Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics’ of teenage mothers
Variables | Frequency (n = 285) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
15–17 | 45 | 15.8 |
18–19 | 240 | 84.2 |
Age at delivery of first child | ||
15 | 27 | 9.5 |
16 | 102 | 35.8 |
17 | 156 | 54.7 |
Number of under-five children | ||
One | 258 | 90.5 |
Two | 27 | 9.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Hausa | 18 | 6.3 |
Igbo | 36 | 12.6 |
Yoruba | 231 | 81.1 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 128 | 44.9 |
Islam | 138 | 48.4 |
Traditional | 19 | 6.7 |
Level of education | ||
None | 25 | 8.8 |
Primary | 114 | 40.0 |
Secondary | 74 | 26.0 |
Tertiary | 72 | 25.2 |
Occupation | ||
Full housewife | 9 | 2.8 |
Trading | 221 | 77.5 |
Artisan | 18 | 6.7 |
Farming | 37 | 13.0 |
Household income/month | ||
< 20,000 | 18 | 6.3 |
> 20,000 | 267 | 93.7 |
Breastfeeding | ||
Did you breastfeed your child? | ||
Yes | 285 | 100 |
Initiation of breastfeeding (h) | ||
< 1 | 248 | 87.0 |
> 1 | 37 | 13.0 |
Duration of exclusive BF (months) | ||
< 4 | 45 | 15.8 |
4–5 | 149 | 52.3 |
6 | 91 | 31.9 |