Table 3 The relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and teenage pregnancies (n = 539
Variables | N | Ever been pregnancy | \(\chi^{2}\) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | No | Yes | Â | Â |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 13.776 | 0.001 |
 13–14 | 29 | 29 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |  |
 15–17 | 204 | 146 (71.6) | 58 (28.4) |  |  |
 18–19 | 306 | 206 (67.3) | 100 (32.7) |  |  |
Place of residence |  |  |  | 21.348 |  < 0.001 |
 Urban | 106 | 62 (58.5) | 44 (41.5) |  |  |
 Semi-urban | 126 | 78 (61.9) | 48 (38.1) |  |  |
 Rural | 307 | 241 (70.7) | 66 (21.5) |  |  |
Early marriage |  |  |  | 18.764 |  < 0.001 |
 No | 357 | 274 (76.8) | 83 (23.2) |  |  |
 Yes | 182 | 107 (58.8) | 75 (41.2) |  |  |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â | 7.932 | 0.019 |
 Non formal | 45 | 33 (73.3) | 12 (26.7) |  |  |
 Primary level | 338 | 225 (66.6) | 113 (33.4) |  |  |
 Secondary level | 156 | 123 (78.8) | 33 (21.2) |  |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Gogo | 170 | 124 (72.9) | 46 (27.1) | 3.000 | 0.223 |
 Rangi | 130 | 97 (74.6) | 33 (25.4) |  |  |
 Others | 239 | 160 (66.9) | 79 (33.1) |  |  |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | 3.660 | 0.056 |
 Christian | 337 | 248 (73.6) | 89 (26.4) |  |  |
 Muslim | 202 | 133 (65.8) | 69 (34.2) |  |  |
Mother’s education |  |  |  | 28.663 | < 0.001 |
 Non-formal | 94 | 64 (68.1) | 30 (31.9) |  |  |
 Primary | 320 | 205 (64.1) | 115 (35.9) |  |  |
 Secondary/above | 125 | 112 (89.6) | 13 (10.4) |  |  |
Father’s education |  |  |  | 25.858 |  < 0.001 |
 Non-formal | 75 | 36 (48.0) | 39 (52.0) |  |  |
 Primary | 298 | 212 (71.1) | 86 (28.9) |  |  |
 Secondary/above | 153 | 123 (80.4) | 30 (19.6) |  |  |
 Don't know | 13 | 10 (76.9) | 3 (23.1) |  |  |
Economic status |  |  |  | 25.858 |  < 0.001 |
 Good | 128 | 104 (81.2) | 24 (18.8) |  |  |
 Poor | 411 | 277 (67.4) | 134 (32.6) |  |  |
Failure to obtain daily basic needs | Â | Â | Â | 4.301 | 0.038 |
 No | 131 | 102 (77.9) | 29 (22.1) |  |  |
 Yes | 408 | 279 (68.4) | 129 (31.6) |  |  |
Parents/caregivers’ economic status |  |  |  | 5.533 | 0.019 |
 Good | 158 | 123 (77.8) | 35 (22.2) |  |  |
 Poor | 381 | 258 (67.7) | 123 (32.3) |  |  |