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Table 1 Reproductive resilience research designa

From: Understanding resilience of female adolescents towards teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Variables

Questions (selection of few examples)

1. Socio-demographic background

Socio demographic background

How old are you? Are you in a relationship?

2. Capitals

2.1 Social capital

Do you have someone you can turn to in case you have questions related to avoiding/dealing with teenage pregnancy? Whom do you turn to?

2.2 Cultural capital

Do you have access to other information sources in order to learn about how to avoid/deal with teenage pregnancy? What kind of sources?

2.3 Economic capital

Do you have someone you can turn to in case you need money to avoid/deal with teenage pregnancy? Whom do you turn to?

2.4 Symbolic capital

Do you feel accepted within your social environment? Do you strive for a good reputation?

3. Capacities

3.1 Psycho-social dispositions

Do you belief that you can successfully manage to avoid/deal with teenage pregnancy? Do you have the ability to establish and maintain relationships to people?

3.2 Life skills

Do you know how to protect yourself from pregnancy? Do you decide freely if, when and with whom you want to have sex?

4. Competence score

Competence

Have you mobilized any social/economic/cultural support in order to actively avoid teenage pregnancy/deal with teenage pregnancy?

  1. aThis paper focuses on the impact of capitals (highlighted in italics) on competence (highlighted in italics)