Characteristics of participants
| Nanoro, Burkina Faso (N) | Navrongo, Ghana (N) | Soweto, South Africa (N) | |
| Number | 23 | 32 | 21 |
| Number of FGDs | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Married | 18 | 26 | 2 |
| Divorced/widowed | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Educational status | |||
| No education | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Primary | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| Secondary | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| Higher than secondary | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Other (non-formal) | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Unemployed | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Self-employed | 12† | 28 | 14 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 3 |
*Unknown (=2), caring for at least one child (n=18).
†Self-employed/income generating activities.
FGD, focus group discussion.