Community approval required for periconceptional adolescent adherence to weekly iron and/or folic acid supplementation: a qualitative study in rural Burkina Faso

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and indicative level of adherence to supplements

N°	Current	School	Occupation	Marital	Delivered	Adhesion
N°	Age^a	Grade^b	Occupation	Status	Yes/No	Level
1	18	4th Secondary	Student	Single	No	Good
2	18	4th Secondary	Student	Single	No	Medium
3	17	5th Secondary	None	Single	No	Medium
4	17	No Education	Petty Trade	Single	No	Good
5	17	No Education	Petty Trade	Single	No	Good
6	17	No Education	None	Single	No	Medium
7	21	6th Primary	None	Married	No	Medium
8	23	No Education	Petty Trade	Married	No	Medium
9	17	3rd Primary	Sewing	Single	No	Good
10	19	No Education	Sewing	Single	No	Good
11	20	No Education	None	Married	No	Poor
12	20	No Education	None	Married	No	Poor
13	16	No Education	None	Single	No	Poor
14	Excluded ^c
15	23	6th Primary	None	Single	No	Good
16	20	2nd Primary	None	Single	No	Good
17	19	6th Primary	None	Single	No	Medium
18	21	3rd Secondary	Student	Single	No	Good
19	19	No Education	None	Married	Yes	Poor
20	21	2nd Secondary	Student	Single	No	Poor
21	17	No Education	None	Single	No	Poor
22	19	No Education	Petty Trade	Married	No	Good
23	16	No Education	None	Single	No	Medium
24	18	4th Secondary	Student	Single	No	Good
25	18	4th Secondary	Student	Single	No	Medium
26	16	No Education	None	Single	No	Good
27	19	No Education	None	Married	Yes	Poor
28	18	No Education	None	Single	No	Medium
29	18	No Education	None	Married	No	Good
30	16	No Education	None	Single	No	Poor
31	22	3rd Secondary	None	Married	Pregnant	Medium
32	18	No Education	None	Married	Yes	Medium
33	18	5th Secondary	Student	Single	No	Good
34	22	No Education	None	Single	No	Poor
35	17	3rd Secondary	None	Single	Yes	Poor
36	24	6th Secondary	Dressmaker	Single	Pregnant	Medium
37	18	No Education	None	Single	No	Poor
38	17	No Education	None	Single	No	Poor
39	16	5th Secondary	Student	Single	No	Good

^aReported age at time of interview, between 1 and 2 years after enrolment and commencement of supplementation
^bGrade attained. French educational system: 6th grade denotes the first grade of Lower Secondary School. Entry into the 2nd (Upper Secondary) grade requires acquisition of Junior Secondary Education Certificate. Primary classes progress in ascending order
^cData from this participant was later rejected due to an RCT protocol violation

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