Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of the post-partum adolescent mothers at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (N = 124)
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Highest educational level attained | |
Primary school | 16 (12.9) |
Lower secondary school | 76 (61.3) |
Upper secondary school | 21 (16.6) |
Vocational/ Diploma | 11 (8.9) |
Occupation | |
Student | 52 (41.9) |
Employee | 46 (37.1) |
Housewife | 21 (16.9) |
Business | 5 (4) |
Income (US dollars per month) | |
0–300 | 101 (81.5) |
> 300 | 23 (18.5) |
Source of income | |
Family | 81 (65.3) |
Work | 43 (34.7) |
Contraception use at first sexual intercourse | |
Yes | 85 (68.5) |
No | 39 (31.5) |
Number of children | |
1 | 100 (80.6) |
2 | 23 (18.5) |
3 | 1 (0.8) |
Pregnancy intention | |
Intentional | 47 (37.9) |
Unintentional | 77 (62.1) |
Reason for unintended pregnancy | |
Contraceptive failure | 32 (41.6) |
No contraceptive use | 45 (58.4) |
Health insurance | |
Yes | 87 (70.2) |
No | 37 (29.8) |