Table 6 Determinants of adolescent childbirth among women of urban residence, age 20–24 years at 2016 UDHS (N = 1144)
Variables | Total (N) | Adolescent childbirth (%; 95% CI) | Crude PR (95% CI) | P-value (crude) | Adjusted PR (95% CI) | Wald test p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zone | ||||||
Central | 676 | 36.5 (31.0–42.4) | 1 | 1 | ||
Eastern | 160 | 40.6 (33.2–48.4) | 1.11 (0.87–1.42) | 0.401 | 0.93 (0.76–1.14) | 0.483 |
Northern | 098 | 40.2 (32.3–48.6) | 1.10 (0.85–1.42) | 0.465 | 0.93 (0.76–1.14) | 0.466 |
Western | 209 | 45.3 (35.0–56.1) | 1.24 (0.94–1.65) | 0.134 | 1.01 (0.77–1.31) | 0.953 |
Religion | ||||||
Anglican | 480 | 36.5 (30.2–43.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
Catholic | 397 | 38.7 (33.1–44.7) | 1.06 (0.83–1.35) | 0.636 | 1.08 (0.86–1.37) | 0.492 |
Muslim | 227 | 47.2 (38.4–56.2) | 1.29 (1.02–1.64) | 0.035 | 1.08 (0.86–1.34) | 0.518 |
Other | 039 | 25.0 (11.0–47.5) | 0.69 (0.33–1.42) | 0.306 | 0.94 (0.51–1.72) | 0.840 |
Education attainment | ||||||
No and Incomplete primary | 200 | 69.2 (62.0–75.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
Complete primary and higher | 944 | 32.6 (28.5–37.1) | 0.47 (0.40–0.56) | < 0.001 | 0.74 (0.61–0.89) | 0.001 |
Household wealth index | ||||||
Poorest | 059 | 59.9 (45.5–72.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
Poorer | 044 | 60.0 (46.2–72.5) | 1.00 (0.73–1.38) | 0.987 | 0.88 (0.67–1.15) | 0.340 |
Middle | 062 | 46.8 (31.3–62.9) | 0.78 (0.54–1.13) | 0.189 | 0.83 (0.59–1.17) | 0.284 |
Richer | 177 | 49.5 (40.1–58.9) | 0.83 (0.60–1.13) | 0.234 | 0.84 (0.62–1.12) | 0.227 |
Richest | 802 | 33.4 (28.9–38.3) | 0.56 (0.42–0.73) | < 0.001 | 0.77 (0.57–1.03) | 0.077 |
In union before first birth | ||||||
No | 638 | 32.4 (27.6–37.5) | 1 | 1 | ||
Yes | 505 | 47.4 (40.8–54.1) | 1.46 (1.18–1.82) | 0.001 | 1.04 (0.84–1.28) | 0.741 |
Age at 1st sex -mean years (SD) | 17.3 (2.26) | 15.9 (1.80) | 0.77 (0.75–0.80) | < 0.001 | 0.79 (0.76–0.81) | < 0.001 |