Table 2.
Descriptive characteristics of study respondents (N = 480), Lira (Uganda)
| Variables | Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Place of residence | Rural | 195 (40.6) |
| Urban | 285 (59.4) | |
| 2. Age group (years) | Younger teenagers (13–14) | 102 (21.3) |
| Older teenagers (15–19) | 378 (78.7) | |
| 3. School attendance | Yes | 246 (48.8) |
| No | 234 (51.2) | |
| 4. Father’s education | No education | 33 (6.9) |
| Primary education | 104 (21.7) | |
| Secondary education | 106 (22.1) | |
| Post-secondary education | 237 (49.4) | |
| 5. Mother’s education | No education | 81 (16.9) |
| Primary education | 134 (27.9) | |
| Secondary education | 105 (21.9) | |
| Post-secondary education | 160 (33.3) | |
| 6. Parents alive | Yes | 347 (72.3) |
| No | 133 (27.7) | |
| 7. Type of parents’ occupation | Farmer | 157 (32.7) |
| Business person | 150 (31.3) | |
| Government/NGO employed | 53 (11.0) | |
| Others* | 120 (25.0) | |
| 8. Age at first sex (n = 360) | Younger age | 35 (9.7) |
| Older age | 325 (90.3) | |
| 9. Marital status of teenage girls | Yes | 167 (34.8) |
| No | 313 (65.2) | |
| 10. Parental separation/divorce | Yes | 113 (23.5) |
| No | 367 (76.5) | |
| 11. Socio-economic status | High | 133 (27.7) |
| Medium | 152 (31.7) | |
| Low | 195 (40.6) | |
| 12. Domestic violence | Yes | 317 (66.0) |
| No | 163 (34.0) | |
| 13. Physical neglect | Yes | 275 (57.3) |
| No | 205 (42.7) | |
| 14. Peer pressure | Yes | 270 (56.2) |
| No | 210 (43.8) | |
| 15. Sexual abuse | Yes | 162 (33.8) |
| No | 318 (66.2) | |
| 16. Lack of control over sex (n = 360) | Yes | 165 (45.8) |
| No | 195 (54.2) |
N = number of participants, n = frequency of participants, % = percent, others* carpenters, builders and welders