Beliefs and misconceptions about contraception and condom use among adolescents in south-east Nigeria

Table 1 Socio-demographic distribution of focus group discussion (FGD) participants

Variables	Number of participants	Gender
Variables	Number of participants	Female	Male
Place of residence
Urban	63	32	31
Rural	71	36	35
Age category
13–14	32	20	12
15–16	53	27	26
17–18	49	21	28
Schooling
In-school(JS1–SS3)	96	42	54
Out-of-school	34	26	12
Employment status for out-of-school
Employed	29	17	12
Unemployed	9	9	–

^{A total of 12 FGD; JS Junior secondary, SS Senior secondary}
^{(Nature of employment: farming, trading, sales person and apprentice such as automobile mechanic, tailoring, tricycle and hair dressing)}

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