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Table 3 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants

From: Prevalence and associated factors of adolescent pregnancy (15–19 years) in East Africa: a multilevel analysis

Variables

Weighted frequency (%)

Age of respondent

15–17

6977 (40.46%)

18–19

10,268 (59.54%)

Wealth status

Poor

6998 (40.58%)

Middle

3440 (19.95%)

Rich

6808 (39.48%)

Sex of house hold head

Male

11,986 (69.51%)

Female

5259 (30.49%)

Residence

Rural

12,724 (73.78%)

Urban

4521 (26.22%)

Media exposure

Yes

12,145 (70.43%)

No

5101 (29.57%)

Marital statues

Married

8012 (46.46%)

Unmarried

9233 (53.54%)

Contraceptive use

Yes

3980 (23.08%)

No

13,265 (76.92%)

Relation to house hold head

Head/spouse

5625 (32.62%)

Daughter

6106 (35.41%)

Relative or other

5512 (31.96%)

Respondent working statues

Working

8603 (49.89%)

Not working

8642 (50.11%)

Educational level

No education

1428 (8.28%)

Primary education

9938 (57.64%)

Secondary education

5876 (34.08%)

Age at first sex

5–14

4555 (26.43%)

15–17

10,714 (62.17%)

18–19

1965 (11.40%)

Community poverty

Low

8403 (48.73%)

High

8842 (51.27%)

Community-women educational level

Low

8870 (51.43%)

High

8375 (48.57%)

Community contraceptive utilization

Low

7862 (45.59%)

High

9383 (54.41%)

Country

Burundi

567 (3.28%)

Ethiopia

832 (4.82%)

Kenya

2169 (12.58%)

Comoros

270 (1.56%)

Madagascar

2117 (12.28%)

Malawi

2734 (15.85%)

Mozambique

2029 (11.77%)

Rwanda

557 (3.23%)

Tanzania

1515 (8.78%)

Uganda

1947 (11.29%)

Zambia

1781 (10.33%)

Zimbabwe

728 (4.22%)