Table 2. Demographic characteristics of adolescent girls in intervention areas at baselinea.
| Demographic characteristics | Levels | Nasarawa, Nigeria | Ogun, Nigeria | Oromia, Ethiopia | Mwanza, Tanzania |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 17·54 (0·04) | 16·88 (0·02) | 17·80 (0·06) | 16·91 (0·02) | |
| Number of living children | No children | 1,245 (53%) | 5,903 (98%) | 600 (50%) | 3,535 (92%) |
| 1 child | 755 (32%) | 114 (2%) | 520 (44%) | 246 (7%) | |
| 2 children | 296 (13%) | 4 (0%) | 74 (6%) | 29 (1%) | |
| 3 or more children | 46 (2%) | 1 (0%) | 4 (0%) | 1 (0%) | |
| Education level | No education | 642 (27%) | 81 (1%) | 327 (31%) | 130 (4%) |
| Qur’anic only | 61 (3%) | 1 (0%) | N/A | N/A | |
| Primary | 548 (23%) | 263 (4%) | 695 (55%) | 1,339 (38%) | |
| Secondary | 1,039 (44%) | 5,407 (90%) | 172 (14%) | 1,935 (55%) | |
| Higher/Technical | 51 (2%) | 270 (4%) | 4 (0%) | 107 (3%) | |
| Don’t know | 1 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | 406 (17%) | 125 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1,376 (39%) |
| Orthodox Christian | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 868 (66%) | N/A | |
| Protestant/other Christian | 1,002 (43%) | 3,596 (60%) | 106 (8%) | 1,554 (44%) | |
| Muslim | 918 (39%) | 2,274 (38%) | 205 (25%) | 581 (17%) | |
| Traditional | 14 (1%) | 23 (0%) | 18 (1%) | N/A | |
| No religion | 2 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0%) | 10 (0%) | |
| Don’t know | 0 (0%) | 2 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Wealth quintile | Lowest quintile | 293 (13%) | 2 (0%) | 321 (33%) | 329 (13%) |
| 2nd quintile | 460 (20%) | 16 (0%) | 144 (13%) | 596 (23%) | |
| 3rd quintile | 370 (16%) | 147 (3%) | 147 (13%) | 354 (14%) | |
| 4th quintile | 477 (21%) | 940 (16%) | 197 (16%) | 624 (24%) | |
| Highest quintile | 656 (29%) | 4,738 (81%) | 351 (26%) | 693 (27%) |
a Data are n (%) or mean (SD)
N/A, not applicable