Table 1 Sexual and reproductive risk categories.
| Risk areas | Risks | Consequences of risk |
|---|---|---|
| Bush/rural terrain | Consensual unprotected sex | Unplanned pregnancy |
| Forest or bush (B = 12; G = 17) | Forced sex | STIs, including HIV |
| Hills and grazing (B = 13; G = 13) | Gambling | Violence |
| Riverbeds (B = 12; G = 24) | Alcohol and drug misuse | Sexual abuse |
| Dip tank and borehole (B = 9; G = 2) | ||
| Commercial centres | Older men in night clubs (females only) | Theft |
| Growth points (B = 5; G = 6) | Alcohol and drug misuse | Expulsion from school |
| Business centres (B = 33; G = 35) | Unprotected sex | Illegal abortion |
| Home | Sexual and physical abuse | Baby dumping |
| Familial household (B = 22; G = 34) | Abortion (assisted by family) | |
| Lodging (B = 0; G = 1) | Alcohol misuse | |
| Child‐headed households (B = 0; G = 3) | Forced marriage | |
| Cultural practices (B = 3; G = 1) | ||
| School environments | Sex for better grades/marks | |
| School (B = 38; G = 38) | Sexual abuse from teachers | |
| Sports field (B = 16; G = 8) | Consensual unprotected sex | |
| Corporal punishment | ||
| Alcohol misuse | ||
| Religious and spiritual venues | Consensual unprotected sex | |
| Church and all‐night prayer meetings (B = 30; G = 33) | Forced sex (by peers and adult church leaders)Forced marriage (to adults and church leaders) | |
| Traditional healers (B = 0; G = 4) | ||
| Roadside | Consensual unprotected sex | |
| Highways (B = 9; G = 15) | Sexual abuse and rape (hitch‐hiking) | |
| Bus stops ((B = 1; G = 1) | Violence |
B, boy; G, girl; STI, sexually transmitted infection.
Axial coding resulted in specific outcomes as noted in the risks column and more generic consequences of risk, as listed in the final column of the table.