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Table 1 Categorization of the indicators used

From: Trends in child marriage, sexual violence, early sexual intercourse and the challenges for policy interventions to meet the sustainable development goals

Indicators

Category based on Prevalence rate

LOW

MEDIUM

HIGH

Women who were first married by age 15 (% of women ages 20–24)

0–9.3

9.4–18.7

18.8–28.0

Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20–24)

0–25.4

25.5–50.9

51–76.3

Women who experienced first secual violence before age 15 (% of women ages 15–49)

0–2.1

2.2–4.3

4.4–6.4

Women who experienced first secual violence before age 18 (% of women ages 15–49)

0–3.9

4–7.8

7.9–11.7

Women who experienced first secual violence before age 22 (% of women ages 15–49)

0–6.1

6.2–12.1

12.2–18.2

Women who initiated sexual intercourse before age 15 (% of women ages 15–19)

0–8.2

8.3–16.3

16.4–24.5

Men who initiated sexual intercourse before age 15 (% of men ages 15–19)

0–11.7

11.7–23.2

23.3–34.8