Characteristic

Kamuli district

Wakiso district

All girls

N

187

150

337

Age group

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

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

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

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

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

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

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%)