Table 1 Sociodemographic profile of women who experienced adolescent motherhood
x̅ ± SD | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 19 ± 2.2 |
Age at last pregnancy (years) | 16.8 ± 1.6 |
Time since last pregnancy | 2.1 ± 1.6 |
Age at the first sexual intercourse (years) | 14.6 ± 1.7 |
Age at the first pregnancy (years) | 16.4 ± 1.8 |
Age at the birth of the first child (years) | 17.1 ± 1.8 |
Number of people living in the household | 4 ± 1.5 |
Family income (USD) | 304.04 ± 267.07 |
n (%) | |
Ethnicity | |
White | 55 (12.6) |
Brown | 349 (80.4) |
Black | 30 (6.9) |
Level of schooling | |
Elementary School | 233 (53.6) |
High School | 129 (29.7) |
College/University | 72 (16.5) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 166 (38) |
Married | 48 (11) |
Common-law marriage | 209 (47.9) |
Separated | 11 (2.5) |
Widowed | 2 (0.4) |
Religion | |
Catholic | 262 (60.3) |
Protestant/Evangelical | 120 (27.6) |
Spiritist | 3 (0.6) |
Other | 1 (0.2) |
None | 48 (11) |
Working status | |
Yes, only at home | 340 (78.5) |
Yes, out of home | 40 (9.2) |
Yes, at home, with delivery | 28 (6.4) |
Does not work | 25 (5.7) |
Has private health insurance | |
Yes, paid by the company | 22 (5) |
Yes, paid by the family | 18 (4.1) |
Does not have | 395 (90.8) |
Economic classification | |
E | 372 (87.1) |
D, C, B and A | 55 (12.9) |