Lived Experiences of Adolescent Mothers Attending Mbale Regional Referral Hospital: A Phenomenological Study

Table 1

Characteristics of participants.

Variable	Number (%)
Age
15 yrs	3 (6.7)
16 yrs	6 (15.4)
17 yrs	5 (11.1)
18 yrs	11 (24.4)
19 yrs	20 (44.4)
Education
Primary	14 (31.1)
Secondary	31 (68.9)
Occupation
Employed	3 (6.7)
Unemployed	42 (93.3)
Religion
Christian	32 (71.1)
Moslem	13 (28.9)
Parity
Primiparous	32 (71.1)
Multiparous	10 (28.9)
Who she lives with
Living with husband/boyfriend/cohabiting	36 (80)
Not living with husband/boyfriend/cohabiting	9 (20)