Teenage pregnancy and the sociodemographic attributes as a major contributor: Findings from an urban referral center in Nepal

Table 2 Cross-tabulation between teenage and non-teenage pregnancy and their distribution and association with sociodemographic variables

Variables		Present pregnancy type		Unadjusted OR (95%CI)
		Non teenage, n (%)	Teen, n (%)
Age marriage	Below 20	477 (41.3)	679 (58.7)	2.423 (2.262-2.596)1
Living arrangement	Married and living with husband	631 (50.0)	630 (50.0)	0.998 (0.662-1.506)
Marriage type	Love marriage	439 (45.2)	533 (54.8)	2.018 (1.585-2.570)1
Age 1st pregnancy	Teen	259 (27.6)	679 (72.4)	3.622 (3.265-4.017)1
Temporary address	In the valley	569 (51.0)	547 (49.0)	1.237 (0.936-1.634)
Permanent address	In the valley	93 (55.0)	76 (45.0)	1.257 (0.909-1.737)
Ethnicity	Upper Caste	227 (57.0)	171 (43.0)	1.489 (1.176-1.884)1
Religion	Hindu	536 (51.2)	510 (48.8)	0.811 (0.629-1.044)
Family Type	Nuclear	404 (50.5)	396 (49.5)	0.956 (0.770-1.187)
Education-patient	Grade 8 or above	519 (53.4)	453 (46.6)	1.608 (1.267-2.041)1
Education-husband	Grade 8 or above	507 (52.8)	454 (47.2)	1.446 (1.143-1.830)1
Education-mother	Grade 8 or above	34 (47.9)	37 (52.1)	1.095(0.679-1.767)
Employment-patient	Unemployed	562 (49.6)	572 (50.4)	1.122 (0.843-1.495)
Employment-husband	Unemployed	357 (50.0)	357 (50.0)	1.006 (0.813-1.245)
Knowledge of family planning	Yes	626 (54.9)	515 (45.1)	3.692 (2.657-5.129)1
Use of any family planning methods	Yes	307 (65.0)	165 (35.0)	2.564 (2.034-3.232)1
Present pregnancy	Planned	548 (50.5)	537 (49.5)	0.911 (0.699-1.188)

¹Statistically significant.