Table 2: Overall sample socio-demographic characteristics.

Variables

 

Tertiary institution

C&G NGO

Factory

SRH NGO

Sex n

 

Female 59

Male 50

Female 56

Male 7

Female 4

Male 19

Male 2

Age

Mean

23.2

21.1

32.4

30.7

34.2

34.1

26

(Min, max) in years

(18, 43)

(18, 41)

(22, 55)

(22, 40)

(29, 46)

(25, 50)

(26, 26)

Education
n (%)

Primary incomplete

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (5.5)

1 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Primary complete

3 (5.1)

1 (2)

3 (5.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Secondary incomplete

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

23 (41.8)

1 (14.3)

3 (75)

5 (26.3)

1 (50)

Secondary complete

8 (13.6)

15 (30)

16 (29.1)

3 (42.9)

1 (25)

13 (68.4)

1 (50)

Any tertiary level

48 (81.4)

34 (68)

10 (18.2)

2 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

1 (5.3)

0 (0.0)

Number of living children

Mean (range)

1 (0-2)

1 (0-4)

2 (0-8)

2 (0-4)

2 (2-3)

3 (1-4)

3 (2-3)

Living arrangements
n (%)

With partner

7 (11.9)

4 (8.0)

14 (25)

3 (42.9)

2 (50)

5 (26.3)

0 (0.0)

With family/relatives

32 (54.2)

22 (44.0)

29 (51.8)

1 (14.3)

2 (50)

8 (42.1)

0 (0.0)

Friends

13 (22.0)

12 (24.0)

5 (8.9)

1 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

On own

7 (11.9)

11 (22.0)

8 (14.3)

2 (28.6)

0 (0.0)

6 (31.6)

2 (100)

Somewhere else

0 (0.0)

1 (2.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Employment

n (%)

Housewife/look after children/family

(1.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0(0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Unemployed

32 (54.2)

28 (56)

13 (23.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Student/scholar

26 (44.1)

22 (44)

4 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Self-employed

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

18 (32.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Employed part time

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

14 (25)

4 (57.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Employed full time

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (10.7)

3 (42.9)

4 (100)

19 (100)

2 (100)

Other

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.00)

Income

n (%)

Pay for everything myself

3 (5.1)

3 (6.0)

33 (58.9)

7 (100)

4 (100)

17 (89.5)

2 (100)

My partner(s)

13 (22.0)

2 (4.0)

11 (19.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Family members/relatives

36 (61.0)

33 (66.0)

6 (10.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (10.5)

0 (0.0)

Friends

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Government grants

3 (5.1)

5 (10.0)

1 (1.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Other

4 (6.8)

7 (14.0)

3 (5.4)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 

†Multiple response question