TABLE 1.

Demographics and characteristics of the participants.

Participant	Age (years)	Occupation	Marital status	Circumcised or not?	Making use of allopathic medicine	Actively practising Xhosa traditions
a	18	Learner	Single	No	No	Yes
b	27	Unemployed	Married	Yes	No	No
c	23	Painter	Married	Yes	Yes	Yes
d	18	Learner	Single	Yes	Yes	Yes
e	19	Learner	Single	No	No	Yes
f	20	Gardener	Single	Yes	No	Yes
g	34	Teacher	Married	Yes	Yes	No
h	22	Student	Single	Yes	Yes	Yes
i	26	Unemployed	Single	Yes	No	Yes
j	31	Labourer	Married	Yes	No	Yes

Source: Authors’ own work