Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of questionnaire- and focus group discussion participants
Questionnaire | Focus group discussions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female (n = 229) | Male (n = 222) | Female (n = 29) | Male (n = 27) | |
Age (yr), mean (SD) | 40.9 (11.6) | 42.8 (12.3) | 43.7 (10.2) | 41.0 (12.1) |
Age group (yr), n (%) | ||||
18–24 | 16 (7.0) | 15 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (11.1) |
25–39 | 89 (39.0) | 78 (35.1) | 10 (34.5) | 8 (29.6) |
40–49 | 79 (34.5) | 51 (23.0) | 11 (37.9) | 8 (29.6) |
50 | 45 (19.7) | 78 (35.1) | 8 (27.6) | 8 (29.6) |
Highest education level, n (%) | ||||
None | 10 (4.4) | 4 (1.8) | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Primary | 35 (15.3) | 48 (21.6) | 8 (27.6) | 7 (25.9) |
Secondary | 88 (38.4) | 96 (43.2) | 9 (31.0) | 12 (44.4) |
Matric | 77 (33.6) | 51 (23.0) | 6 (20.7) | 5 (18.5) |
College | 18 (7.9) | 17 (7.7) | 4 (13.8) | 3 (11.1) |
University | 1 (0.4) | 6 (2.7) | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Marital status, n (%) | ||||
Single | 81 (35.4) | 78 (35.1) | 9 (31.0) | 11 (40.7) |
Married | 50 (21.8) | 61 (27.5) | 6 (20.7) | 4 (14.8) |
Life Partner | 42 (18.3) | 45 (20.3) | 7 (24.1) | 8 (29.6) |
Living together 50% of the time | 28 (12.2) | 19 (8.6) | 3 (10.3) | 2 (7.4) |
Divorced | 9 (3.9) | 10 (4.5) | 1 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Widowed | 19 (8.3) | 8 (3.6) | 3 (10.3) | 2 (7.4) |
Other | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||||
Unemployed | 177 (77.3) | 158 (71.2) | 26 (89.7) | 22 (81.5) |
Employed | 52 (22.7) | 64 (28.8) | 3 (10.3) | 5 (18.5) |