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Table 3 Experienced problems during pregnancy

From: Adolescent and adult first time mothers' health seeking practices during pregnancy and early motherhood in Wakiso district, central Uganda

 

Adolescent mothers

Adult mothers¥

  

Experiences problems

n = 442

%

n = 320

%

OR

95% CI

Frequent ailments (n = 756)

      

   No (base outcome)

235

(53.4)

168

(53.2)

  

   Yes

205

(46.6)

148

(46.8)

0.99

0.74–1.32

Lack of enough food (n = 754)

      

   No (base outcome)

362

(82.6)

275

(87.0)

  

   Yes

76

(17.4

41

(13.0)

1.41

0.93–2.12

Violence from partner (n = 755)

      

   No (base outcome)

399

(91.3)

284

(89.3)

  

   Yes

38

(8.7)

34

(10.7)

0.79

0.49–1.29

Rejection by partner (n = 725)

      

   No (base outcome)

358

(84.6)

272

(90.1)

  

   Yes

65

(15.4)

30

(9.9)

1.65

1.04–2.61*

Violence from parents (n = 726)

      

   No (base outcome)

319

(75.6)

263

(86.5)

  

   Yes

103

(24.4)

41

(13.5)

2.07

1.39–3.08*

Sent away from home (n = 708)

      

   No (base outcome)

369

(89.4)

289

(90.0)

  

   Yes

44

(10.7)

6

(2.0)

5.94

2.50–14.11*

Expelled from school (n = 723)

      

   No (base outcome)

375

(89.3)

297

(98.0)

  

   Yes

45

(10.7)

6

(2.0)

5.94

2.50–14.11*

Stigmatized by community (n = 725)

      

   No (base outcome)

346

(82.0)

268

(88.4)

  

   Yes

76

(18.0)

35

(11.6)

1.58

1.09–2.59*

Inappropriate dressing (n = 753)

      

   No (base outcome)

288

(65.8)

244

(77.5)

  

   Yes

150

(34.3)

71

(22.5)

1.79

1.29–2.49*

Lack of disposable income (n = 252)

      

   No (base outcome)

267

(61.1)

227

(72.1)

  

   Yes

170

(38.9)

88

(27.9)

1.64

1.20–2.24*

Uncertainty of child survival (n = 755)

      

   No (base outcome)

270

(61.5)

207

(65.5)

  

   Yes

169

(38.5)

109

(34.5)

1.19

0.88–1.61

Uncertainty of own survive during delivery (n = 755)

      

   No (base outcome)

243

(55.4)

201

(63.6)

  

   Yes

196

(44.6)

115

(36.4)

1.41

1.04–1.90*

Uncertainty of continuing education after delivery (n = 737)

      

   No (base outcome)

362

(84.2)

283

(92.2)

  

   Yes

68

(15.8)

24

(7.8)

2.22

1.36–3.61*

  1. ¥ Reference group; *statistically significant; N.B. Odds among adolescent mothers are divided by odds among adult mothers