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Table 1 Percent distribution of ever pregnant HIV-positive female adolescents by various characteristics, Kenya

From: Factors associated with unintended pregnancy, poor birth outcomes and post-partum contraceptive use among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya

Characteristics

Percent

Current age (years)

(N=394)

15-17

17.0

18-19

83.0

Age at first pregnancy (years)

(N=394)

<15

9.4

15-17

66.5

18-19

23.6

Don’t know/missing

0.5

Education level

(N=394)

No schooling

4.3

Primary education

69.8

Secondary and above

25.1

Missing

0.8

Region

(N=394)

Nairobi

36.0

Coast

14.0

Nyanza

35.5

Rift Valley

14.5

Currently married/living together

22.8

 

(N=394)

Number of times pregnant (%)a

(N=394)

1

75.9

2

20.3

3

3.3

4

0.5

Percentage of pregnancies that are unintendeda

73.9

 

(N=506)

Percentage of live births that are unintended

74.0

 

(N=430)

  1. aInclude current and those pregnancies that ended in live birth, miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion.