6) | ||||