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Table 1 Background and socio-demographic characteristic

From: Adolescent and adult first time mothers' health seeking practices during pregnancy and early motherhood in Wakiso district, central Uganda

 

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)

   
  1. ¥ Reference group; *statistically significant; N.B. Odds among adolescent mothers are divided by odds among adult mothers
  2. **For only those who had been to school