Data analysis
The data were coded and entered into a computer database using SPSS 15 statistical software. Percentages or means and standard deviation were computed for base- line characteristics of women interviewed. The data analysis focused on univariate frequency table and bivariate cross tabulations that identify important relationships between variables. Respondents were categorized into low and high socioeconomic status using location of resident as cut off. Teenage Pregnancy was as defined by WHO as any pregnancy of a girl age 10 to 19.
The relationships between variables were examined through bivariate analysis, by computing odds ratio at 95% confidence level and chi squared and t-tests where appropriate. Predictor variables were restricted to outcome measures that were statistically significant. A p- value ≤ 0.05 or confidence limits which did not embrace unity (1) was considered as statistical significance.