Table 3. Socio-demographic and economic characteristics assessed as determinants of teenage pregnancy among female teenagers in Degua Tembien district, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2015.
(N = 414). . . . . . . . (continued).
| Variables | Teenage | pregnancy | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | ||
| Father's occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 136 (98.6) | 258 (93.5) | 394 (95.2) | |
| Other# | 2 (1.4) | 18 (6.5) | 20 (4.8) | |
| Mother's occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 133 (96.4) | 239 (86.6) | 372 (89.9) | |
| Other* | 5 (3.6) | 37 (13.4) | 42 (10.1) | |
| Monthly income of family | ||||
| below ~$25 | 21 (15.2) | 10 (3.6) | 31 (7.5) | |
| ~$ 25–50 | 37 (26.8) | 49 (17.8) | 86 (20.8) | |
| ~$ 50–100 | 39 (28.3) | 105 (38.0) | 144 (34.8) | |
| ~$ 100–150 | 20 (14.5) | 60 (21.7) | 80 (19.3) | |
| Above ~$ 150 | 21 (15.2) | 52 (18.8) | 73 (17.6) | |
| Watching TV/Listening to the radio at least once per week | ||||
| Yes | 54 (39.1) | 145 (52.5) | 199 (48.1) | |
| No | 84 (60.9) | 131 (47.5) | 215 (51.9) | |
| Time required to reach health facility | ||||
| One hour or below | 79 (57.2) | 187 (67.8) | 266 (64.3) | |
| Greater than one hour | 59 (42.8) | 89 (32.2) | 148 (35.7) | |
| Time required to reach school | ||||
| One hour or below | 108 (78.6) | 197 (71.4) | 305 (73.7) | |
| Greater than one hour | 30 (21.7) | 79 (28.6) | 109 (26.3) | |
# Merchant, daily laborer, government employee.
* Housewife, merchant, daily laborer, government employee.