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Table 2 Maternal characteristics by age group

From: A retrospective analysis of adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancy: the case of Luapula Province, Zambia

 

Maternal age group

10–15

16–17

18–19

20–24

N=

   

Marital Status

(n = 32)

(n = 176)

(n = 399)

(n = 778)

Partner

15(46.9%)

130(71.8%)

336(84.2%)

733(94.2%)

 

17(53.1%)

46(28.2%)

61(15.8%)

45(5.8%)

Gravida

(n = 70)

(n = 348)

(n = 667)

(n = 1255)

1

68(97.1%)

322(92.2%)

519(77.8%)

382(32.5%)

2

2(2.9%)

23(6.9%)

124(18.6%)

536(45.6%)

3

0(0.0%)

3(0.9%)

20(3.0%)

224(14.3%)

4

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

3(0.4%)

73(5.1%)

5

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

1(0.2%)

24(1.5%)

6

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

14(0.8%)

7

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

1(0.1%)

8

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

1(0.1%)

ANC

(n = 32)

(n = 187)

(n = 408)

(n = 776)

Poor

0(0.0%)

6(3.2%)

10(2.5%)

9(1.2%)

Fair

20(62.5%)

123(65.8%)

262(64.2%)

524(67.5%)

Good

12(37.5%)

58(31.0%)

136(33.3%)

243(31.3%)

Place of Delivery

(n = 22)

(n = 102)

(n = 220)

(n = 400)

 

0(0.0%)

0(0.0%)

6(2.7%)

3(0.8%)

Hospital

22(100%)

102(100%)

214(97.3%)

397(99.2%)