Table 1: Sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent mothers and pregnant adolescents (n = 400) in KWHD, 2018.
Variables | No (%) |
Age groups (years) | Mean = 14.5 SD = 0.21 |
10-14 | 122 (30.5) |
15-19 | 278 (69.5) |
Marital status | |
Single | 349 (87.3) |
Married/cohabiting | 40 (10.0) |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 11 (2.7) |
Motherhood status | |
Pregnant adolescent | 68 (17.0) |
Adolescent mother | 332 (83.0) |
Religion | |
Christian | 324 (81.0) |
Muslim | 76 (19.0) |
Level of education | |
No formal education | 28 (7.0) |
Primary education | 280 (70.0) |
Secondary education | 52 (13.0) |
Tertiary education | 40 (10.0) |
Occupation | |
Student | 148 (37.0) |
Apprentice | 42 (10.5) |
Unemployed | 128 (32.0) |
Employed | 82 (20.5) |
Residence | |
Rural | 149 (37.3) |
Semi-Urban | 251 (62.7) |
SD: Standard Deviation.