Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of teenagers in Wogedi, northeast Ethiopia, 2017.
| Variables | Frequency (N=514) | Percent |
| Age in years | | | 15 | 86 | 16.7 | 16 | 83 | 16.2 | 17 | 76 | 14.8 | 18 | 112 | 21.8 | 19 | 157 | 30.5 | Religion | | | Muslim | 244 | 47.5 | Orthodox | 270 | 52.5 | Marital status | | | Married | 205 | 39.9 | Divorced | 63 | 12.3 | Widowed | 3 | 0.6 | Single | 243 | 47.2 | Educational status | | | College | 5 | 1.0 | Secondary (9-12) | 101 | 19.6 | Primary (1-8) | 317 | 61.7 | Unable to read and write | 91 | 17.7 | Occupation | | | Farmer | 173 | 33.7 | Housewife | 39 | 7.6 | Merchant | 18 | 3.5 | Daily laborer | 31 | 6.0 | Student | 253 | 49.2 | Live with | | | Alone | 16 | 3.1 | Husband | 164 | 31.9 | Parent | 334 | 65.0 | Expected household income | | | <1500 | 251 | 48.8 | 1501-7500 | 244 | 47.5 | >7500 | 19 | 3.7 |
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