Table 1.
Characteristics of 385 adolescent girls living in 4 refugee settlements of northern Uganda.
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (interquartile range), years | 17 | 15–18 | 16.34–16.66 |
| Religion | |||
| Christian Muslim |
383 2 |
99.5 0.5 |
0.99–1.00 |
| Occupation | |||
| Working Not working |
56 329 |
14.6 85.6 |
0.11–0.18 |
| Average monthly income, median (interquartile range), Ugx | 0 | 0–1000 | 60.63–60.64 |
| Education | |||
| No education Primary Secondary and beyond |
5 316 64 |
1.3 82.1 16.6 |
0.78–0.86 |
| Sex of household head | |||
| Female Male |
211 174 |
54.8 45.2 |
0.50–0.60 |
| Relationship to household head | |||
| Parent Relative Husband/spouse |
251 49 85 |
65.2 12.7 22.1 |
0.60–0.70 0.09–0.16 0.18–0.26 |
| Ever gotten pregnant | |||
| Yes No |
131 254 |
34.0 66.0 |
0.29–0.39 0.61–0.71 |
| Number of pregnancies, median (min, max), times | 1 | 1, 3 | 135.57–135.64 |
| Pregnancy outcome | |||
| Live births Abortions Both |
110 7 5 |
90.2 5.7 4.1 |
0.24–0.33 0.00–0.03 0.001–0.025 |
| Married | |||
| Yes | 96 | 24.9 | 0.21–0.29 |
| No | 289 | 75.1 | 0.71–0.79 |
| Mode of marriage | |||
| Arranged/forced Willingly |
37 59 |
38.5 61.5 |
0.07–0.13 0.12–0.19 |
| Living with both parents | |||
| Yes No |
169 216 |
43.9 56.1 |
0.39–0.49 0.51–0.61 |
| Sexual abuse | |||
| Yes No |
20 365 |
5.2 94.8 |
0.03–0.08 0.93–0.97 |
| Perpetrator | |||
| Relative Stranger |
5 15 |
25.0 75.0 |
0.19–0.31 0.56–0.94 |
| Physical abuse | |||
| Yes No |
83 302 |
21.6 78.4 |
0.18–0.26 0.74–0.83 |
| Alcohol consumption | |||
| Yes No |
34 351 |
8.8 91.2 |
0.06–0.11 0.89–0.94 |
| Depression | |||
| Yes No |
58 327 |
15.1 84.9 |
0.11–0.19 0.81–0.89 |