Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population in focus group discussions.
| Ever Married Adults | Unmarried youthful Persons | ||||
| Variable | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Number of Participants | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | |
| Age | Mean[range] | 42 [30–63] | 36 [25–48] | 22 [19–24] | 20[18–24] |
| Marital Status | Living with another | 0 | 0 | 2(9) | 3 (17) |
| Single | 0 | 0 | 20(91) | 15(83) | |
| Married | 17 (85) | 15 (75) | 0 | 0 | |
| Widowed | 0 | 5 (25) | 0 | 0 | |
| Divorced/separated | 3(15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Education (%) | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Primary | 4 (20) | 5 (25) | 0 | 0 | |
| Secondary | 6 (30) | 13(65) | 2 (9) | 6(33) | |
| Post Secondary | 10 (50) | 2(10) | 20 (91) | 12(67) | |
| Occupation (%) | Subsistence farming | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 0 | 0 |
| Skilled labour | 6 (30) | 3 (15) | 4(18) | 3(17) | |
| Unskilled labour | 1(5) | 1(5) | 2(9) | ||
| Business owner | 6 (30) | 8 (40) | 2 (9) | 6(33) | |
| Student | 0 | 0 | 10 (45) | 5(28) | |
| Unemployed | 3(15) | 5(25) | 1 (5) | 3(17) | |
| Fishing/Fish Monger | 2(10) | 2(10) | 2(9) | 0 | |
| Salaried worker | 1(5) | 0 | 0 | 1(6) | |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1(5) | 0 | |