Table 1 Association between socio-demographic characteristics and mean reproductive health scores
From: Reproductive health status of adolescent mothers in an Iranian setting: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Socio-demographic characteristics | Reproductive health score | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age | |||
≤ 15 | 49 (15.7) | 66.40 (10.39) | 0.07 |
< 15 | 263 (84.3) | 63.29 (11.13) | |
Marriage age | |||
≥ 13 | 21 (6.7) | 64.00 (9.43) | 0.409 |
14–15 | 176 (56.4) | 64.47 (11.43) | |
> 15 | 115 (36.9) | 62.67 (10.75) | |
Education | |||
Elementary school | 49 (15.7) | 61.89 (9.74) | 0.005 |
Junior high school | 131 (42) | 61.86 (12.02) | |
Senior high school | 89 (28.5) | 66.61 (10.27) | |
High school diploma | 43 (13.58) | 65.90 (9.60) | |
Gravida | |||
1 | 223 (71.5) | 65.75 (10.37) | 0.003 |
2 | 83 (26.6) | 61.64 (10.90) | |
3 | 6 (1.9) | 61.84 (12.69) | |
Contraceptive method | |||
Modern | 85 (30.36) | 61.34 (10.1) | 0.012 |
Traditional | 110 (39.28) | 59.06 (10.38) | |
Nothing | 85 (30.36) | 59.58 (10.68) | |
Para | |||
1 | 272 (87.2) | 65.01 (11.84) | 0.007 |
2 | 40 (12.8) | 59.62 (16.06) | |
Age of spouse | |||
>20 | 68 (21.8) | 59.35 (12.61) | < 0.001 |
20–25 | 153 (49) | 63.92 (9.87) | |
> 25 | 91 (29) | 66.84 (10.75) | |
Education of spouse | |||
Elementary school | 79 (25.3) | 58.30 (10.25) | < 0.001 |
Junior high school | 79 (25.3) | 65.12 (11.89) | |
Senior high school | 41 (13.1) | 64.75 (10.19) | |
High school diploma | 84 (26.9) | 67.15 (9.74) | |
College | 29 (9.3) | 63.89 (10.83) | |
Type of delivery | |||
Vaginal | 65 (40.12) | 65.01 (11.84) | 0.158 |
Cesarean | 97 (59.87) | 59.62 (16.06) | |