Table 2.
Community-Level Characteristics of Teenagers, EDHS 2016 (n=3381)
| Variables | Category | Teenage Pregnancy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||
| Residence | Urban | 40 (9.5) | 765 (25.9) |
| Rural | 382 (90.5) | 2194 (74.1) | |
| Community education status | Lower proportion of below secondary educated | 96 (22.7) | 1450 (49.0) |
| Higher proportion of below secondary educated | 326 (87.3) | 1509 (51.0) | |
| Community level literacy | Lower proportion of illiterate | 109 (25.8) | 1747 (59.0) |
| Higher proportion of illiterate | 313 (74.2) | 1212 (41.0) | |
| Community level employment | Lower proportion of unemployed | 230 (54.5) | 1782 (60.2) |
| Higher proportion of unemployed | 192 (45.5) | 1177 (49.8) | |
| Community wealth status | Lower proportion of poor | 18 (4.3) | 1190 (40.2) |
| Higher proportion of poor | 404 (95.7) | 1769 (59.8) | |
| Family disruption | Lower proportion | 191 (45.3) | 974 (32.9) |
| Higher proportion | 231 (54.7) | 1985 (68.1) | |
| Community media exposure | Lower proportion of non exposed | 61 (14.4) | 725 (24.5) |
| Higher proportion of non exposed | 361 (85.6) | 2,234 (75.5) | |
| Community contraceptive use | Lower proportion of non user | 194 (46.0) | 999 (33.8) |
| Higher proportion of non user | 228 (54.0) | 1,960 (66.2) | |