Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Focus Group discussion group | Number of particip-ants | Mean age/ Age(years) | Religion | Range of years practice/ teaching experience | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian | Islam | ||||
| Senior girls private school | 9 | 15.6 | 6 | 3 | |
| Senior girls public school | 9 | 15.7 | 2 | 7 | |
| Senior boys private school | 10 | 16.6 | 6 | 4 | |
| Senior boys public school | 9 | 15.9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior girls private school | 10 | 12.4 | 8 | 2 | |
| Junior girls public school | 10 | 15.2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Junior boys private school | 9 | 13.4 | 7 | 2 | |
| Junior boys public school | 10 | 14.4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Out of school adolescents female | 10 | 17.8 | 7 | 3 | |
| Out of school adolescents male | 6 | 17.8 | 6 | 2 | |
| Christian religious leaders I | 9 | 39.6 | 9 | 0 | |
| Christian religious leaders II | 11 | 56.5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Islamic religious leaders | 11 | 72.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Mothers of adolescents <45years | 10 | 37.7 | 4 | 6 | |
| Mothers of adolescents ≥45years | 12 | 59.7 | 7 | 5 | |
| Fathers of adolescents <45years | 10 | 37.8 | 4 | 6 | |
| Fathers of adolescents ≥45years | 6 | 66.5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Community leaders | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Female teachers of adolescents | 10 | 35.3 | 8 | 2 | 2–12 |
| Male teachers of adolescents | 11 | 41.5 | 8 | 3 | 3–18 |
| Traditional healer Ia | 1 | 78 | - | - | 53 |
| Traditional healer II | 1 | 40 | - | 1 | 20 |
| Traditional healer III | 1 | 52 | - | 1 | 25 |
| Traditional healer IV | 1 | 45 | - | 1 | 18 |
a He was also a traditionalist.