Table 1 Distribution of women by characteristics
Characteristics | Adolescents (n = 2048) | Non-adolescents (n = 6626) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | |||
Urban | 19.3 | 19.9 | 0.6 |
Rural | 80.7 | 80.1 | − 0.6 |
Education | |||
No education | 2.9 | 16.0 | 13.1 |
Primary | 64.8 | 57.7 | − 7.1 |
Post-primary | 32.3 | 26.3 | − 6.0 |
Region | |||
Kampala | 9.3 | 9.8 | 0.5 |
Central 1 | 11.2 | 10.9 | − 0.3 |
Central 2 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 0.9 |
East central | 9.9 | 10.1 | 0.2 |
Eastern | 15.5 | 14.3 | − 1.2 |
North | 8.8 | 8.4 | − 0.4 |
Karamoja | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
West-Nile | 6.2 | 5.6 | − 0.6 |
Western | 14.0 | 14.1 | 0.1 |
Southwest | 12.2 | 12.8 | 0.6 |
Religion | |||
Catholic | 40.6 | 40.6 | 0.0 |
Protestant | 29.2 | 30.2 | 1.0 |
Muslim | 13.4 | 12.9 | − 0.5 |
Pentecostal | 13.7 | 13.2 | − 0.5 |
Other | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
Wealth index | |||
Poorest | 15.4 | 18.2 | 2.8 |
Poorer | 16.9 | 18.6 | 1.7 |
Middle | 18.0 | 18.7 | 0.7 |
Richer | 23.5 | 18.8 | − 4.7 |
Richest | 26.2 | 25.7 | − 0.5 |
Marital status | |||
Never in union | 77.3 | 8.1 | − 69.2 |
Married/living together | 19.9 | 75.6 | 55.7 |
Widowed/separated | 2.8 | 16.3 | 13.5 |
Ever given birth | |||
No | 81.9 | 8.2 | − 73.7 |
Yes | 18.1 | 91.8 | 73.7 |
Have comprehensive knowledge | |||
No | 64.4 | 61.6 | − 2.8 |
Yes | 35.6 | 38.4 | 2.8 |
Ever had sex | |||
No | 54.9 | 2.4 | − 52.5 |
Yes | 45.1 | 97.6 | 52.5 |
Have HIV stigmatizing attitude | |||
No | 80.9 | 76.8 | − 4.1 |
Yes | 19.1 | 23.2 | 4.1 |