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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, by pregnancy status

From: Understanding resilience of female adolescents towards teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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Never pregnant girls

Pregnant girls and/or young mothers

 

n

(N = 638)

%

n

(N = 112)

%

Age

 15 Years

167

26.2

1

0.9

 16 years

107

16.8

11

9.8

 17 years

114

17.9

8

7.1

 18 years

108

16.9

20

17.9

 19 years

142

22.3

72

64.3

Education

 Primary education

277

43.4

85

75.9

 Secondary education

326

51.3

21

18.8

 Vocational training

13

2.0

0

0

 No education

21

3.3

6

5.4

Relationship status

 Single

367

57.5

11

9.8

 In a relationship/not married

258

40.4

57

50.9

 Married

13

2.0

38

33.9

 Divorced/separated

0

0

6

5.4

Both parents of respondent living together with their children

 Yes

372

58.3

53

47.3

 No

169

26.5

43

38.4

 Others (dead, don’t know)

87

15.2

16

14.3

Respondent’s father has more than one wife

 Yes

213

33.4

37

33.0

 No

327

51.3

58

51.8

 Others (dead, don’t know)

98

15.4

17

15.2

Religion

 Christians

207

32.4

27

24.1

 Muslims

428

67.1

85

75.9

 Others

3

0.5

0

0