Table 5 Determinants of adolescent childbirth among women of rural residence, age 20–24 years at 2016 UDHS (N = 2678)
Variables | Total (N) | Adolescent childbirth (row%; 95% CI) | Crude PR (95% CI) | P-value (crude) | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | Wald test P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zone | ||||||
Central | 583 | 57.3 (52.1–62.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Eastern | 886 | 60.1 (55.7–64.3) | 1.05 (0.93–1.18) | 0.420 | 0.88 (0.80–0.96) | 0.004 |
Northern | 515 | 66.0 (61.9–69.8) | 1.15 (1.03–1.28) | 0.011 | 0.92 (0.84–1.00) | 0.063 |
Western | 693 | 59.9 (55.2–64.4) | 1.04 (0.93–1.18) | 0.473 | 0.96 (0.88–1.05) | 0.416 |
Religion | ||||||
Anglican | 1231 | 57.2 (53.6–60.6) | 1 | 1 | ||
Catholic | 1016 | 62.8 (58.9–66.6) | 1.10 (1.01–1.20) | 0.032 | 1.07 (0.99–1.15) | 0.062 |
Muslim | 355 | 65.0 (58.2–71.3) | 1.14 (1.01–1.28) | 0.034 | 1.13 (1.02–1.26) | 0.020 |
Other | 076 | 64.5 (53.4–74.3) | 1.13 (0.95–1.34) | 0.172 | 1.06 (0.92–1.24) | 0.410 |
Education attainment | ||||||
No and incomplete primary | 1328 | 74.5 (71.8–77.0) | 1 | 1 | ||
Complete primary and higher | 1350 | 46.9 (43.7–50.0) | 0.63 (0.59–0.68) | < 0.001 | 0.84 (0.78–0.90) | < 0.001 |
Household wealth index | ||||||
Poorest | 588 | 74.2 (70.5–77.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
Poorer | 657 | 65.1 (60.7–69.3) | 0.88 (0.81–0.95) | 0.001 | 0.95 (0.89–1.02) | 0.185 |
Middle | 554 | 62.5 (58.0–66.8) | 0.84 (0.77–0.92) | < 0.001 | 0.98 (0.91–1.07) | 0.693 |
Richer | 561 | 49.0 (44.1–53.9) | 0.66 (0.59–0.74) | < 0.001 | 0.84 (0.76–0.94) | 0.001 |
Richest | 318 | 43.1 (37.1–49.2) | 0.58 (0.50–0.67) | < 0.001 | 0.76 (0.66–0.88) | < 0.001 |
In Union before first birth | ||||||
No | 1252 | 56.5 (53.2–59.7) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 1426 | 64.2 (61.1–67.1) | 1.14 (1.06–1.22) | < 0.001 | 0.99 (0.94–1.05) | 0.797 |
Age at 1st sex-mean years (SD) | 16.6 (2.21) | 15.7 (1.75) | 0.84 (0.83–0.86) | < 0.001 | 0.85 (0.84–0.87) | < 0.001 |