VARIABLE

OPERATIONAL VARIABLES

CUT-OFF POINT

INDICATORS

QUESTION NUMBER

Dependent

1. Childbirth complications among adolescents

Yes

Mother has any diagnosis of a complication during labour and delivery/post-delivery

16 - 20

No

Mother does not have any diagnosis of a complication during labour and delivery/post-delivery

Independent

1. Age

>than 19 years

When mother indicate more than 19 years at the time of delivery

1

When mother indicate more than 19 years at the time of delivery

2. Residential

area

Rural

Mother indicate code 2 & 3 for rural

2

Urban

Motherindicate code 1 for urban area

3. Marital status

Yes

Mothersays she is married

3

No

Mother deny being married

4. Level of education

Literate

Motherindicates completion of secondary/college or tertiary qualification at time of delivery for adolescent

5 - 6

Illiterate

Motherdoes not consent to having completed primary, secondary/college/tertiary qualification on never entered school at time of delivery for adolescents

5. Antenatal Care

Yes

If mother has 2, 3 visits or more

7, 8, 10 - 13

No

If a mother had

No visit or one

6. Parity

1

Mother indicate one

9

2

Mother indicate more than two

7. Co-morbidities

Yes

When obstetric condition occur with other co-morbidities during intra-partum or post-partum are noted on admission to the labour ward, during labour and at the time of delivery or there after

27

No

When obstetric condition does not occur with co-morbidities on admission to labour ward, during intrapartum or post–partum, at the time of delivery and after delivery