Table 1 Adolescent childbearing and sexual debut (2000–2016)
From: ASRHR in Ethiopia: reviewing progress over the last 20 years and looking ahead to the next 10 years
2000 | 2005 | 2011 | 2016 | Absolute percentage change (2000–2016) | Relative percentage change (2000–2016) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% of Adolescents that have begun childbearing | ||||||
Married | 63.2 | 68.2 | 58.4 | 59.5 | − 3.7 | − 5.9 |
Unmarried | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | + 30.0 |
Children ever born (married adolescents aged 15–19 | ||||||
At least one child | 39.9 | 38.4 | 36.3 | 41.9 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
At least two children | 7.8 | 13.9 | 9.5 | 6.0 | − 1.8 | − 23.1 |
Ever had sex | ||||||
Females | 30.7 | 27.4 | 24.2 | 24.6 | − 6.1 | − 19.9 |
Males | 15.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.1 | − 7.3 | − 47.4 |
Sexual debut by age 15 | ||||||
Females | 13.5 | 11.1 | 7.1 | 6.3 | − 7.2 | − 53.3 |
Males | 5.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 | − 4.3 | − 84.3 |