Characteristics Gender Total
Male Female  
n=64 n=96 n=160 (100%)
Location Rural 32 64 96 (60%)
Urban 32 32 64 (40%)
Age (years) Mean 29 33 31
  Range 16 - 49 15 - 60 15 – 60
Parity (women) Nullipara n/a 3 3 (3.1%)
  1 – 4 n/a 53 53 (55.2%)
  >5 n/a 40 40 (41.7%)
Marital status Married 46 73 119 (74.4%)
  Separated 0 1 1 (0.6%)
  Single 18 15 33 (20.6%)
  Widowed 0 7 7 (4.4%)
  None 19 55 74 (46.3%)
Highest level of formal Education Arabic Studies 1 0 1 (0.6%)
Primary 7 16 23 (14.4%)
Junior Sec 15 17 32 (20.0%)
Senior Sec 17 7 24 (15.0%)
Tertiary 5 1 6 (3.8%)
Table 3: Description of Focus Group Discussants.