Table 3 |
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Experienced problems during pregnancy |
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| Adolescent mothers |
Adult mothers¥ |
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| Experiences problems |
n = 442 |
% |
n = 320 |
% |
OR |
95% CI |
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| Frequent ailments (n = 756) |
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| No (base outcome) |
235 |
(53.4) |
168 |
(53.2) |
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| Yes |
205 |
(46.6) |
148 |
(46.8) |
0.99 |
0.74–1.32 |
| Lack of enough food (n = 754) |
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| No (base outcome) |
362 |
(82.6) |
275 |
(87.0) |
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| Yes |
76 |
(17.4 |
41 |
(13.0) |
1.41 |
0.93–2.12 |
| Violence from partner (n = 755) |
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| No (base outcome) |
399 |
(91.3) |
284 |
(89.3) |
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| Yes |
38 |
(8.7) |
34 |
(10.7) |
0.79 |
0.49–1.29 |
| Rejection by partner (n = 725) |
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| No (base outcome) |
358 |
(84.6) |
272 |
(90.1) |
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| Yes |
65 |
(15.4) |
30 |
(9.9) |
1.65 |
1.04–2.61* |
| Violence from parents (n = 726) |
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| No (base outcome) |
319 |
(75.6) |
263 |
(86.5) |
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| Yes |
103 |
(24.4) |
41 |
(13.5) |
2.07 |
1.39–3.08* |
| Sent away from home (n = 708) |
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| No (base outcome) |
369 |
(89.4) |
289 |
(90.0) |
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| Yes |
44 |
(10.7) |
6 |
(2.0) |
5.94 |
2.50–14.11* |
| Expelled from school (n = 723) |
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| No (base outcome) |
375 |
(89.3) |
297 |
(98.0) |
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| Yes |
45 |
(10.7) |
6 |
(2.0) |
5.94 |
2.50–14.11* |
| Stigmatized by community (n = 725) |
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| No (base outcome) |
346 |
(82.0) |
268 |
(88.4) |
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| Yes |
76 |
(18.0) |
35 |
(11.6) |
1.58 |
1.09–2.59* |
| Inappropriate dressing (n = 753) |
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| No (base outcome) |
288 |
(65.8) |
244 |
(77.5) |
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| Yes |
150 |
(34.3) |
71 |
(22.5) |
1.79 |
1.29–2.49* |
| Lack of disposable income (n = 252) |
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| No (base outcome) |
267 |
(61.1) |
227 |
(72.1) |
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| Yes |
170 |
(38.9) |
88 |
(27.9) |
1.64 |
1.20–2.24* |
| Uncertainty of child survival (n = 755) |
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| No (base outcome) |
270 |
(61.5) |
207 |
(65.5) |
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| Yes |
169 |
(38.5) |
109 |
(34.5) |
1.19 |
0.88–1.61 |
| Uncertainty of own survive during delivery (n = 755) |
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| No (base outcome) |
243 |
(55.4) |
201 |
(63.6) |
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| Yes |
196 |
(44.6) |
115 |
(36.4) |
1.41 |
1.04–1.90* |
| Uncertainty of continuing education after delivery (n = 737) |
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| No (base outcome) |
362 |
(84.2) |
283 |
(92.2) |
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| Yes |
68 |
(15.8) |
24 |
(7.8) |
2.22 |
1.36–3.61* |
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¥Reference group; *statistically significant; N.B. Odds among adolescent mothers are divided by odds among adult mothers |
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Atuyambe et al. Reproductive Health 2008 5:13 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-5-13 |
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