Table 7

Association of reported sexual behaviours and contraceptive use with reported unplanned pregnancy in all sexually active women aged 15–24 years

Reported sexual behaviours and contraceptive useWomen (n)Unplanned pregnancy (%)Crude OR (95% CI)pAdjusted OR (95% CI)*p
Age at first sex (years)
 ≥16382623.211
 <16168629.11.32 (1.16–1.51)<0.0011.26 (1.09–1.45)0.002
Lifetime number of partners (n)
 1173416.111
 2–4327027.61.96 (1.69–2.28)1.77 (1.51–2.07)
 ≥551538.13.14 (2.51–3.91)<0.0012.39 (1.89–3.04)<0.001
Ever used modern contraceptive to prevent pregnancy
 Yes271225.411
 No280824.50.99 (0.87–1.12)0.811.15 (1.00–1.33)0.05
Casual partner in the past year
 No469424.011
 Yes82430.71.40 (1.19–1.66)<0.0010.87 (0.72–1.05)0.15
Regular partner in the past year
 No79029.611
 Yes472824.20.77 (0.65–0.91)0.0020.98 (0.80–1.19)0.84
  • *Adjusted for age, marital status, education, knowledge of where to access to condoms in the village, lifetime number of partners and age at first sex.

  • CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.