Table 1.
Sociodemographic profile of women who experienced adolescent motherhood
| x̅ ± SD | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 19 ± 2.2 |
| Age at last pregnancy (years) | 16.8 ± 1.6 |
| Time since last pregnancy | 2.1 ± 1.6 |
| Age at the first sexual intercourse (years) | 14.6 ± 1.7 |
| Age at the first pregnancy (years) | 16.4 ± 1.8 |
| Age at the birth of the first child (years) | 17.1 ± 1.8 |
| Number of people living in the household | 4 ± 1.5 |
| Family income (USD) | 304.04 ± 267.07 |
| n (%) | |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 55 (12.6) |
| Brown | 349 (80.4) |
| Black | 30 (6.9) |
| Level of schooling | |
| Elementary School | 233 (53.6) |
| High School | 129 (29.7) |
| College/University | 72 (16.5) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 166 (38) |
| Married | 48 (11) |
| Common-law marriage | 209 (47.9) |
| Separated | 11 (2.5) |
| Widowed | 2 (0.4) |
| Religion | |
| Catholic | 262 (60.3) |
| Protestant/Evangelical | 120 (27.6) |
| Spiritist | 3 (0.6) |
| Other | 1 (0.2) |
| None | 48 (11) |
| Working status | |
| Yes, only at home | 340 (78.5) |
| Yes, out of home | 40 (9.2) |
| Yes, at home, with delivery | 28 (6.4) |
| Does not work | 25 (5.7) |
| Has private health insurance | |
| Yes, paid by the company | 22 (5) |
| Yes, paid by the family | 18 (4.1) |
| Does not have | 395 (90.8) |
| Economic classification | |
| E | 372 (87.1) |
| D, C, B and A | 55 (12.9) |