Table 3 Ideal age at childbirth and Attitude by Agency Profile and Role Model Characteristics
From: Agency and role models: do they matter for adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health?
Variable | Ideal age at childbirth (mean (SD)) | Attitude towards gender-differentiated parental control (n (%)) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Agree | Disagree | ||
Agency Low High | 25.58 (± 4.64) 26.12 (± 4.65)** | 1,152 (78.26) 970 (74.62) | 320 (21.74) 330 (25.38)* |
Has a role model No Yes | 25.40 (± 4.81) 26.56 (± 4.32)*** | 1,364 (77.28) 954 (75.77) | 401 (22.72) 305 (24.23) |
Role model type None Family Friends Teachers/other community members Someone famous | 25.39 (± 4.81) 27.20 (± 4.28)*** 26.90 (± 4.56) *** 25.58 (± 4.50) 27.39 (± 3.22)*** | 1,364 (77.28) 204 (76.69) 181 (72.40) 289 (78.11) 129 (72.07) | 401 (22.72) 62 (23.31) 69 (27.60) 81 (21.89) 50 (27.93) |