Table 1.
Participants' socio-demographic characteristics.
| Country | Number | Education | Marital status | Employment status |
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| Nigeria | 11 | 2 have bachelor degree, 9 educated to a general certificate for secondary education (GCSE) | 9 married and 2 single parents | 1 self-employed, 1 on maternity leave, 9 unemployed |
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| Ghana | 2 | 1 above advanced level | One married, the other single parent | 1 looking for job |
| 1 studying for degree | 1 student | |||
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| Kenya | 1 | Studying for a national vocational qualification | Has a boyfriend but not living together | Student |
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| Somalia | 1 | General certificate of secondary education (GCSE) | Husband abroad | Unemployed |
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| Sierra Leone | 2 | General certificate of secondary education (GCSE) | 2 single parents | 2 unemployed |