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Table 1 Characteristics of study population

From: “Children are a blessing from God” – a qualitative study exploring the socio-cultural factors influencing contraceptive use in two Muslim communities in Kenya

Characteristics

Focus Group Discussion

In-depth interviews

 

Number

Wajir

Lamu

Number

Wajir

Lamu

Male

54

32

22

7

4

3

Female

39

18

21

6

3

3

Age

 16–19 years

7

3

4

   

 20–24 years

9

4

5

   

 25–29

16

8

8

   

 29–35

24

14

10

3

2

1

 36–40

18

9

9

4

2

2

 41–49

19

11

8

6

3

3

Education

 No education

36

21

15

   

 Primary

30

18

12

   

 Secondary above

27

12

15

13

7

6

Occupation/Role

 Unemployed

22

12

10

   

 Casual job

20

10

10

   

 Farmer/pastoralist

8

8

   

 Business

11

6

5

   

 Fishermen

8

8

   

 Civil servant

   

2

1

1

 Health worker

   

5

2

3

 Religious leader

24

     

 Islamic scholar

   

2

1

1

 Community leader

   

4

2

2

Total FGD participants 93

Total IDI participants 13