Table 1

Background and socio-demographic characteristic

Adolescent mothers
 Adult mothers¥

Characteristics
 n = 442
 %
 n = 320
 %
 OR
 95% CI
Marital status





     Single
 161
 (36.4)
 73
 (22.8)
 2.01
 1.44–2.79*
     Divorced/separated
 26
 (5.9)
 15
 (4.7)
 1.57
 0.82–3.05
     Married/in partnership (base outcome)
 255
 (57.7)
 232
 (72.5)

Education attainment





     None/Primary incomplete
 147
 (33.3)
 56
 (17.5)
 1.98
 1.36–2.89*
     Primary complete
 76
 (17.2)
 50
 (15.6)
 1.15
 0.76–1.74
     Upper/post secondary school
 27
 (6.1)
 69
 (21.6)
 0.30
 0.18–0.48*
     Secondary lower (base outcome)
 192
 (43.4)
 145
 (45.3)

Religion





     Anglican
 103
 (23.3)
 116
 (36.3)
 0.52
 0.36–0.74*
     Muslim
 118
 (26.7)
 52
 (16.3)
 1.32
 0.88–1.99
     Other
 49
 (11.1)
 52
 (16.3)
 0.55
 0.35–0.87*
     Catholic (base outcome)
 172
 (38.9)
 100
 (31.3)

Dropped out school due to pregnancy**





     No (base outcome)
 264
 (63.9)
 224
 (86.5)

     Yes
 149
 (36.1)
 35
 (13.5)
 3.61
 2.40–5.44 *
Main source of income





     Salary
 20
 (4.5)
 35
 (10.9)
 0.43
 0.24–0.76*
     Trading
 48
 (10.7)
 48
 (15.0)
 0.75
 0.48–1.12
     Farming
 24
 (5.4)
 18
 (5.6)
 1.00
 0.55–1.90
     Relatives
 53
 (12.0)
 17
 (5.3)
 3.33
 1.30–4.16*
     Mother of adolescent/adult mother
 21
 (4.8)
 6
 (1.9)
 2.62
 1.03–6.62*
     Others
 38
 (8.6)
 18
 (5.3)
 1.58
 0.87–2.86
     Spouse/partner (base outcome)
 238
 (53.9)
 178
 (54.5)

Mean age (sd)
 17.9 (1.1)
22.3 (2.2)


Mean age of first sex (sd)
 15.9 (4.3)
18.4 (8.1)


Mean (sd.) age of first marriage
 16.8 (1.3)
20.1 (2. 6)


¥Reference group; *statistically significant; N.B. Odds among adolescent mothers are divided by odds among adult mothers

**For only those who had been to school

Atuyambe et al. Reproductive Health 2008 5:13   doi:10.1186/1742-4755-5-13

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