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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Factors influencing the use of contraceptives through the lens of teenage women: a qualitative study in Iran

Characteristic

Number

Age

 13 > =

3

 14–15

5

 16–17

5

 18–19

1

 Mean

14.9

Age of marriage

 12

5

 13

4

 14

3

 15

1

 16

1

 Mean

13.2

Length of marriage (month)

 6>

2

 6–12

3

 13–24

6

 25–36

3

 Mean

10

Educational level of participants

 Elementary school

4

 Junior high school

7

 Senior high school

3

Age of husband

 20–21

2

 22–23

3

 24–25

6

 26–27

3

 Mean

23.85

Contraceptive method (among non-pregnant women)

 Withdrawal

3

 Condom

1

 OCP

1

 Nothing

5

Having child

 0

3

 1

6

 Pregnant

4

 Abortion previous

1