Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the married adolescent girls (MAGs), Upper Egypt
From: Spousal violence and its determinants among married adolescent girls in Upper Egypt
Variable | Assiut | Sohag | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 324 (%) | N = 405 (%) | N = 729 (%) | |
Age at marriage (years) | |||
< 18 | 293 (90.4) | 361 (89.1) | 654 (89.7) |
≥ 18–20 | 31 (9.6) | 44 (10.9) | 75 (10.3) |
Mean ± SD | 16.67 ± 1.40 | 16.47 ± 1.64 | 16.6 ± 1.5 |
Age at time of study | |||
Mean ± SD | 18.33 ± 1.32 | 18.47 ± 1.42 | 18.4 ± 1.38 |
Duration of marriage (months) | |||
Mean ± SD | 19.2 ± 13.9 | 23.5 ± 17.0 | 21.6 ± 15.9 |
Girls educational level | |||
Illiterate | 21 (6.5) | 81 (20.0) | 102 (13.9) |
Basic education | 89 (27.5) | 143 (35.3) | 232 (31.8) |
Secondary education | 121 (37.3) | 127 (31.4) | 248 (34.0) |
> Secondary education | 93 (28.7) | 54 (13.3) | 147 (20.3) |
Work status | |||
Work for cash | 6 (1.9) | 2 (0.5) | 7 (1.0) |
Not working | 318 (98.1) | 403(99.5) | 721 (99.0) |
Parity | |||
0 | 180 (55.6) | 217 (53.6) | 397 (54.5) |
1 | 119 (36.7) | 133 (32.8) | 252 (34.6) |
2 | 25 (7.7) | 46 (11.4) | 71 (9.7) |
3 | 0 (0) | 9 (2.2) | 9 (1.2) |
Duration of marriage till first pregnancy n = 521 (247 Assiut, 274 Sohag) | |||
Mean ± SD | 4.05 ± 5.9 | 5.2 ± 8.1 | 4.6 ± 7.1 |
Husband age | |||
Mean ± SD | 26.86 ± 6.4 | 25.69 ± 4.5 | 26.2 ± 5.4 |
Husband education | |||
Illiterate | 17 (5.3) | 40 (9.9) | 57 (7.8) |
Basic education | 44 (13.6) | 76 (18.8) | 120 (16.5) |
Secondary education | 26 (8.0) | 52 (12.8) | 78 (10.7) |
> Secondary education | 237 (73.1) | 237 (58.5) | 474 (65.0) |
Consanguineous marriage | |||
Yes | 189 (58.3) | 260 (64.2) | 449 (61.6) |
No | 135 (41.7) | 145 (35.8) | 280 (38.4) |
Co-residence | |||
Lives with husband alone | 52 (16.0) | 34 (8.4) | 86 (11.8) |
Lives with others | 272 (84.0) | 371 (91.6) | 643 (88.2) |