Research Article

Teenage Pregnancy and Its Adverse Obstetric and Perinatal Outcomes at Lemlem Karl Hospital, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

Table 2

Sociodemographic information of teenage and adult mothers in Lemlem Karl general hospital, Tigray region, Ethiopia, 2018 ().

VariableResponseAge categoryTotal N (%)
Teenage N (%)Adults N (%)

ResidenceUrban103 (33.3)196 (63.4)299 (48.4)
Rural206 (66.7)113 (36.6)319 (51.6)

EmploymentUnemployed275 (89.0)222 (71.8)497 (80.4)
Employed34 (11.0)87 (28.2)121 (19.6)

Marital statusMarried278 (90.0)297 (96.1)575 (93.0)
Single31 (10.0)12 (3.9)43 (7.0)

GravidityMultigravida49 (15.9)229 (74.1)278 (45.0)
Primigravida260 (84.1)80 (25.9)340 (55.0)

ANCYes239 (77.3)257 (83.2)496 (80.3)
No70 (22.7)529 (16.8)122 (19.7)