Description of variables used in the study
| Variable | Description/definition |
| Contraceptive knowledge | Respondents who have heard of any contraceptive method, both modern and traditional (yes; no) |
| Contraceptive use | Respondents who were doing something or using any method to delay or avoid getting pregnant (yes; no) |
| Age | Age of respondent (15–19 years (adolescents); 20–24 years (young women) |
| Level of education | Respondents’ highest level of education (no education; primary education; middle/junior secondary/high school; secondary/senior secondary/ high school; more than secondary) |
| Place of residence | Respondents’ place of residence (urban; rural) |
| Household level wealth quintile | These are scores based on the no and kinds of consumer goods owned by a respondents household, ranging from a television to a bicycle or car, and housing characteristics such as source of drinking water, toilet facilities and flooring materials.16 (Lowest; second; middle; fourth; highest) |
| Region of residence | Respondents’ region of residence from the 10 administrative regions in Ghana (Western; Central; Greater Accra; Volta; Eastern; Ashanti; Brong Ahafo; Northern; Upper East; Upper West) |
| Age at first sex | Age at which respondent first had sexual intercourse (≤14 years, ≥15 years) |
| Ever been pregnant | History of past pregnancy/pregnancies (yes; no) |
| Abortion in the past 5 years | History of abortion in the 5 years before the survey (yes; no) |
| Ever given birth | History of child birth (yes; no) |