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Table 4 The associations between teenage pregnancy and demographic, behavioural, familial and social factors, Lira (Uganda)

From: Predictors of teenage pregnancy among girls aged 13–19 years in Uganda: a community based case-control study

Variable

B

SE

Model 1 AOR (95%CI)

B

SE

Model 2 AOR (95%CI)

B

SE

Model 3 AOR (95%CI)

B

SE

Model 4 AOR (95%CI)

Demographic variables

 Age group (years)

  Younger teenagers

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  Older teenagers

0.32

0.80

1.4 (0.29–6.61)

−0.45

−1.14

0.7 (0.07–5.91)

− 0.54

1.23

0.6 (0.05–6.50)

0.34

2.05

1.4 (0.03–78.47)

 Place of residence

  Urban

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  Rural

0.51

0.34

1.7 (0.86–3.23)

0.26

0.42

1.3 (0.58–2.93)

0.36

0.48

1.4 (0.55–3.68)

−1.20

0.82

0.3 (0.06–1.51)

 School attendance

  In school

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  Not in school

3.83

0.44

45.9 (19.55–107.91)**

3.92

0.55

50.3 (17.25–146.96)**

3.84

0.65

46.6 (13.03–166.91)**

3.87

0.94

47.7 (7.61–299.53)**

 Fathers’ education

  Post-secondary education

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  No education

−0.06

0.55

0.9 (0.32–2.78)

0.28

0.74

1.3 (0.31–5.59)

0.16

0.84

1.2 (0.23–6.15)

1.00

1.17

2.7 (0.27–26.78)

  Primary education

− 0.52

0.45

0.6 (0.25–1.44)

− 0.48

0.59

0.6 (0.20–1.97)

−0.29

0.71

0.7 (0.19–3.02)

1.30

1.22

3.7 (0.33–40.42)

  Secondary education

−0.49

0.45

0.6 (0.26–1.47)

−0.34

0.55

0.7 (0.24–2.10)

−0.44

0.65

0.6 (0.18–2.30)

0.24

0.98

1.3 (0.19–8.66)

 Mothers’ education

  Post-secondary education

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  No education

1.68

0.47

5.4 (2.15–13.35)**

1.77

0.62

5.8 (1.74–19.66)*

1.71

0.72

5.5 (1.35–22.67)*

0.47

1.09

1.6 (0.19–13.64)

  Primary education

0.76

0.39

2.1 (0.98–4.61)

0.57

0.52

1.8 (0.64–4.88)

0.46

0.60

1.6 (0.49–5.18)

−0.40

0.80

0.7 (0.14–3.25)

  Secondary education

1.18

0.45

3.2 (1.35–7.78)*

1.05

0.55

2.9 (0.97–8.44)

0.92

0.65

2.5 (0.71–8.97)

0.69

0.85

2.0 (0.38–10.63)

 Type of occupation

  Business

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  Farmer

−1.11

0.48

0.3 (0.13–0.84)*

− 1.79

0.62

0.2 (0.05–0.57)*

−1.93

0.77

0.1 (0.03–0.66)*

−2.43

1.22

0.1 (0.01–1.95)

  Employed (Government/NGO)

− 0.14

0.42

0.9 (0.39–1.97)

−0.38

0.50

0.7 (0.26–1.81)

−0.28

0.58

0.8 (0.25–2.35)

−0.35

0.85

0.7 (0.13–3.69)

(0.03–0.66)* (0.03–0.66)*Others*

−0.97

0.59

2.6 (0.83–8.45)

− 0.16

0.82

0.9 (0.17–4.27)

0.21

0.99

1.2 (0.18–8.56)

0.43

1.72

1.5 (0.05–44.77)

 Parents alive

  Yes

  

1

  

1

  

1

  

1

  No

0.06

0.31

1.1 (0.57–1.95)

.26

.39

1.3 (0.60–2.77)

0.19

0.58

1.2 (0.39–3.75)

0.78

0.84

2.2 (0.42–11.39)

Behavioural variables

 Age at first sex

  Older age

     

1

  

1

  

1

  Younger age

   

1.66

0.78

5.2 (1.14–24.04)*

2.17

0.89

8.7 (1.53–49.69)*

1.84

1.34

6.3 (0.46–86.18)

 Multiple sexual partner

  Yes

     

1

  

1

  

1

  No

   

−2.49

0.47

0.1 (0.03–0.21)**

−3.05

0.59

0.5 (0.02–0.15)**

−3.49

0.83

0.03 (0.01–0.16)***

 Frequency of sex per week

     

1

  

