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. 2022 Oct 17;7(10):e009737. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009737

Table 1.

Country, city and subcity-level characteristics by subcity adolescent birth rate quartile

First Second Third Fourth Overall
ABR range (1.0–43.0) (43.0–58.6) (58.6–75.3) (75.4–246.8) (1.0–246.8)
Subcities (N) 351 351 351 350 1403
Cities (N)* 105 165 167 130 363
Country-level characteristics
Per cent unmet contraceptive needs 7.4 (7.1, 10.9) 7.4 (7.4, 10.6) 10.6 (7.4, 10.9) 10.9 (10.6, 10.9) 8.3 (7.4, 10.9)
City-level characteristics
GDP (US$100) 201 (148, 266) 177 (110, 249) 124 (101, 210) 116 (108, 216) 159 (108, 224)
Population size average (100 000 people) 19.4 (4.5, 6.4) 9.4 (3.3, 37.7) 7.2 (3.3, 31.3) 10.7 (3.0, 31.3) 9.5 (3.4, 37.1)
Per cent population growth (2010–2015) 5.8 (4.4, 8.1) 5.5 (4.1, 6.9) 6.3 (4.3, 8.7) 6.9 (4.5, 8.9) 6.0 (4.3, 8.1)
Homicide rates (per 100 000 people) 6.1 (3.1, 15.0) 16.5 (8.5, 29.6) 18.6 (9.9, 36.1) 18.6 (9.5, 29.0) 16.2 (7.2, 26.3)
Per cent MMR1 coverage 91.5 (89.0, 95.6) 94.6 (89.0, 100.0) 96.0 (90.9, 100.0) 96.1 (92.4, 100.0) 94.7 (89.8, 99.7)
Subcity-level characteristics
Living conditions score 2.1 (0.7, 2.7) 1.7 (0.3, 2.2) 0.4 (−1.8, 1.6) −1.9 (−3.6, –0.2) 0.8 (−1.5, 2.0)
Service provision score 1.2 (−0.5, 1.9) 0.5 (−0.8, 1.5) 0.0 (−1.5, 1.1) 0.05 (−1.7, 1.2) 0.4 (−1.8, 1.5)
Education attainment score 0.8 (−0.5, 2.2) −0.4 (−1.0, 0.4) −0.9 (-1.6, –0.1) −1.4 (−2.0, –0.6) −0.6 (−1.4, 0.4)

We present median, 25th and 75th percentiles, unless otherwise specified.

*ABR quartiles were estimated using subcity-level data, some cities are present in more than one quartile.

ABR, adolescent birth rates; GDP, gross domestic product; MMR1, measles, mumps and rubella.