Table I.
Socio-demographics and obstetric characteristics of pregnant adolescents and adults.
| Age groups |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Adolescent (n = 147) | Adult (n = 156) | Pa |
| Age, year (mean ± SEM) | 18.0 ± 0.1 | 23.9 ± 0.3 | |
| Age at first marriage, year (mean ± SEM) | 16.9 ± 0.1 | 20.2 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
| Multiparity, n (%) | 67 (42.9) | 89 (57.1) | 0.029 |
| Unintended pregnancy, n (%) | 85 (57.8) | 65 (41.7) | 0.050 |
| Gestational period | |||
| 1st trimester, n (%) | 47 (32.0) | 53 (34.0) | 0.932 |
| 2nd trimester, n (%) | 48 (32.7) | 49 (31.4) | |
| 3rd trimester, n (%) | 52 (35.4) | 54 (34.6) | |
| Consanguineous marriages, n (%) | 29 (19.7) | 21 (13.5) | 0.142 |
| Social insurance, n (%) | 136 (92.5) | 147 (94.2) | 0.548 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 12 (8.2) | 17 (10.9) | 0.419 |
| Education (secondary school and above), n (%) | 65 (44.2) | 84 (53.8) | 0.094 |
| Occupation (employed), n (%) | 6 (4.1) | 28 (17.9) | < 0.001 |
| Economic status | |||
| Good, n (%) | 21 (14.3) | 52 (33.3) | < 0.001 |
| Moderate, n (%) | 73 (49.7) | 66 (42.3) | |
| Poor, n (%) | 53 (36.1) | 38 (24.4) | |
aThe P-values were calculated by using unpaired t test and chi-square test.