Table 1 Characteristics of participants in community focus group discussion and in-depth interview
Background characteristics | Type of respondent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
FGD participants (men) NÂ =Â 38 | FGD participants (women) NÂ =Â 33 | IDIs with women in the community who were current users of modern contraceptives (NÂ =Â 9) | IDIs with women in the community who were current non-users of modern contraceptives (NÂ =Â 9) | |
Age | ||||
 13–19 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
 20–39 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
 40 and above | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
 Currently Married/cohabiting | 20 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
 Divorced | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Marriage type¥ | ||||
 Monogamous | 17 | ≠| 1 | 1 |
 Polygamous | 3 | ≠| 3 | 3 |
Area of residence | ||||
 Urban | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
 Rural | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
Number of living children | ||||
 None | 22 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
 2–4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
  > 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Number of marriages a divorced or currently married woman has had | ||||
 1 | – | 8 | 3 | 2 |
 2 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 |
 3 | – | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Number of wives a divorced or currently married men has had | ||||
 1 | 18 | – | – | – |
 2 | 3 | – | – | – |
 3 | 1 | – | – | – |