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Table 4 Standard of living for the different adolescent subgroups in comparison to the older women group

From: Adolescent pregnancy in Sao Tome and Principe: a cross-sectional hospital-based study

Characteristics

Pregnancies

≤19

Pregnancies >20

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

  
  1. Abbreviations: OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence interval