Table 2.
Sexual and reproductive health characteristics of teenagers in Wogedi, northeast Ethiopia, 2017.
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ever had sex (N=514) | ||
| No | 177 | 34.4 |
| Yes | 337 | 65.6 |
| Age at first sex (N=337) | ||
| 13-15 | 130 | 38.6 |
| 16-18 | 205 | 60.8 |
| >18 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Contraceptive use (N=337) | ||
| No | 181 | 53.7 |
| Yes | 156 | 46.3 |
| Reasons for contraceptive non-use (N=181) | ||
| Do not have accesses | 17 | 9.4 |
| Do not have knowledge | 68 | 37.6 |
| Family influence | 81 | 44.8 |
| Due to divorce | 8 | 4.4 |
| Wants to be pregnant | 7 | 3.8 |
| Ever had pregnancy (N=514) | ||
| No | 367 | 71.4 |
| Yes | 147 | 28.6 |
| Currently pregnant (N=147) | ||
| No | 111 | 75.5 |
| Yes | 36 | 24.5 |
| Conditions of pregnancy (N=147) | ||
| Planned | 54 | 36.7 |
| Unplanned | 93 | 63.3 |
| Feeling about the pregnancy (N=147) | ||
| Happy | 58 | 39.5 |
| Unhappy | 64 | 43.5 |
| Nothing | 25 | 17.0 |
| Outcomes of pregnancy (N=111) | ||
| Delivered (Live Birth) | 97 | 87.4 |
| Aborted | 14 | 12.6 |