Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Focus Group Discussion Participants
| Adolescent | Nonadolescent | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | N (%) or median (IQR) | N | N (%) or median (IQR) | N | N (%) or median (IQR) |
| Age (years) | 32 | 17 (16.5–18) | 36 | 25 (22–29.5) | 68 | 19.5 (17–25) |
| Age at first pregnancy (years) | 32 | 16 (15–17) | 36 | 20.5 (19–22.5) | 68 | 18 (16–21) |
| No. of pregnancies | 32 | 1 (1–1.5) | 36 | 2 (1–3) | 68 | 1 (1–2) |
| No. of children | 32 | 0.5 (0–1) | 36 | 1 (0–2) | 68 | 1 (0–2) |
| Pregnancy status | 32 | 36 | 68 | |||
| Currently pregnant | 19 (59) | 26 (72) | 45 (66) | |||
| Currently postpartum | 13 (41) | 10 (28) | 23 (34) | |||
| Marital status | 32 | 36 | 68 | |||
| Married (monogamous) | 22 (69) | 24 (94) | 56 (82) | |||
| Married (polygamous) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (1.5) | |||
| Steady boyfriend | 8 (25) | 0 (0) | 8 (12) | |||
| Single | 2 (6) | 1 (3) | 3 (4) | |||
| Relationship length (years)* | 24 | 2 (1–2) | 36 | 3 (1–8.5) | 60 | 2 (1–5) |
| Employment | 32 | 36 | 68 | |||
| Housewife | 12 (38) | 7 (19) | 19 (28) | |||
| Salaried | 2 (6) | 9 (25) | 11 (16) | |||
| Self-employed | 2 (6) | 16 (44) | 18 (27) | |||
| Unemployed | 16 (50) | 4 (11) | 20 (29) | |||
| Number living in household | 32 | 3 (2–4) | 36 | 3 (2–5) | 68 | 3 (2–4) |
| Monthly rent (Kenyan shillings) | 21 | 3000 (2500–3700) | 29 | 3500 (2500–4000) | 50 | 3450 (2500–4000) |
| Highest level of education | 32 | 36 | 68 | |||
| Primary | 24 (75) | 17 (47) | 41 (60) | |||
| Secondary | 7 (22) | 18 (50) | 25 (37) | |||
| College | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 2 (3) | |||