Contraceptive practices and pregnancy intendedness among pregnant adolescents

Figures & data

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 200 participants

Characteristics	Number (percentage)
Age (years)
≤16	81 (40.5)
17 or older	119 (59.5)
Gravidity
Primigravidity	178 (89.0)
Multigravidity	22 (11.0)
Educational status
In school	118 (59.0)
Completed their education	82 (41.0)
Living situation
Lives with both parents	109 (54.5)
Lives with mother or father	13 (6.5)
Lives with sister and/or brother	31 (15.5)
Lives with partner or husband	43 (21.5)
Lives alone	4 (2.0)
Contraceptives ever used*
Never	75 (37.5)
OCPs	47 (23.5)
Condom	63 (31.5)
Emergency pills	25 (12.5)
DMPA	6 (3.0)
IUD	1 (0.5)
Implant	1 (0.5)
Contraceptives used before getting this pregnancy
None	138 (69.0)
OCPs	30 (15.0)
Condom	15 (7.5)
Emergency pills	13 (6.5)
DMPA	4 (2.0)
Sources of contraceptive method information*
Teacher	74 (37.0)
Friends	58 (29.0)
Health care provider	42 (21.0)
Parents	29 (14.5)
Drug store	20 (10.0)
Internet	18 (9.0)

Note:

* Multiple answers allowed.

Abbreviations: DMPA, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; IUD, intrauterine device; OCPs, oral combined pills.

Table 2 Factors predicting never using contraception

Variables	Number (%)	P-value*	Multivariate analyses
			Odds ratio	95% CI
Age (years)		<0.001	5.57	2.95–10.53
≤16 (n=81)	50 (61.7)
17 or older (n=119)	25 (21.0)
Gravidity		0.014	2.76	0.74–10.30
Primigravidity (n=178)	72 (40.4)
Multigravidity (n=22)	3 (13.6)
Educational status		0.001	1.39	0.68–2.84
In school (n=118)	55 (46.6)
Completed education (n=82)	20 (24.4)

Note:

* From univariate analyses.

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

Table 3 Factors predicting no contraceptive use prior to getting this pregnancy

Variables	Number (%)	P-value*	Multivariate analyses
			Odds ratio	95% CI
Age (years)		<0.001	6.42	2.94–14.04
≤16 (n=81)	72 (88.9)
17 or older (n=119)	66 (55.5)
Educational status		0.001	1.69	0.87–3.31
In school (n=118)	92 (77.9)
Completed education (n=82)	46 (56.1)
Gravidity		0.120	1.18	0.45–3.07
Primigravidity (n=178)	126 (70.8)
Multigravidity (n=22)	12 (54.5)

Note:

* From univariate analyses.

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

Table 4 Predictor of unawareness of the risk of pregnancy

Variables	Number (%)	P-value*	Multivariate analyses
			Odds ratio	95% CI
Age (years)		0.007	2.37	1.26–4.44
≤16 (n=81)	62 (76.5)
17 or older (n=119)	69 (57.9)
Educational status		0.020	1.48	0.77–2.82
In school (n=118)	85 (72.0)
Completed education (n=82)	46 (56.1)
Gravidity		0.036	2.07	0.83–5.19
Primigravidity (n=178)	121 (67.9)
Multigravidity (n=22)	10 (45.5)

Note:

* From univariate analyses.

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.

Table 5 Factors predicting unintended pregnancy

Variables	Number (%)	P-value*	Multivariate analyses
			Odds ratio	95% CI
Educational status		<0.001	6.71	3.27–13.75
In school (n=118)	101 (85.6)
Completed education (n=82)	31 (37.8)
Age (years)		<0.001	5.76	2.42–13.70
≤16 (n=81)	73 (90.1)
17 or older (n=119)	59 (49.6)
Gravidity		0.008	1.45	0.51–4.11
Primigravidity (n=178)	123 (69.1)
Multigravidity (n=22)	9 (40.9)

Note:

* From univariate analyses.

Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.