Table 2. Relationships between individual and contextual variables, and first pregnancy in adolescents who had ever had sex (DHS, 2010–2018).
| Variables | Adolescent pregnancy | Chi-square, p-value | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | |||
| Individual level variables | ||||
| Age (years) | (10.6, <0.001) | |||
| 15 | 863 | 26.0 | 3320 | |
| 16 | 2166 | 39.2 | 5521 | |
| 17 | 3857 | 48.8 | 7898 | |
| 18 | 7265 | 59.9 | 12134 | |
| 19 | 7770 | 68.2 | 11400 | |
| Occupation | (392.9, <0.001) | |||
| Not working | 10577 | 49.5 | 21375 | |
| Working | 11345 | 60.0 | 18897 | |
| Marital Status | (28.6, <0.001) | |||
| Never married | 6315 | 30.3 | 20811 | |
| Married/cohabiting/previously married | 15608 | 80.2 | 19461 | |
| Educational Level | (8.4, <0.001) | |||
| No Education | 6040 | 68.6 | 8810 | |
| Primary | 8733 | 61.1 | 14286 | |
| Secondary/Higher | 7148 | 41.6 | 17176 | |
| Exposure to Media | (671.4, <0.001) | |||
| No | 7621 | 64.9 | 11750 | |
| Yes | 14302 | 50.1 | 28522 | |
| Age at First Sex | (537.2, <0.001) | |||
| Less than 16 years | 13127 | 59.3 | 21980 | |
| 16–19 years | 8795 | 48.1 | 18292 | |
| Knowledge of Contraceptives | (60.8, <0.001) | |||
| Knows no methods | 1720 | 60.7 | 2836 | |
| Knows traditional/modern methods | 20202 | 54.0 | 37436 | |
| Unmet need for Contraception | (988.2, <0.001) | |||
| No | 6650 | 68.4 | 9718 | |
| Yes | 15273 | 50.0 | 30554 | |
| Contextual level variables | ||||
| Wealth Quintile | (7.1, <0.001) | |||
| Poorest | 5087 | 66.3 | 7676 | |
| Poorer | 5054 | 62.2 | 8124 | |
| Middle | 4719 | 56.2 | 8399 | |
| Richer | 4150 | 50.1 | 8288 | |
| Richest | 2912 | 37.4 | 7785 | |
| Residence | (737.0, <0.001) | |||
| Urban | 6875 | 45.1 | 15228 | |
| Rural | 15048 | 60.1 | 25044 | |
| Sub-regions | (337.8, <0.001) | |||
| Western Africa | 7806 | 53.7 | 14547 | |
| Eastern Africa | 8081 | 54.8 | 14760 | |
| Central Africa | 5161 | 58.4 | 8833 | |
| Southern Africa | 874 | 41.0 | 2131 | |