Table 1 Factors associated with early teenage pregnancy: % or mean scores and unadjusted ORs (unweighted n = 809, weighted n = 764).
| Pregnant | Never pregnant | Unadjusted logistic regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Live with both parents | ||||
| Yes | 43.2 | 58.2 | 1 | |
| No | 56.8 | 41.8 | 1.83 (1.17 to 2.87) | 0.008 |
| Housing type | ||||
| Privately owned | 42.3 | 59.6 | 1 | |
| Council or rented accommodation | 57.5 | 40.4 | 2 (1.25 to 3.22) | 0.004 |
| Parental monitoring | ||||
| High | 52.3 | 64.4 | 1 | |
| Low | 47.7 | 35.6 | 1.66 (1.06 to 2.61) | 0.027 |
| Smoked cigarettes | ||||
| Never tried | 10.5 | 18.3 | 1 | |
| Tried | 34.9 | 39 | 1.48 (0.69 to 3.18) | 0.314 |
| Use occasionally | 8.1 | 15.4 | 0.95 (0.35 to 2.57) | 0.918 |
| Use regularly | 46.5 | 27.3 | 2.85 (1.35 to 6.01) | 0.006 |
| Proportion of friends who smoke (cohort 2 only) | ||||
| None/few | 35 | 55.3 | 1 | |
| Half or more | 65 | 44.7 | 2.27 (1.15 to 4.50) | 0.018 |
| Friends at other schools | ||||
| None/a few | 69.4 | 79.6 | 1 | |
| Half or more | 30.6 | 20.4 | 1.69 (1.03 to 2.79) | 0.039 |
| Attitude to school (scale: positive–negative)* | 3 (0.97) | 2.6 (0.89) | 1.5 (1.19–1.89) | 0.001 |
| Not likely to have a child in near future (scale: very likely–very unlikely)* | 3.4 (1.18) | 3.7 (1.13) | 0.78 (0.65 to 0.94) | 0.01 |
| Using a condom properly would be | ||||
| Difficult | 27.6 | 39.5 | 1 | |
| Easy | 72.4 | 60.5 | 1.72 (1.05 to 2.84) | 0.032 |
| Used contraception at first intercourse† | ||||
| No | 47.1 | 25.1 | 1 | |
| Yes | 52.9 | 74.9 | 0.38 (0.24 to 0.59) | <0.001 |
| Talked to partner about protection before first intercourse† | ||||
| Yes | 39 | 52 | 1 | |
| No | 61 | 48 | 1.67 (1.03 to 2.72) | 0.037 |
| Age at first sex*†‡ | 13.5 (1.09) | 14.5 (1.08) | 0.49 (0.4 to 0.6) | <0.001 |
| Partner's age at first sex*†‡ | 15 (1.68) | 16 (1.66) | 0.68 (0.59 to 0.79) | <0.001 |
Pregnant group (unweighted n = 76 and weighted n = 87); never‐pregnant group (unweighted n = 733 and weighted n = 677). Weighting was used to deal with the issue of attrition; original numbers and weighted percentages and p values are presented in the table.
*Mean scores (SD).
†Time two variable.
‡Age range at first sex—pregnant group 11–16 years, never pregnant group 8–16 years; partner's age range at first sex—pregnant group 10–20 years, never pregnant group 10–21 years.