Table 3. Factors associated with repeat adolescent pregnancy comparing (Multivariate logistic regression = 90). 1st pregnancy teenagers to repeated pregnancy teenagers and adults.
| Variables | Categories | 1stPTeens n (%) | 1stPTeens vs RPTeens OR (95%CI) |
RPTeens n (%) |
RPTeens vs Adults OR (95%CI) |
Adults n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Continuous variable (md ± sd) | 16.8 ± 1.58 | 2.34 (1.39–3.94) | 18.0 ± 1.10 | ||
| Actual schooling | Out of school | 17 (56.7) | 1.00 | 5 (16.7) | ||
| At school | 3 (10.0) | 2.70 (0.14–52.8) | 1 (3.33) | |||
| Interrupted school | 10 (33.3) | 16.3 (3.61–73.6) | 24 (80.0) | |||
| Skin color | White | 12 (40.0) | 1.00 | 63.3 | ||
| Non-white | 18 (60.0) | 6.20 (1.15–41.0) | 36.7 | |||
| Drugs use | No | 17 (56.7) | 1.00 | 30 (100) | ||
| Yes | 13 (43.3) | 17.5 (2.62–116.6) | 0(0.00) | |||
| First sexual intercourse | ≥15 years | 8 (26.7) | 1.00 | 23 (76.7) | ||
| <15 years | 22 (73.3) | 18.0 (2.82–115.0) | 7 (23.3) |
Abbreviations: 1stPTeens, group of teenagers at first pregnancy (n = 30); Adults, group of adult women with more than one pregnancy (n = 30); Criterion, stepwise selection of variables; md, median; OR, odds ratio for repeated pregnancy; RPTeens, group of non-primiparous teenagers (n = 30); sd, standard deviation; 95%CI, 95% confidence interval.