Sociodemographic, relationship and sexual history characteristics of 403 pregnant adolescent girls presenting for antenatal care in Mwanza, Tanzania
| Characteristics | Value N (%) or Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Age (years) | 19 (17–20) |
| 14 | 2 (0.5%) |
| 15 | 15 (3.7%) |
| 16 | 35 (8.7%) |
| 17 | 66 (16.4%) |
| 18 | 68 (16.9%) |
| 19 | 86 (21.3%) |
| 20 | 131 (32.5%) |
| Current educational status | |
| Never attended school | 33 (8.2) |
| Completed primary school | 240 (659.6) |
| Dropped out of school | 101 (25.1) |
| Completed secondary school | 4 (1.0) |
| Still in school | 23 (5.7) |
| Highest educational level initiated | |
| None | 33 (8.2) |
| Primary | 258 (64.0) |
| Secondary and above | 112 (25.8) |
| Religion | |
| Catholic | 180 (44.7) |
| Protestant | 151 (37.5) |
| Muslim | 45 (11.2) |
| Other/none | 27 (6.7) |
| Current relationship | |
| Marital status | |
| No current partner | 43 (10.7) |
| Married | 46 (11.4) |
| Cohabiting | 234 (58.1) |
| Divorced | 2 (0.5) |
| In relationship but not living together | 78 (19.4) |
| Number of months of current relationship | 12 (8–24) |
| Characterises relationship as ‘long term | 296 (73.5) |
| Partner has other women outside of the relationship | 87 (22.7) |
| Number of years by which sexual partner is older | 7 (4–9) |
| Sexual behaviour and history | |
| Age at first sexual encounter | 16 (15–17) |
| 14 years and below | 68 (16.9) |
| 15–17 years | 285 (70.7) |
| 18 years and above | 48 (11.9) |
| Number of lifetime sexual partners | |
| 1 | 103 (25.6) |
| 2 | 150 (37.2) |
| 3 or more | 147 (36.5) |
| First sexual encounter was forced | 45 (11.2) |
| Number of previous pregnancies | |
| 0 | 239 (59.3) |
| 1 | 106 (26.3) |
| 2 | 42 (10.4) |
| 3 and above | 16 (4.0) |
| Planned pregnancy | 227 (56.3) |
| Considered terminating this pregnancy | 350 (86.9) |
| Ever used contraception | 66 (16.4) |
| Ever exchanged sex for money or goods | 284 (70.5) |
| Presence of symptoms suggesting current reproductive tract infection (RTI) | 230 (57.1) |