Individual characteristics of 385 teenage girls living in Palorinya and Bidi Bidi refugee settlements of West Nile region, northern Uganda
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age, median (IQR), years | 17 | 15–18 |
| Occupation | ||
| Working | 56 | 14.6 |
| Not working | 329 | 85.6 |
| Average monthly income, median (IQR), Ugx | 0 | 0–1000 |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 5 | 1.3 |
| Primary | 316 | 82.1 |
| Secondary and beyond | 64 | 16.6 |
| Media exposure | ||
| Listens to radio | 60 | 15.6 |
| Owns a mobile phone | 71 | 18.4 |
| Reads newspaper | 11 | 2.9 |
| Watch television | 3 | 0.8 |
| Uses more than one medium | 65 | 16.9 |
| None of the above | 175 | 45.6 |
| Relationship to the household head | ||
| Parent | 251 | 65.2 |
| Relative | 49 | 12.7 |
| Husband/spouse | 85 | 22.1 |
| Intention to get pregnant in 12 months | ||
| Yes | 22 | 5.7 |
| No | 363 | 94.3 |
| Have friends who are pregnant | ||
| Yes | 200 | 52.0 |
| No | 185 | 48.0 |
| Ever gotten pregnant | ||
| Yes | 131 | 34.0 |
| No | 254 | 66.0 |
| Number of pregnancies, median (min, max), times | 1 | 1, 3 |
| Pregnancy outcome | ||
| Live births | 110 | 90.2 |
| Abortions | 7 | 5.7 |
| Both | 5 | 4.1 |
| Peer pressure | ||
| Yes | 143 | 37.1 |
| No | 242 | 62.9 |
| Married | ||
| Yes | 96 | 24.9 |
| No | 289 | 75.1 |
| Mode of marriage | ||
| Arranged/forced | 37 | 38.5 |
| Willingly | 59 | 61.5 |
| History of contraceptive use | ||
| Yes | 53 | 13.8 |
| No | 332 | 86.2 |
| Current contraceptive use | ||
| Yes | 29 | 7.5 |
| No | 356 | 93.5 |
| Living with both parents | ||
| Yes | 169 | 43.9 |
| No | 216 | 56.1 |
| Home sex education | ||
| Yes | 139 | 36.1 |
| No | 246 | 63.9 |
| Home contraceptive use counselling | ||
| Yes | 69 | 17.9 |
| No | 316 | 82.1 |
| Received school sex education | ||
| Yes | 212 | 55.1 |
| No | 173 | 44.9 |
| School contraceptive use counselling | ||
| Yes | 156 | 40.5 |
| No | 229 | 59.5 |
| Health education on dangers of teenage pregnancy | ||
| Yes | 249 | 64.7 |
| No | 136 | 35.3 |
| Sexual abuse | ||
| Yes | 20 | 5.2 |
| No | 365 | 94.8 |
| Perpetrator (n=20) | ||
| Relative | 5 | 25.0 |
| Stranger | 15 | 75.0 |
| Physical abuse | ||
| Yes | 83 | 21.6 |
| No | 302 | 78.4 |
| Alcohol consumption | ||
| Yes | 34 | 8.8 |
| No | 351 | 91.2 |