Table 2 Sexual and reproductive health characteristics of adolescents in Burundi using the 1987, 2010 and 2016/17 BDHS data
Variables /categories | BDHS year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1987 (N = 731) | 2010(N = 2359) | 2016–17(N = 3859) | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age at First Sex | |||
≤ 14 years | 5 (0.7) | 83 (3.5) | 101 (2.6) |
15–17 years | 32 (4.4) | 217 (9.2) | 326 (8.5) |
18–19 years | 24 (3.3) | 74 (3.2) | 139 (3.6) |
Not had sex/inconsistent/missing | 670 (91.6) | 1985 (84.1) | 3292 (85.3) |
Age at First Marriage | |||
≤ 17 years | 29 (4.0) | 159 (6.7) | 148 (3.8) |
18–19 years | 20 (2.8) | 72 (3.1) | 109 (2.8) |
Never in union | 682 (93.2) | 2128 (90.2) | 3601 (93.3) |
Age at First Birth | |||
≤ 17 years | 13 (1.7) | 84 (3.6) | 127 (3.3) |
18–19 years | 11 (1.5) | 74 (3.1) | 107 (2.8) |
Still no birth | 708 (96.8) | 2201 (93.3) | 3624 (93.9) |
Knowledge of Any Contraceptive Methods | |||
Has knowledge | 293 (40.1) | 2166 (91.8) | 3468 (89.9) |
No knowledge | 438 (59,9) | 193 (8.2) | 390 (10.1) |
Contraceptive Use and Intention | |||
Using modern method | 30 (1.3) | 98 (2.5) | |
Using traditional method | 4 (0.2) | 18 (0.5) | |
Non-user - intends to use later | 1904 (80.7) | 2785 (72.2) | |
Does not intend to use | 421 (17.8) | 958 (24.8) | |
Unmet Need for Contraception | |||
Never had sex | 1688 (71.5) | 2,878 (74.6) | |
Unmet need for spacing/limiting | 75 (3.2) | 95 (2.5) | |
Using for spacing/liming | 34 (1.5) | 116 (3.0) | |
No unmet need | 154 (6.5) | 161 (4.2) | |
Not married and no sex in last 30 days | 104 (4.4) | 195 (5.1) | |
Infecund/menopausal | 304 (12.9) | 413 (10.7) | |
Fertility Preference | |||
Have another pregnancy | 42 (5.8) | 2254 (95.5) | 3724 (96.5) |
Undecided | 0 (0,0) | 49 (2.1) | 33 (0.8) |
No more | 0 (0.1) | 31 (1.3) | 77 (2.0) |
Declared infecund/Sterilized | – | 24 (1.0) | 25 (0.7) |
Missing | 688 (94 .1) | 2 (0.1) | – |