Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of selected young females in Uganda.
| Variable | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15-19 | 2,048 | 55.7 |
| 20-24 | 1,629 | 44.3 |
| Age at 1st birth | ||
| 15-19 | 1,160 | 72.1 |
| Below 15 | 143 | 8.9 |
| 20-24 | 307 | 19.0 |
| Births in last 5 years | ||
| None | 2,110 | 57.4 |
| Births | 1,567 | 42.6 |
| Wanted last child | ||
| Wanted | 871 | 55.6 |
| Later/no more | 696 | 44.4 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 812 | 22.1 |
| Rural | 2865 | 77.9 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Never | 1,971 | 53.6 |
| Married | 1,705 | 46.4 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 582 | 15.8 |
| Poorer | 636 | 17.3 |
| Middle | 694 | 18.9 |
| Richer | 733 | 19.9 |
| Richest | 1,031 | 28.0 |
| Educational level | ||
| Primary | 2,218 | 60.3 |
| None | 140 | 3.8 |
| Sec+ | 1,318 | 35.9 |
| Occupation | ||
| Not Working | 1,486 | 40.4 |
| Working | 2,190 | 59.6 |
| Region | ||
| Central | 1,172 | 31.9 |
| East | 1,040 | 28.3 |
| North | 518 | 14.1 |
| West | 946 | 25.7 |
| Religion | ||
| Catholic | 1,492 | 40.6 |
| Protestant | 1,082 | 29.4 |
| Muslim | 494 | 13.4 |
| Other | 609 | 16.6 |
| Current contraceptive use | ||
| None | 3,230 | 87.9 |
| Using | 446 | 12.1 |
| Knowledge of modern method | ||
| No | 177 | 4.8 |
| Yes | 3515 | 95 |
N = 3676