Table 4 Factors associated with teenage pregnancy among adolescents in Sierra Leone as per the 2019 SLDHS
Characteristics | No TP n (%) | Yes, TP n (%) | Crude model cOR (95% CI) | P-value | Adjusted model aOR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marital status | ||||||
Not married | 2573(96.4) | 376(49.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
Married | 96 (3.6) | 381 (50.3) | 27.17(20.69–35.69) | < 0.001 | 15.31(11.17–20.98) | < 0.001 |
Age | ||||||
15 to 16 | 1357 (50.8) | 104(13.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
17 to 19 | 1312 (49.2) | 654(86.3) | 6.48 (4.79–8.77) | < 0.001 | 4.33 (3.04–6.16) | < 0.001 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural | 1124 (42.1) | 488(64.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Urban | 1545 (57.9) | 270(35.6) | 0.40 (0.32–0.50) | < 0.001 | 0.88 (0.53–1.46) | 0.612 |
Region | ||||||
Western | 709 (26.6) | 113(14.9) | 1 | 1 | ||
Southern | 442 (16.6) | 189(24.9) | 2.68 (1.88–3.82) | < 0.001 | 1.37 (0.88–2.14) | 0.162 |
Northwestern | 404 (15.1) | 156(20.6) | 2.41 (1.65–3.53) | < 0.001 | 0.75 (0.45–1.23) | 0.250 |
Northern | 623 (23.3) | 143(18.9) | 1.44 (0.97–2.14) | 0.071 | 0.66 (0.40–1.07) | 0.089 |
Eastern | 491 (18.4) | 147(20.7) | 2.01 (1.40–2.89) | < 0.001 | 1.12 (0.71–1.77) | 0.629 |
Religion | ||||||
Islam | 2024 (75.8) | 596(78.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
Christianity | 645 (24.2) | 161(21.4) | 0.85 (0.66–1.11) | 0.234 | 1.02 (0.77–1.36) | 0.895 |
Household head sex | ||||||
Male | 1714 (64.2) | 540(71.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
Female | 955 (35.8) | 218(28.8) | 0.73 (0.60–0.89) | 0.002 | 1.20 (0.94–1.53) | 0.140 |
Household Size | ||||||
7 and above | 1480 (55.5) | 411(54.2) | 1 | - | ||
Less than 7 | 1189 (44.5) | 347(45.8) | 1.05 (0.86–1.29) | 0.637 | ||
Working status | ||||||
Not working | 1816 (68.0) | 343(45.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
Working | 853 (32.0) | 415(54.7) | 2.58 (2.15–3.10) | < 0.001 | 1.26 (0.97–1.64) | 0.083 |
Education Level | ||||||
Post-primary | 1918(71.9) | 396(52.2) | 1 | 1 | ||
Primary Education | 488 (18.2) | 148(19.5) | 1.47 (1.16–1.86) | 0.001 | 1.18 (0.86–1.63) | 0.314 |
No education | 263 (9.9) | 214(28.3) | 3.93 (3.02–5.11) | < 0.001 | 1.43 (0.98–2.08) | 0.067 |
Wealth Index | ||||||
Richest | 782 (29.3) | 94 (12.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Richer | 734 (27.5) | 164(21.6) | 1.86 (1.32–2.63) | < 0.001 | 1.61 (1.10–2.38) | 0.016 |
Middle | 504 (18.9) | 177(23.4) | 2.94 (2.05–4.20) | < 0.001 | 2.22 (1.29–3.80) | 0.004 |
Poorer | 362 (13.6) | 175(23.1) | 4.03 (2.81–5.78) | < 0.001 | 2.07 (1.13–3.78) | 0.018 |
Poorest | 287 (10.7) | 148(19.5) | 4.32 (2.95–6.32) | < 0.001 | 2.55 (1.31–4.94) | 0.006 |
Media exposure | ||||||
No | 1923(72.0) | 590(77.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 746 (28.0) | 168(22.2) | 0.74 (0.58–0.94) | 0.014 | 0.95 (0.73–1.24) | 0.716 |
Permission to access healthcare | ||||||
Big problem | 688 (25.0) | 203(26.8) | 1 | - | ||
Not big problem | 2001(75.0) | 555(73.2) | 0.91 (0.73–1.13) | 0.401 | ||
Distance to health facility | ||||||
Big problem | 1055 (39.5) | 374(49.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
Not big problem | 1614 (60.5) | 384(50.7) | 0.67 (0.54–0.83) | < 0.001 | 1.02 (0.79–1.32) | 0.865 |