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Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic variables among teenagers (14–19) and adult group (20–29) years

From: Prevalence and outcome of teenage hospital births at the buea health district, South West Region, Cameroon

Variables

Teenagers (14–19 years) Cases (n = 148) N (%)

Control group (20–29 years) Cases (n = 360) N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

P-value

Education (years)

    

Primary(6)

16(10.8 %)

20(5.6 %)

3.7(2.1-5.5)

<0.001

Secondary (7–13)

129(87.2 %)

245(68.1 %)

  

Tertiary (≥14)

3(2.0 %)

95(26.4 %)

  

Occupation

    

Employed

43(10.8 %)

197(54.7 %)

3.1(2.0-4.7)

<0.001

Unemployed

105(70.9 %)

163(45.3 %)

  

Marital status

    

Married

53(35.8 %)

245(68.1 %)

3.8(2.6-5.7)

<0.001

Single

95(64.2 %)

115(51.9 %)

  

Gravidity

    

≥2

40(27.0 %)

246(68.3 %)

3.0(2.3-4.9)

<0.001

1

108(73.0 %)

114(31.7 %)

  

Religion

    

Christian

142(95.9 %)

350(97.2 %)

1.7(0.6-4.7)

<0.23

Muslim

6(4.1 %)

10(2.8 %)

  

ANC

    

≥4 Visits

60(40.5 %)

152(42.2 %)

1.02(0.7-4.6)

<0.4

0-3 Visits

88(59.5 %)

208(57.8 %)

  
  1. CI: Confidence interval
  2. OR: Odds ratio