Table 2 Reproductive Health, Family, and behavioral-related characteristics of participants in Kule refugee camp, Gambella, Ethiopia, September 2021 (N = 422)
Characteristics | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Mother’s history of teenage pregnancy (≤ 18) | Yes | 75 | 17.8 |
No | 83 | 19.7 | |
I do not know | 264 | 62.6 | |
Sister/s history of teenage pregnancy (≤ 18) | Yes | 155 | 36.7 |
No | 267 | 63.3 | |
Age at first sex (year) | ≤ 15 | 214 | 50.7 |
> 15 | 103 | 24.4 | |
Family size | ≤ 5 | 78 | 18.5 |
> 5 | 344 | 81.5 | |
Discussion with a parent on family planning | Yes | 174 | 41.2 |
No | 248 | 58.8 | |
Discussion with a parent on sex education | Yes | 200 | 47.4 |
No | 222 | 52.6 | |
Discussion with a parent on unwanted pregnancy | Yes | 158 | 37.4 |
No | 264 | 62.6 | |
Received family counseling | Yes | 265 | 62.8 |
No | 157 | 37.2 | |
Contraceptive use | Ever used. | 91 | 21.6 |
Never used | 331 | 78.4 | |
Received sex education at school | Yes | 315 | 74.6 |
No | 107 | 25.4 | |
Knew the accurate time to take emergency contraceptive | Know | 50 | 11.8 |
Did not Know | 372 | 88.2 | |
Access to social media | Yes | 207 | 49.1 |
No | 215 | 50.9 | |
Drink Alcohol (Alcohol Use) | Yes | 66 | 15.6 |
No | 356 | 84.4 | |
Number of pregnancies | One time | 96 | 22.7 |
Two times | 45 | 10.7 | |
≥Three times | 5 | 1.2 | |
Age at first pregnancy (Year) | 15–16 | 127 | 30 |
17–18 | 19 | 4.5 | |
Characteristics of the pregnancy | Planned | 62 | 14.7 |
Unplanned | 84 | 19.9 | |
Antenatal follow up | Attend | 63 | 14.9 |
Did not attend | 83 | 19.7 |