From: Adolescent pregnancy in Sao Tome and Principe: a cross-sectional hospital-based study
Characteristics | Pregnancies ≤19 | Pregnancies >20 | |||
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very early childbearing (≤15) n= 8 (%) | early childbearing (≥16 and ≤17) n=45 (%) | late childbearing (≥18 and ≤19) n=51 (%) | Total adolescents n= 104 (%) | n=414 (%) | |
Electricity | |||||
No | 2 (25%) | 12 (27%) | 9 (17.6%) | 23 (22%) | 86 (20.8%) |
Yes | 6 (75%) | 33 (73%) | 42 (82.4%) | 81 (78%) | 317 (76.6%) |
missings | - | - | - | - | 11 (2.7%) |
OR and 95% CI | 0.17 (0.08-0.2) | 0.69 (0.3-1.4) | 1.3 (0.6-2.9) | ||
p value | 0.87 | 0.29 | 0.43 | ||
Sanitation | |||||
open defecation | 6 (75%) | 31 (69%) | 24 (48%) | 61 (58.6%) | 182 (44%) |
latrine | 2 (25%) | 9 (20%) | 24 (48%) | 35 (33.6%) | 122 (29.5%) |
toilet | - | 4 (9%) | 2 (4%) | 6 (5.8%) | 94 (22.7%) |
missings | - | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (1.9%) | 16 (3.9%) |
OR and 95% CI | 0.32 (0.08-1.22) | 0.5 (0.31-0.22) | 0.7 (0.4-1.0) | ||
p value | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.07 | ||
Drinking water | |||||
river | - | 4 (9%) | 5 (10.4%) | 9 (8.6%) | 37 (8.9%) |
public tap | 4 (50%) | 8 (18%) | 12 (25%) | 24 (23%) | 109 (26.3%) |
protected well | 4 (50%) | 15 (33%) | 12 (25%) | 31 (29.9%) | 63 (15.2%) |
piped water outdoor | - | 15 (33%) | 16 (33.3%) | 31 (29.9%) | 152 (36.7%) |
piped water indoor | - | 3 (7%) | 3 (6.3%) | 6 (5.7%) | 46 (11.1%) |
missings | - | - | 3 (6.3%) | 3 (2.9%) | 7 (1.7%) |
OR and 95% CI | |||||
p value | |||||
Cooking fuel | |||||
wood | 1 (12.5%) | 18 (40%) | 16 (31.4%) | 35 (33.6%) | 127 (30.7%) |
charcoal/coal | 5 (62.5%) | 22 (49%) | 31 (60.8%) | 58 (55.8%) | 235 (56.8%) |
gas | 2 (25%) | 5 (11%) | 4 (7.8%) | 11 (10.6%) | 41 (9.9%) |
missing | - | - | - | - | 11 (2.7%) |
OR and 95% CI | - | 0.8 (0.5-1.1) | 1.0 (0.6-1.6) | ||
p value | - | 0.55 | 0.98 | ||
Housing | |||||
wood | 8 (100%) | 41 (91%) | 46 (90.2%) | 95 (91.3%) | 328 (79.2%) |
mixt | - | 3 (7%) | 1 (2%) | 4 (3.8%) | 44 (10.6%) |
brick house | - | 1 (2%) | 4 (7.8%) | 5 (4.8%) | 31 (7.5%) |
missing | - | - | - | - | 11 (2.7%) |
OR and 95% CI | - | 0.5 (0.2-1.2) | 0.7 (0.43-1.2) | ||
p value | - | 0.13 | 0.38 |