Table 2.
Distribution of teenage pregnancy based on household characteristics.
| Characteristics of the household | Status of teenage pregnancy |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No |
Yes |
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| Count | % | Count | % | |
| Overall | 2,578 | 92.77 | 201 | 7.23 |
|
Sex of the head of the household | ||||
| Male | 1,692 | 65.6 | 129 | 64.2 |
| Female | 886 | 34.4 | 72 | 35.8 |
|
Age of the head of the household | ||||
| Less than 30 years | 143 | 5.5 | 72 | 35.8 |
| 30-44 | 840 | 32.6 | 41 | 20.4 |
| 45-54 | 874 | 33.9 | 44 | 21.9 |
| 55-64 | 473 | 18.3 | 35 | 17.4 |
| 65+ | 248 | 9.6 | 9 | 4.5 |
|
Marital status of the head of the household | ||||
| Married and living together | 1,855 | 71.9 | 144 | 71.6 |
| Single | 84 | 3.3 | 10 | 5.0 |
| Widowed | 515 | 20.0 | 31 | 15.4 |
| Divorced and separated | 123 | 4.8 | 16 | 8.0 |
|
The education level of the household head | ||||
| Primary school and below | 2,132 | 82.7 | 171 | 85.1 |
| Secondary | 269 | 10.4 | 27 | 13.4 |
| Higher | 177 | 6.9 | 3 | 1.5 |
|
Size of the household | ||||
| Small (<5) | 682 | 26.4 | 96 | 47.8 |
| Medium (5&6) | 874 | 33.9 | 47 | 23.4 |
| Medium-large (7–9) | 883 | 34.2 | 46 | 22.9 |
| Large (10+) | 139 | 5.4 | 12 | 6.0 |
|
Number of bedrooms | ||||
| 1 to 2 bedrooms | 1,134 | 44.0 | 133 | 66.2 |
| 3 to 4 | 1,331 | 51.6 | 60 | 29.8 |
| 5 + bedrooms | 113 | 4.4 | 8 | 4.0 |
|
Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 384 | 14.9 | 45 | 22.4 |
| Poor | 448 | 17.4 | 40 | 19.9 |
| Middle | 440 | 17.1 | 38 | 18.9 |
| Richer | 534 | 20.7 | 32 | 15.9 |
| Richest | 772 | 29.9 | 46 | 22.9 |
|
A bank account in the household | ||||
| No | 1,030 | 39.9 | 121 | 60.2 |
| Yes | 1,548 | 60.1 | 80 | 39.8 |