Table 2.
Behavioural factors and contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women (15–24 years)
| Variables | Study sample | Contraceptive use | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | % | 95% CI | p-value | |
| Age at sexual debut | |||||
| Younger than 15 | 77 | 4.9 | 61.2 | 45.1–75.3 | 0.755 |
| 15 years and older | 1273 | 95.1 | 58.7 | 54.1–63.2 | |
| Sexual partners in the last 12 months | |||||
| 1 partner | 1087 | 92.3 | 60.9 | 55.9–65.7 | 0.200 |
| 2+ partners | 102 | 7.7 | 51.7 | 38.0–65.2 | |
| Age of Sexual Partner | |||||
| Within 5 years | 754 | 65.1 | 62.4 | 56.6–67.9 | 0.344 |
| Five years younger | 1 | 0 | 100 | ||
| Five years older | 430 | 34.9 | 57.6 | 49.5–65.2 | |
| Alcohol use risk score (AUDIT) | |||||
| Abstainers/low risk users | 1115 | 90.3 | 59.7 | 54.9–64.2 | 0.387 |
| High risk/hazardous users | 110 | 9.7 | 50.8 | 31.6–69.7 | |
| Ever Given Birth | |||||
| Yes | 790 | 58.4 | 68.7 | 63.1–73.8 | < 0.001 |
| No | 583 | 41.6 | 44.3 | 38.0–50.9 | |
| Correct Knowledge of HIV | |||||
| No | 702 | 49.3 | 60.7 | 54.5–66.6 | 0.306 |
| Yes | 693 | 50.7 | 56.3 | 50.2–62.3 | |
| Self-perceived risk of HIV Infection | |||||
| Low | 413 | 30.1 | 69.5 | 61.7–76.3 | < 0.001 |
| High | 979 | 69.9 | 53.7 | 48.5–58.9 | |
| Ever Tested for HIV | |||||
| Yes | 1152 | 82.3 | 62.9 | 58.1–67.5 | < 0.001 |
| No | 246 | 17.7 | 38.1 | 28.6–48.6 | |
| Awareness of HIV status | |||||
| Yes | 847 | 62.7 | 62.7 | 57.3–67.7 | 0.007 |
| No | 534 | 37.3 | 51.6 | 44.7–58.4 | |
| HIV Status | |||||
| Negative | 1013 | 83.5 | 59.1 | 53.9–64.1 | 0.570 |
| Positive | 171 | 16.5 | 62.3 | 51.7–71.8 | |
*Not all sub-total add to the overall totals due to non-response and missing data, CI confidence intervals, AUDIT Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test