Table 2.

Emergent themes by focus group

Discussion	Mozambican			South African
	18–24	25–34	35–44	18–24	25–34	35–44
Early first births
Interrupt schooling and work	x	x		x	x
Difficulty balancing school and motherhood	x			x	x
Burden on grandparents			x			x
Financial burden	x	x	x	x	x	x
Ideal to wait until can support a child	x	x	x	x	x	x
Ideal to wait until have a partner	x	x	x	x	x	x
Contraceptive use
Start prior to dating and after menstruation	x			x	x
Start at sexual debut		x	x		x	x
Pregnancy prevention as primary rationale	x	x		x
HIV prevention as primary rationale			x		x	x
Women must take initiative in use	x	x	x	x	x	x
Traditional methods of contraception	x	x	x	x	x	x
Modern methods of contraception	x	x	x	x	x	x
Switching methods due to weight gain or feeling ill	x			x
Switching methods due to irregular menstruation	x	x	x	x	x	x
Switching methods due to decreased sex drive			x			x
Concerns about infertility	x	x	x	x	x	x
Unplanned pregnancy
Seek abortion from pride, fear of parents, school	x			x
Seek abortion for socioeconomic reasons	x	x	x	x	x	x
Seek abortion due to infidelity			x		x	x
Abortion as dangerous	x	x	x	x	x	x
Disagreement around abortion	x	x	x	x	x	x
Abortion and future infertility	x	x	x	x	x	x
Disapproval of abortion from community	x	x	x	x	x	x
Disapproval of abortion from nurses	x	x	x	x	x	x
HIV testing
Likelihood of partner being unfaithful	x	x	x	x	x	x
Need to get tested if sexually active	x	x	x	x	x	x
At risk of HIV because family caregiver			x			x
Need to get tested to protect family	x			x
Women need to know their status	x	x	x	x	x	x