Research Article

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy, Northeast Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Sexual and reproductive health characteristics of teenagers in Wogedi, northeast Ethiopia, 2017.

Variable FrequencyPercent

Ever had sex (N=514)
 No17734.4
 Yes33765.6
Age at first sex (N=337)
 13-1513038.6
 16-1820560.8
 >1820.6
Contraceptive use (N=337)
 No18153.7
 Yes15646.3
Reasons for contraceptive non-use (N=181)
 Do not have accesses179.4
 Do not have knowledge6837.6
 Family influence8144.8
 Due to divorce84.4
 Wants to be pregnant73.8
Ever had pregnancy (N=514)
 No36771.4
 Yes14728.6
Currently pregnant (N=147)
 No11175.5
 Yes3624.5
Conditions of pregnancy (N=147)
 Planned5436.7
 Unplanned9363.3
Feeling about the pregnancy (N=147)
 Happy5839.5
 Unhappy6443.5
 Nothing2517.0
Outcomes of pregnancy (N=111)
 Delivered (Live Birth)9787.4
 Aborted1412.6