Table 1 Definition of individual level predictor variables
No | Variable category | Variable name | Definition and measurement |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Demographic | Age | Age of teenage respondents at time of survey: range from 15 -19 years |
2 | Marital status | Current marital status of teenager; 1 = Never married; 2 = Married/Living with partner; 3 = Formerly married | |
3 | Age at first sex | Age at which teenagers reported having first sexual encounter; 1 = 10–14 years; 2 = 15–17 years; 3 = 18–19 years | |
4 | Social | Literacy | Ability to read: 1 = Able to read; 2 = Cannot read at all |
5 | Exposure to mass-media FP messages | Access to mass-media FP messages: 1 = No; 2 = Yes | |
6 | Education level | Education level attained by teenager; 1 = No education; 2 = Primary; 3 = Secondary or Higher | |
7 | Economic | Wealth status | Income classification of households where teenagers belong; 1 = Poorest; 2 = Poor; 3 = Middle; 4 = Rich; 5 = Richest |
8 | Employment status | Employment status of teenagers: 1 = Employed; 2 = Unemployed | |
9 | Health factors | Knowledge of FP method | Teenagers’ have knowledge of any modern contraceptive method: 0 = Knows no method; 1 = Knows a method |
10 | Knowledge of ovulation period | Teenagers’ have knowledge of ovulation period: 1 = No; 2 = Yes | |
11 | Visited health facility in last 12-months | Teenagers who visited health facility in past 12 month prior to survey: 1 = No; 2 = Yes |