Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of study respondents (N = 480), Lira (Uganda)
Variables | Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
1. Place of residence | Rural | 195 (40.6) |
Urban | 285 (59.4) | |
2. Age group (years) | Younger teenagers (13–14) | 102 (21.3) |
Older teenagers (15–19) | 378 (78.7) | |
3. School attendance | Yes | 246 (48.8) |
No | 234 (51.2) | |
4. Father’s education | No education | 33 (6.9) |
Primary education | 104 (21.7) | |
Secondary education | 106 (22.1) | |
Post-secondary education | 237 (49.4) | |
5. Mother’s education | No education | 81 (16.9) |
Primary education | 134 (27.9) | |
Secondary education | 105 (21.9) | |
Post-secondary education | 160 (33.3) | |
6. Parents alive | Yes | 347 (72.3) |
No | 133 (27.7) | |
7. Type of parents’ occupation | Farmer | 157 (32.7) |
Business person | 150 (31.3) | |
Government/NGO employed | 53 (11.0) | |
Others* | 120 (25.0) | |
8. Age at first sex (n = 360) | Younger age | 35 (9.7) |
Older age | 325 (90.3) | |
9. Marital status of teenage girls | Yes | 167 (34.8) |
No | 313 (65.2) | |
10. Parental separation/divorce | Yes | 113 (23.5) |
No | 367 (76.5) | |
11. Socio-economic status | High | 133 (27.7) |
Medium | 152 (31.7) | |
Low | 195 (40.6) | |
12. Domestic violence | Yes | 317 (66.0) |
No | 163 (34.0) | |
13. Physical neglect | Yes | 275 (57.3) |
No | 205 (42.7) | |
14. Peer pressure | Yes | 270 (56.2) |
No | 210 (43.8) | |
15. Sexual abuse | Yes | 162 (33.8) |
No | 318 (66.2) | |
16. Lack of control over sex (n = 360) | Yes | 165 (45.8) |
No | 195 (54.2) |