Table 2.
Demographic characteristics stratified by gender
| Variable | Category | Male (%) | Female (%) | X2p-value |
| All respondents: | 445 (100) | 444 (100) | ||
| Age | 15–19 | 103 (23) | 104 (23) | |
| 20–29 | 141 (32) | 189 (43) | ||
| 30–39 | 140 (31) | 118 (27) | ||
| 40–49 | 61 (14) | 33 (7) | 0.001 | |
| Country of origin | Sierra Leone | 436 (98) | 432 (97) | |
| Liberia | 7 (2) | 12 (3) | ||
| Other | 2 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.19 | |
| Arrival in camp | Before 1996 | 202 (45) | 188 (42) | |
| 1996 or later | 243 (55) | 256 (58) | 0.36 | |
| Education | No formal education | 181 (41) | 316 (71) | |
| Some formal education | 264 (59) | 128 (29) | <0.001 | |
| Religion | Catholic | 82 (18) | 88 (20) | |
| Protestant | 173 (39) | 184 (41) | ||
| Muslim | 190 (43) | 172 (39) | 0.49 | |
| Age at first penetrative sex | 15 years or less | 113 (25) | 228 (51) | |
| 16 years or older | 269 (61) | 185 (42) | ||
| Unknown | 10 (2) | 5 (1) | ||
| Never | 53 (12) | 26 (6) | <0.001 | |
| Marital status | Never married | 170 (38) | 69 (16) | |
| Currently married | 251 (56) | 320 (72) | <0.001 | |
| Widowed/Separated | 24 (6) | 55 (12) | ||
| Risk of unplanned pregnancy* | No | 141 (32) | 132 (30) | |
| Yes | 304 (68) | 312 (70) | 0.53 | |
| Ever married respondents | n = 275 (100) | n = 375 (100) | ||
| Polygyny | Respondent or husband has other wife/wives | 58 (21) | 120 (32) | 0.002 |
| Residence of partner | Living together in camp | 237 (86) | 275 (73) | <0.001 |
| Age at marriage+[29] | 10 or under | 0 (0) | 12 (3) | |
| 11–17 | 16 (6) | 265 (71) | ||
| 18–29 | 220 (80) | 96 (26) | ||
| 30+ | 39 (14) | 1 (0) | <0.001 | |
| Female respondents | -- | n = 444 (100) | ||
| Parity | Nulliparous | -- | 84 (19) | |
| Parous | -- | 360 (81) | -- | |
| Parous female respondents | n = 360 (100) | |||
| Living children (women) | None | -- | 36 (10) | |
| 1–3 children living in household | -- | 258 (72) | ||
| 4–8 children living in household | -- | 66 (18) | -- | |
* Those considered at risk for unplanned pregnancy were all those who were between 15–45, had a partner living in camp, reported no contraceptive use, and were not trying to have a child. +Based on WHO definition of adolescence (10–18).