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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: ‘As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol’: a qualitative study on early childhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda

Focus group discussion with parents

 

Key informant interviews

 
 

N

 

N

Total

48

Total

31

Female

24

Female

14

Younger age

(mean: 24 years, range: 18-30)

30

  

Older age

(mean 49 years, range: 31-76)

18

  

Main occupation

Main occupation

Farmer

24

Primary school teacher

2

Student

6

Health worker

5

Trader

5

Youth worker

5

Craftsperson

4

Lawyer

1

House wife

2

Police officer

1

Local chairman

2

Mental health activist

2

Qualified professional

2

Religious leader

1

None

1

Alcohol distributor

3

No answer

2

Pharmacist

1

Education level

Community stakeholder for children

8

Primary (P1-P7) only

21

Government official

1

Secondary (S1-S6) only

20

Traditional healer

1

High school, A level

1

  

Tertiary degree

3

  

No formal education

1

  

No answer

2