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TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND MOTHERHOODStatistics: Percentages Who Are Mothers, Pregnant with Their First Child, and HaveBegun ChildbearingDefinitionA. Coverage: Women of all marital statuses between 15 and 19 years of age at interview.B. Numerator:1. Percentage of women who are mothers: Number of women who have had a birth.2. Percentage of women who are pregnant with first child: Number of women who have not hada birth but are pregnant at the time of interview.3. Percentage of women who have begun childbearing: Number of women who either have hada birth or who are pregnant at the time of interview.C. Denominator: Total number of women including those without a birth.CalculationA. Denominator is the number of women of all marital statuses. Ever-married samples denominatorsare adjusted by the all women factors.B. Percentage of women who have begun childbearing is the sum of the percentage who are mothersand the percentage who are pregnant with their first child.C. Numerators for percentages are divided by the same denominator and multiplied by 100 to obtainpercentages.Handling of Missing ValuesWomen who have missing data for current pregnancy or are unsure whether they are pregnant areconsidered not pregnant at the time of interview.Guide to DHS Statistics 40 Updated September 2006