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National Health And Morbidity Survey 2016 : Maternal And Child Health (MCH) Volume II : Findings

Table 8.1.2.9 : Prevalence of mothers aged 15-19 years who had childbearing and mothers who had their first
pregnancy before age 20 years, NHMS 2016

Percentage of mothers aged 15-19 years who had Percentage of mothers aged 15-19 years who had
childbearing * childbearing *
Sociodemographic
characteristics
n % n %

MALAYSIA 444 6.8 1,398 16.7
State
Johor 26 5.5 92 14.1
Kedah 30 5.8 84 12.3
Kelantan 26 6.5 127 19.2
Melaka 25 3.9 79 10.8
Negeri Sembilan 26 6.8 85 15.6
Pahang 38 7.6 125 19.7
P.Pinang 21 3.9 49 8.3
Perak 29 6.0 75 13.3
Perlis 32 7.4 94 16.7
Selangor 22 4.7 70 13.3
Terengganu 27 6.3 82 14.1
Sabah & WP Labuan 57 11.1 211 28.9
Sarawak 69 15.0 174 32.0
WP Kuala Lumpur 14 4.8 42 10.0
WP Putrajaya 2 0.5 9 1.8
Locality
Urban 223 5.9 664 14.6
Rural 221 8.7 734 21.2

Age
15-19 444 6.8 444 100.0
20-24 0 - 353 21.7
25-29 0 - 273 8.1
30-34 0 - 177 6.1
35-39 0 - 119 8.4
40-44 0 - 29 10.6
45-49 0 - 3 13.5
Ethnicity
Malay 210 4.7 739 12.9
Chinese 42 5.3 101 11.3
Indians 22 4.8 63 12.9
Other Bumiputera 129 14.6 395 36.4
Others 41 18.2 100 32.8
Citizenship
Malaysian citizen 405 6.2 1,283 15.7
Permanent Resident 2 3.3 6 7.8
Non-Malaysian 35 17.0 102 33.6
Marital status
Single (Unmarried) 18 62.8 23 76.5
Married/cohabiting 396 6.2 1,315 16.0
Separated/divorced/
widowed 19 19.7 40 35.1
Mother's education
None 7 8.2 40 50.9
Primary 161 22.4 449 47.2
Secondary 238 6.8 790 17.8
Higher 14 0.6 37 2.3

Occupation
Public Sector 1 0.2 23 1.8
Private Sector 95 6.3 234 12.6
Self-employed 23 4.2 124 16.4
Housewife 296 9.1 958 23.8
Unemployed 10 26.1 26 42.7
Student 10 26.7 13 31.0
Household income
Less than RM1000 93 18.1 294 40.9
RM1000 – RM1999 147 11.7 466 29.6
RM2000 – RM2999 87 7.2 274 19.4
RM3000 – RM3999 39 4.0 146 11.7
RM4000 – RM4999 16 3.3 55 8.8
RM5000 and above 50 3.2 139 7.2

Some cells have respondent count <30. Results should be interpreted with caution.