Table 1.

Characteristics of informants in the focus group discussions (FGD)

FGD no.	Number of informants	Employment status	Mean age (min–max; years)	Mean number of children (min–max)	Geographic area in Karachi and socioeconomic status (SES)	Schooling in years
FGD 1	7	Housewives	33.7 (25–40)	2.0 (1–5)	Haideri, Aysha, Manzil (middle SES)	10–14 years
FGD 2	5	Employed	45.0 (40–60)	2.6 (2–3)	Defence (upper SES)	12–16 years
FGD 3	5	Housewives	30.2 (27–34)	0.6 (0–2)	Koi Goth (lower and middle SES)	10–16 years
FGD 4	6	Employed	36.2 (25–45)	1.7 (0–3)	Nazimabad, Karimabad (middle and upper SES)	12–16 years
FGD 5	5	Temporary work	44.6 (38–53)	2.6 (0–5)	Orangi Town (lower SES)	No formal schooling