Sociodemographic characteristics and obstetric history of adolescents aged 15–24 years, by country
| Ghana, n (%), N=208 | Guinea, n (%), N=359 | Nigeria, n (%), N=89 | Myanmar, n (%), N=206 | Total n (%), N=862 | |
| Age | |||||
| 15–19 years | 60 (28.8) | 173 (48.2) | 15 (16.9) | 39 (18.9) | 287 (33.3) |
| 20–24 years | 148 (71.2) | 186 (51.8) | 74 (83.1) | 167 (81.1) | 575 (66.7) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 84 (40.4) | 33 (9.2) | 16 (18%) | 5 (2.4%) | 138 (16.0%) |
| Married | 123 (59.1) | 326 (90.8) | 73 (82) | 201 (97.6) | 723 (83.9) |
| Missing/unknown | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
| Educational status | |||||
| No education | 4 (1.9) | 118 (32.9) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.5) | 125 (14.5) |
| Some primary education | 16 (7.7) | 72 (20.1) | 2 (2.2) | 28 (13.6) | 118 (13.7) |
| Some secondary education | 100 (48.1) | 114 (31.8) | 14 (15.7) | 60 (29.1) | 288 (33.4) |
| Complete secondary education | 71 (34.1) | 40 (11.1) | 60 (67.5) | 89 (43.2) | 260 (30.2) |
| Complete tertiary education | 15 (7.2) | 9 (2.5) | 13 (14.6) | 26 (12.6) | 63 (7.3) |
| Vocational/unknown | 2 (1.0) | 6 (1.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (0.9) |
| Previous number of births | |||||
| 1 | 183 (88.0) | 273 (76.0) | 76 (85.4) | 171 (83.0) | 703 (81.6) |
| 2 | 18 (8.7) | 52 (14.5) | 11 (12.4) | 28 (13.6) | 109{12.6) |
| 3 | 6 (2.9) | 24 (6.7) | 2 (2.2) | 5 (2.4) | 37 (4.3) |
| ≥4 | 1 (0.5) | 10 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.0) | 13 (1.5) |
| Mode of birth | |||||
| Vaginal birth | 184 (88.5) | 315 (87.7) | 83 (93.3) | 148 (71.8) | 730 (84.7) |
| Caesarean section | 24 (11.5) | 43 (12.0) | 6 (6.7) | 58 (28.2) | 131 (15.2) |
| Missing/unknown | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
| No of babies*† | |||||
| 1 (singleton) | 205 (98.6) | 353 (98.3) | 88 (98.%) | 203 (98.5) | 849 (98.5) |
| 2 (twins) | 3 (1.4) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (1.5) | 11 (1.5) |
| Sex of baby*† | |||||
| Female | 99 (46.9) | 161 (4.6) | 47 (52.2) | 98 (46.8) | 401 (46.0) |
| Male | 11 (52.6) | 198 (4.8) | 43 (47.8) | 111 (53.1) | 467 (53.6) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.5) | 2 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.3) |
| Timing of breastfeeding initiation* | |||||
| Within 1 hour | 91 (43.8) | 138 (38.4) | 30 (33.7) | 145 (70.4) | 404 (46.9) |
| Between 1 and 24 hours | 87 (41.8) | 187 (52.1) | 46 (51.7) | 41 (19.9) | 361 (41.9) |
| Between 24 hours and 1 week | 24 (11.5) | 12 (3.3) | 11 (12.4) | 16 (7.8) | 63 (7.3) |
| Missing/unknown | 6 (2.9) | 22 (6.2) | 2 (2.2) | 4 (1.9) | 34 (3.9) |
*At most recent birth.
†N=871 babies total (denominator).