Table 1.

Selected descriptive characteristic of pregnant women aged 15–24 years attending antenatal clinics in Lubaga, Uganda, 2012

Individual factors	N (%)
Age†
15-19	97 (23.3)
20-24	319 (76.7)
Religion
Protestant	94 (22.6)
Catholic	148 (35.6)
Muslim	114 (27.4)
Others**	60 (14.4)
Level of education
Pre secondary	78 (18.8)
Post primary	338 (81.3)
Current marital status
Married®	334 (80.3)
Unmarried††	82 (19.7)
Knowledge of contraceptives
No knowledge	113 (27.2)
Knowledgeable	303 (72.8)
Ever used contraceptives
No	256 (61.5)
Yes	160 (38.5)
Contraception use at the time of conception
No	364 (87.5)
Yes	52 (12.5)
Age at sexual debut
18+ years	197 (47.1)
15-17 years	165 (39.7)
< 15 years	23 (5.5)
Unknown	32 (7.7)
Partner respondent age difference at sexual debut
Partners with the same age or younger	52 (12.5)
Partner 1–5 years older	174 (41.8)
Partner >5 years older	112 (26.9)
Unknown	78 (18.8)
Type of sexual debut
Consensual	323 (77.6)
Non consensual	93 (22.4)
Lifetime sexual partners
1-2	329 (79.1)
3+	87 (20.9)
Ever counseled on contraceptives at HCF
No	267 (64.2)
Yes	149 (35.8)
Ever counseled on sexual violence at HCF
Yes	96 (23.1)
No	320 (76.9)
Partners level of education
Low education	33 (7.9)
Secondary	200 (48.1)
Tertiary	116 (27.9)
I don’t know	67 (16.1)
Partner respondent age difference at time of study
Male partner less than 10 years older	306 (73.6)
Male partner younger or same age	12 (2.9)
Male partner > = 10 years or older	65 (15.6)
Unknown	33 (7.9)
Number of pregnancies before the current
Prime gravid♦	219 (52.64)
1	117(28.13)
2+	80 (19.23)

Age^† range is 16–24, mean age (SD) 21.2 (2.1) and median (IQR) 21 (20–23). Others^** in religion refer to Pentecostals, Muslims and Orthodox. Unmarried ^†† includes, single, divorced, widowed and separated. Married^® encompasses cohabiting and married in church. Prime gravid^♦ means this is the first pregnancy she has never had any other before this