TABLE 1.
Characteristics of Adult and Adolescent Mothers
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| Adolescent (n = 278) | Adult (n = 2243) | P | Adolescent (n = 21) | Adult (n = 477) | P | |
| Age, yrs | 17.9 (17.7 to 18.1) | 26.7 (26.4 to 27.1) | 18.2 (17.9 to 18.5) | 28.6 (28.2 to 29.1) | ||
| Employed | 43 (16.5) | 887 (37.9) | <0.001 | 3 (14.3) | 204 (42.8) | 0.02 |
| Crowding | 173 (58.6) | 1330 (56.6) | 0.66 | 13 (61.9) | 210 (44.0) | 0.13 |
| Depression | 22 (8.6) | 243 (11.3) | 0.28 | 0 (0.0) | 116 (24.3) | 0.02 |
| IPV | 9 (5.1) | 189 (10.2) | 0.04 | 3 (16.7) | 84 (18.5) | 0.84 |
| Partnership | ||||||
| No partner | 81 (26.9) | 206 (9.1) | <0.001 | 8 (38.1) | 70 (14.7) | 0.002 |
| Unmarried | 22 (7.0) | 47 (2.5) | 0.007 | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.3) | 0.44 |
| Married/cohabiting | 175 (66.1) | 1990 (88.3) | <0.001 | 13 (61.9) | 396 (83.0) | 0.007 |
| One or both parents deceased | 84 (30.6) | 859 (37.8) | 0.06 | 12 (57.1) | 261 (54.8) | 0.84 |
| Primigravida | 220 (77.8) | 682 (27.4) | <0.001 | 11 (52.4) | 50 (10.5) | <0.001 |
| Pregnancy intended | 108 (40.5) | 1362 (58.6) | <0.001 | 12 (57.1) | 261 (54.7) | 0.90 |
| Facility delivery | 207 (73.6) | 1745 (72.9) | 0.86 | 16 (76.2) | 395 (82.8) | 0.41 |
| HIV status disclosed | 207 (77.5) | 2022 (90.7) | <0.001 | 15 (71.4) | 396 (83.0) | 0.15 |
| HIV status | ||||||
| Negative | 257 (97.2) | 2017 (92.2) | 0.003 | |||
| Positive pre-pregnancy | 1 (0.4) | 113 (4.8) | 0.002 | 6 (28.6) | 300 (62.9) | <0.001 |
| Positive in pregnancy | 9 (2.4) | 77 (3.0) | 0.55 | 15 (71.4) | 177 (37.1) | <0.001 |
Bold type highlights P values > 0.05.