1

  

1

  More than two times

   

−1.79

0.45

0.2 (0.07–0.40)**

−2.06

0.55

0.1 (0.04–0.37)**

−1.95

0.76

0.1 (0.03–0.63)**

  Less than two times

            

 Contraceptive use

  Rare use

     

1

  

1

  

1

  Often use

   

−1.86

0.46

0.2 (0.06–0.38)**

− 1.87

0.54

0.2 (0.05–0.44)**

−1.93

0.73

0.1 (0.04–0.61)**

Familial Variables

 Socio-economic status

  High

        

1

  

1

  Low

      

0.52

0.64

1.7 (0.48–5.96)

0.68

0.83

2.0 (0.39–10.05)

  Medium

      

−0.74

0.70

0.5 (0.12–1.89)

−0.34

0.93

0.7 (0.12–4.36)

 Marital status

  Married

        

1

  

1

  Not married

      

−2.12

0.50

0.1 (0.05–0.32)**

−2.38

0.75

0.1 (0.02–0.41)**

 Parental separation/divorce

  Separated

        

1

  

1

  Not separated

      

−0.56

0.52

0.6 (0.21–1.57)

−1.40

0.73

0.3 (0.06–1.03)

 Person living with

  Live with relative

        

1

  

1

  Live with both parents

      

−0.13

0.76

0.9 (0.20–3.91)

0.12

0.98

1.1 (0.17–7.78)

  Live with only father

      

−0.24

0.91

0.8 (0.13–4.66)

−1.72

1.57

0.2 (0.01–3.87)

  Live with only mother

      

0.65

0.74

1.9 (0.45–8.15)

1.04

0.97

2.8 (0.43–18.76)

  Live with husband

      

0.41

0.80

1.5 (0.31–7.17)

1.26

1.13

3.5 (0.38–32.46)

 Domestic violence

  Yes

        

1

  

1

  No

      

−0.75

0.48

0.5 (0.18–1.22)

−1.13

0.71

0.3 (0.08–1.29)

 Physical neglect

  Yes

        

1

  

1

  No

      

−0.37

0.45

0.7 (0.29–1.69)

−0.56

0.66

0.6 (0.16–2.09)

Social Variables

 Peer pressure

  Yes

           

1

  No

         

−1.95

0.76

0.1 (0.04–0.69)**

 Sexual abuse

  Yes

           

1

  No

         

−1.79

0.72

0.2 (0.04–0.69)**

 Control over sex

  Yes

           

1

  No

         

4.04

0.81

57.0 (11.74–276.99)***

 Awareness on ASRH

  Yes

           

1

  No

         

0.70

0.70

2.0 (0.51–7.91)

 Perception of culture

  Sex allowed before age 18

           

1

  Sex not allowed before age 18

         

−0.67

0.64

0.5 (0.15–1.77)

Effect modification by marital status

 Age group

  Older teenagers*marital status

         

−5.28

0.82

0.01 (0.01–0.03)***

  Age at first sex

            

  Younger teenagers*marital status

         

−0.246

0.70

0.78 (0.20–3.07)

 Place of residence

  Rural*marital status

         

0.77

0.29

2.17 (1.23–3.82)**

  School attendance

            

  Not in school*marital status

         

3.93

0.67

50.98 (13.86–187.55)**

 Control over sex

  No control*marital status

         

3.08

0.55

21.81 (7.46–63.76)***

 Socio-economic status

  Low*marital status

         

0.41

0.57

1.51 (0.32–0.42)***

  Medium*marital status

         

0.66

0.12

0.12 (0.49–4.59)

 Domestic violence

  No violence*marital status

         

−0.79

0.31

0.45 (0.25–0.83)**

 Physical neglect

  No neglect*marital status

         

−0.98

0.30

0.38 (0.21–0.67)***

 Parental divorce

  No divorce*marital status

         

−0.93

0.28

0.40 (0.23–0.69)***

 Awareness

  No awareness*marital status

         

1.51

0.32

4.52 (2.43–8.43)***

-2Log Likelihood

  

297.4

  

146.0

  

36.6

  

46.8

Hosmer & Lemeshow test

  

P = 0.35

  

P = 0.24

  

P = 0.49

  

P = 0.82

Nagelkereke pseudo R2

  

56.5%

  

19.0%

  

6.0%

  

27.2%

Classification accuracy

  

82.2%

  

92.2%

  

95.6%

  

96.9%

  1. 1 = reference category, ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, B regression coefficient, SE standard error, others* = builders, carpenters and welders, ASRH adolescent sexual and reproductive health