Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, by pregnancy status
| Categories | Never pregnant girls | Pregnant girls and/or young mothers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
n
(N = 638) |
% |
n
(N = 112) |
% | |
| Age | ||||
| 15 Years | 167 | 26.2 | 1 | 0.9 |
| 16 years | 107 | 16.8 | 11 | 9.8 |
| 17 years | 114 | 17.9 | 8 | 7.1 |
| 18 years | 108 | 16.9 | 20 | 17.9 |
| 19 years | 142 | 22.3 | 72 | 64.3 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary education | 277 | 43.4 | 85 | 75.9 |
| Secondary education | 326 | 51.3 | 21 | 18.8 |
| Vocational training | 13 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| No education | 21 | 3.3 | 6 | 5.4 |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single | 367 | 57.5 | 11 | 9.8 |
| In a relationship/not married | 258 | 40.4 | 57 | 50.9 |
| Married | 13 | 2.0 | 38 | 33.9 |
| Divorced/separated | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5.4 |
| Both parents of respondent living together with their children | ||||
| Yes | 372 | 58.3 | 53 | 47.3 |
| No | 169 | 26.5 | 43 | 38.4 |
| Others (dead, don’t know) | 87 | 15.2 | 16 | 14.3 |
| Respondent’s father has more than one wife | ||||
| Yes | 213 | 33.4 | 37 | 33.0 |
| No | 327 | 51.3 | 58 | 51.8 |
| Others (dead, don’t know) | 98 | 15.4 | 17 | 15.2 |
| Religion | ||||
| Christians | 207 | 32.4 | 27 | 24.1 |
| Muslims | 428 | 67.1 | 85 | 75.9 |
| Others | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |