Characteristic | Kamuli district | Wakiso district | All girls |
N | 187 | 150 | 337 |
Age group |
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13 - 14 | 5 (2.7%) | 1 (0.7%) | 6 (1.8%) |
15 - 16 | 25 (13.3%) | 16 (10.6%) | 41 (12.2%) |
17 - 19 | 157 (84.0%) | 133 (88.7%) | 290 (86.0%) |
Mean age (SD) | 17.7 (1.3) | 18.0 (1.1) | 17.8 (1.2) |
Marital status |
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|
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Single: not in relationship | 74 (39.6%) | 39 (26.0%) | 113 (33.5%) |
Single: in a relationship | 84 (44.9%) | 55 (36.7%) | 139 (41.2%) |
Married | 29 (15.5%) | 56 (37.3%) | 85 (25.2%) |
Highest level of education attained |
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|
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None | 61 (32.6%) | 38 (25.3%) | 99 (29.4%) |
Primary | 97 (51.9%) | 70 (46.7%) | 167 (49.5%) |
O-level | 29 (15.5%) | 42 (28.0%) | 71 (21.1%) |
Attended school at beginning of the year | 103 (60.2%) | 79 (65.8) | 182 (62.5%) |
Religion |
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Catholic | 41 (21.9%) | 54 (36.0%) | 95 (28.2%) |
Anglican | 71 (38.0%) | 47 (31.3%) | 118 (35.0%) |
Born-again/Pentecostal | 25 (13.4%) | 21 (14.0%) | 46 (13.6%) |
Muslim | 48 (25.7%) | 26 (17.3%) | 74 (22.0) |
Others | 2 (1.1%) | 2 (1.3%) | 4 (1.2%) |
Paternal education |
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|
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None | 44 (23.5%) | 24 (16.0%) | 68 (20.2%) |
Primary | 52 (27.8%) | 12 (8.0%) | 64 (19.0%) |
O’level or above | 38 (20.3%) | 32 (21.3%) | 70 (20.8%) |
Don’t know | 53 (28.3%) | 82 (54.7%) | 135 (40.1%) |
Maternal education |
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|
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None | 58 (31.0%) | 32 (22.7%) | 92 (27.3%) |
Primary | 64 (34.2%) | 16 (10.7%) | 80 (23.7%) |
O’level | 25 (13.4%) | 42 (28.0%) | 67 (19.9%) |
Don’t know | 40 (21.4%) | 58 (38.7%) | 98 (29.1%) |
Social economic status |
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Poor | 73 (39.0%) | 76 (50.7%) | 149 (44.2%) |
Moderate | 77 (41.2%) | 51 (34.0%) | 128 (38.0%) |
Rich | 37 (19.8%) | 23 (15.3%) | 60 (17.8%) |