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Table 1 Composition of the focus groups and selected individual characteristic of participants

From: Persistent high fertility in Uganda: young people recount obstacles and enabling factors to use of contraceptives

Number of FGDs

Gender, age, and marital status of participants

Education level

Occupation

2

Male unmarried 15-19 (N = 19)

Mityana(9), Mubende(10)

Primary,

Secondary 10/9

Students (9), farmer(5), builders(1), 'boda'*(1), trader (3)

2

Male unmarried 20-24 (N = 17)

Mityana(9), Mubende(8)

Primary

Secondary 10/7

Boda (3), farmers(7), trader(1), students(5), builders (1)

2

Female unmarried 15-19 (N = 19)

Mityana(9), Mubende(10)

Primary

Secondary 9/10

Students(11), farmers (5), trader (1), None (2)

2

Female unmarried 20-24 (N = 15)

Mityana(8), Mubende(7)

Primary

Secondary 9/6

Farmers(10), traders(3), students(2)

2

Male married 15-19 (N = 17)

Mityana(7), Mubende(10)

Primary

Secondary 12/5

Farmers(12), trader(3), builders(1),Boda (1)

2

Male married 20-24 (N = 18)

Mityana(8), Mubende(10)

Primary

Secondary 12/6

Farmers(5), trader(6), Boda (5), teachers(1), carpenter (1)

2

Female married 15-19 (N = 20)

Mityana(10), Mubende(10)

Primary

Secondary 12/8

House wife(6), farmers(5), trader(7)

2

Female married 20-24 (N = 20)

Mityana(10), Mubende(10)

Primary

Secondary14/6

House wife(9), farmers(11)

  1. * Boda boda- commercial motor cycle riders.