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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of in-depth interview and focus group discussion participants

From: Parents’ and teachers’ views on sexual health education and screening for sexually transmitted infections among in-school adolescent girls in Kenya: a qualitative study

Characteristic

Median (IQR) or Number (percent)

In-depth Interview Participants

Parents (n = 5)

Teachers (n = 5)

Age (years)

40 (38–53)

41 (40–42)

Female

4 (80%)

5 (100%)

Married

4 (80%)

4 (80%)

Education Level

 Primary

3 (60%)

0 (0%)

 Secondary

2 (40%)

0 (0%)

  College

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Postgraduate

0 (0%)

5 (100%)

Religion

 Christian

2 (40%)

3 (60%)

 Muslim

3 (60%)

2 (40%)

Number of children

3 (2–3)

3 (2–3)

Source of Income

 Unemployed

2 (40%)

0 (0%)

 Employed

0 (0%)

5 (100%)

 Self-employed

3 (60%)

0 (0%)

Focus Group Discussion Participants

Parents (n = 9)

Teachers (n = 17)

Age (years)

42 (39–45)

30 (27–40)

Female

6 (67%)

9 (53%)

Married

7 (78%)

12 (71%)

Education Level

 Primary

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Secondary

5 (56%)

0 (0%)

 College

2 (22%)

8 (47%)

 Postgraduate

2 (22%)

9 (53%)

Religion

 Christian

6 (67%)

14 (82%)

 Muslim

3 (33%)

3 (18%)

Number of children

3 (1–4)

1 (0–2)

Source of Income

 Unemployed

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Employed

5 (56%)

17 (100%)

  Self-employed

4 (44%)

0 (0%)