Table 1 Background characteristics of Sexually active Rwandan adolescents aged 15 to 19Â years as per the 2020 Rwanda demographic health survey
Characteristics | Frequency (%), N = 539 |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
15 | 39 (7.2) |
16 | 59 (10.9) |
17 | 104 (19.3) |
18 | 127 (23.5) |
19 | 210 (38.9) |
Education level | |
Tertiary | 4 (0.7) |
Secondary | 178 (33.0) |
Primary | 342 (63.6) |
No education | 15 (2.8) |
Working status | |
Working | 294 (54.5) |
Not working | 245 (45.5) |
Being in a union | |
Living with partner | 73 (13.6) |
Not in a union | 465 (86.4) |
Religion | |
Catholic | 204(37.9) |
Protestant | 242(45.0) |
Others | 92(17.1) |
Health insurance coverage | |
Yes | 431 (79.9) |
No | 108 (20.1) |
History of STI | |
Yes | 14 (2.6) |
No | 524 (97.4) |
Exposure to newspapers | |
Yes | 159 (29.6) |
No | 379 (70.4) |
Exposure to radio | |
Yes | 433 (80.5) |
No | 105 (19.5) |
Exposure to television | |
Yes | 282 (52.3) |
No | 257 (47.7) |
Wealth index | |
Richest | 148 (27.5) |
Richer | 92 (17.1) |
Middle | 100 (18.6) |
Poorer | 99 (18.4) |
Poorest | 99 (18.4) |
Household size | |
Less than 6 | 301 (55.9) |
6 and above | 237 (44.1) |
Sex of household head | |
Male | 361 (67.0) |
Female | 178 (33.0) |
Residence | |
Urban | 116 (21.6) |
Rural | 422 (78.4) |
Region | |
Kigali | 83 (15.5) |
West | 100 (18.6) |
East | 172 (32.0) |
North | 68 (12.6) |
South | 115 (21.3) |