Table 5. Reproductive health related characteristics assessed as determinants of teenage pregnancy among pregnant female teenagers in Degua Tembien district, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2015.
(n = 138).
| Variables | Teenage pregnancy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | Controls | Total | |
| n (%) | n(%) | N (%) | |
| Past pregnancy | |||
| Intended | 2 (16.7) | 2 (16.7) | |
| Unintended | 10 (83.3) | NA | 10 (83.3) |
| Age at first pregnancy | |||
| 10–15 years | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | |
| 16–17 years | 24 (17.4) | 24 (17.4) | |
| 18–19 years | 113 (81.9) | NA | 113 (81.9) |
| Current pregnancy | |||
| Intended | 81 (58.7) | 81 (58.7) | |
| Unintended | 57 (41.3) | NA | 57 (41.3) |
| Initiation of ANC | |||
| Yes | 129 (93.5) | 129 (93.5) | |
| No | 9 (6.5) | NA | 9 (6.5) |
| Time of ANC registration | |||
| Before/at 16 weeks | 63 (48.8) | 63 (48.8) | |
| After 16 weeks | 66 (51.2) | NA | 66 (51.2) |
NA: Not applicable