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World J Obstet Gynecol. Sep 30, 2021; 10(2): 16-25
Published online Sep 30, 2021. doi: 10.5317/wjog.v10.i2.16
Published online Sep 30, 2021. doi: 10.5317/wjog.v10.i2.16
Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of the participants, n = 1359
| Variables | n (%) | ||
| Type of pregnancy | Teen | 679 (50.0) | |
| Non teenage | 680 (50.0) | ||
| Age of marriage in yr | Teenage | 1156 (85.1) | |
| Non-teenage | 203 (14.9) | ||
| Living arrangement | Married and living with husband | 1261 (92.8) | |
| Marriage type | Love marriage | 972 (71.5) | |
| Teen | 938 (69.0) | ||
| Temporary address | In the Kathmandu valley | 1116 (82.1) | |
| Outside the valley | 243 (17.9) | ||
| Permanent address | In the Kathmandu valley | 169 (12.4) | |
| Outside the Valley | 1190 (87.6) | ||
| Ethnicity | Upper Caste | 398 (29.3) | |
| Others | 961 (70.7) | ||
| Religion | Hindu | 1046 (77.0) | |
| Family type | Nuclear | 800 (58.9) | |
| Education | Grade ≥ 8 | Patient | 972 (71.5) |
| Husband | 961 (70.7) | ||
| Mother | 71 (5.2) | ||
| Illiterate/< Grade 8 | Patient | 387 (28.5) | |
| Husband | 397 (29.2) | ||
| Mother | 1288 (94.8) | ||
| Employment | Formally employed | Patient | 225 (16.6) |
| Husband | 644 (47.4) | ||
| Unemployed | Patient | 1134 (83.4) | |
| Husband | 714 (52.5) | ||
| Knowledge of family planning | Yes | 1141 (84.0) | |
| Use of any family planning methods | No | 887 (65.3) | |
| Present pregnancy | Planned | 1085 (79.8) | |
- Citation: Thapa P, Thapa P, Shrestha DB, Budhathoki P, Karki B, Mahat B. Teenage pregnancy and the sociodemographic attributes as a major contributor: Findings from an urban referral center in Nepal. World J Obstet Gynecol 2021; 10(2): 16-25
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6220/full/v10/i2/16.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5317/wjog.v10.i2.16