Table 1 Selected descriptive characteristic of pregnant women aged 15–24 years attending antenatal clinics in Lubaga, Uganda, 2012
Individual factors | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age†| |
 15-19 | 97 (23.3) |
 20-24 | 319 (76.7) |
Religion | |
 Protestant | 94 (22.6) |
 Catholic | 148 (35.6) |
 Muslim | 114 (27.4) |
 Others** | 60 (14.4) |
Level of education | |
 Pre secondary | 78 (18.8) |
 Post primary | 338 (81.3) |
Current marital status | |
 Married® | 334 (80.3) |
 Unmarried††| 82 (19.7) |
Knowledge of contraceptives | |
 No knowledge | 113 (27.2) |
 Knowledgeable | 303 (72.8) |
Ever used contraceptives | |
 No | 256 (61.5) |
 Yes | 160 (38.5) |
Contraception use at the time of conception | |
 No | 364 (87.5) |
 Yes | 52 (12.5) |
Age at sexual debut | |
 18+ years | 197 (47.1) |
 15-17 years | 165 (39.7) |
  < 15 years | 23 (5.5) |
 Unknown | 32 (7.7) |
Partner respondent age difference at sexual debut | |
 Partners with the same age or younger | 52 (12.5) |
 Partner 1–5 years older | 174 (41.8) |
 Partner >5 years older | 112 (26.9) |
 Unknown | 78 (18.8) |
Type of sexual debut | |
 Consensual | 323 (77.6) |
 Non consensual | 93 (22.4) |
Lifetime sexual partners | |
 1-2 | 329 (79.1) |
 3+ | 87 (20.9) |
Ever counseled on contraceptives at HCF | |
 No | 267 (64.2) |
 Yes | 149 (35.8) |
Ever counseled on sexual violence at HCF | |
 Yes | 96 (23.1) |
 No | 320 (76.9) |
Partners level of education | Â |
 Low education | 33 (7.9) |
 Secondary | 200 (48.1) |
 Tertiary | 116 (27.9) |
 I don’t know | 67 (16.1) |
Partner respondent age difference at time of study | |
 Male partner less than 10 years older | 306 (73.6) |
 Male partner younger or same age | 12 (2.9) |
 Male partner > = 10 years or older | 65 (15.6) |
 Unknown | 33 (7.9) |
Number of pregnancies before the current | |
 Prime gravid♦ | 219 (52.64) |
 1 | 117(28.13) |
 2+ | 80 (19.23) |