Table 1 Demographic details of adolescent females and males

From: ‘Support me like a child, respect me like an adult’: a qualitative study on pregnancy experiences of adolescents in Zambia

 

Female adolescents

Male adolescents

 

13–16 yrs (n = 18)

17–19 yrs (n = 8)

13–16 yrs (n = 4)

17–19 yrs (n = 4)

Age (years), median (range)

15 (13–16)

18 (17–18)

16 (15–17)

17 (17–19)

Location

 -Urban

2

0

0

2

 -Rural

16

8

4

2

Civil status

 Single

17

6

3

3

 Married

0

1

0

1

 Cohabiting

1

1

1

0

Education (highest level)

 Primary school

8

0

0

0

 Secondary school

10

8

4

4

Occupationa

 Full-time education

10

1

3

3

 Housewife

0

1

0

0

 Dependant

8

6

0

0

 General worker

0

0

1

1

Antenatal visits

5 (3–8)

4 (3–4)

  

Baby status

 -live

16

7

4

4

 -stillborn

1

1

0

0

 -Neonatal death

1

0

0

0

  1. aSelf-defined