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Table 2 Participants Characteristics

From: Determinants of adolescent pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Author

Study setting/country

Number of participants

Gender % (n)

Age range (years)

Ethnicity

Socio-economic status

Marital status

Atuyambe et al. (2015) [19]

Wakiso district/Uganda

156

Females 50.6% (79), Males 49.4% (77)

10--19

not described

No employment status described

not indicated

Hokororo et al. (2015) [27]

Mwanza region/Tanzania

49

Females 100% (49)

15-20

Sukuma tribe

Non was employed

Legally married (2) Living with partner/boyfriend (40) Single or not living with partners (7)

R. Jewkes et al. (2001) [35]

Gugulethu and Khayelitsha, Cape Town/South Africa

544

Females 100% (544)

below 19 years

not described

No employment status described

not indicated

Krugu et al. (2016) [23]

Bolgatanga Municipality/Ghana

20

Females 100% (20)

14-19

not described

High school students

non was married

McCleary-Sills et al. (2013) [28]

Tanzania

82

Females 100% (82)

12--17

not described

No employment status described

not indicated

G. Mchunu et al. (2012) [38]

Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga/ South Africa

3123

Female 45.4% (1418), Males 54.6% (1705)

18-24

not described

No employment status described

not indicated

P.T. Mngadi et al. (2003) [46]

Mbabane/Swaziland

31

Females 100% (31)

15-19

not described

Non was employed

not indicated

Mushwana et al. (2015) [15]

Greater Giyani Municipality/South Africa

147

Females 100% (147)

10--19

not described

No employment status described

Married (5), Single (136), Other (4)

Okigbo & Speizer (2015) [40]

Nairobi,Mombasa,Kisumu,Machakos, Kakamega/Kenya

2020

Female 100% (2020)

15-24

not described

Not employed 467, Student 658, Employed 895

non has ever been married

Salami et al. (2014) [41]

Ogbomosho, Oyo State/Nigeria

participants 174, key informants 12

Females 100% (174 + 12)

10-20 and above

not described

Not employed 34, Student 62, Trading 45, Others 33

not indicated

Silberschmidt & Rasch (2001) [29]

Dar es Salaam/Tanzania

51

Females 100% (51)

15-19

Not specific

Students 25, Employed 26

non was married

Taffa et al. (2003) [42]

Nyanza region/Kenya

1247

Females 100% (1247)

12--19

Not specific

students 233, not in school 331

married or co-habiting (253), not married (331)

Tilahun et al. (2012) [43]

Eastern Hararghe, Oromia region/Ethiopia

394

Females 301 (301), Males 23.6% (93)

18-24 (219), 25-35 (143), 36 and above [32]

Oromiffa

Nurses (119), Health Extension Workers (236), Health Assistants [21]

Married (245), Single (149)

Warenius et al. (2006) [44]

Kenya and Zambia

707

Females 92% (651), Male 8% (56)

22-60

Not specific

Enrolled Nurses (502), Registred Nurses (200), Dispensary Techs [5]

not indicated

M. Were (2007) [45]

Busia District/Kenya

258

Females 78.7% (203), Male 21.3% (55)

10--19

not described

No employment status described

not indicated

K Wood & R Jewkes (2006) [30]

Limpopo Province/South Africa

35

Females 100% (35)

14-20

Not specific

No employment status described

non was married

L. Wooda & F. Hendricks (2016) [31]

South Africa

24

Females 58.3% (14) Males 41.7% (10)

Below 18 years

not described

grade 11 learners

not indicated

A. Yidana et al. (2015) [32]

Yendi Municipality /Ghana

400

Females 62.8% (251), Males 37.3% (149)

14-19

Dagomba

No employment status described

Cohabiting (19), Divorced (1), Married (76), Single (292), Widowed (12)

M. Marston et al. (2013) [37]

Korogocho and Viwandani/Kenya

1754

 

12--16

Swahili

No employment status described

not indicated

E. Alhassan (2015) [34]

Talensi District/Ghana

310

Females 100% (310)

not specific

Telensi

Junior High School Students

not indicated

S. P. Adzitey et al. (2013) [33]

Fumbisi, Builsa District/Ghana

20

Females 100% (20)

14-20

Builsa (65%), Kasena (15%), Mamprusi (10%), Bimoba (5%) and Sisala (5%)

Students (95%), No education (5%)

Married (19), Single (1)

Ogori et al. (2013) [39]

Kontagora LocalGovernment Area, Niger State/Nigeria

40

Not specific

Not specific

Not specific

No employment status described

not indicated

Lambani M.N (2015) [36]

Limpopo Province/South Africa

10

Females 10% (10)

17-18

not described

Non was employed

not indicated

Gyan C. (2013) [26]

Chorkor, Greater Accra Region/Ghana

55

Females 100% (55)

not specific

Ga-Dangme and Akan

No employment status described

not indicated