Characterists of participants in women's’ FGDs
| n | % | |
| Total | 90 | 100% |
| District | ||
| Chitipa (1 FGD) | 8 | 9% |
| Mangochi (6 FGDs)* | 55 | 61% |
| Nkhotakota (5 FGDs) | 27 | 30% |
| Age | ||
| <18 | 9 | 10% |
| 18–25 | 52 | 58% |
| 26–35 | 24 | 27% |
| >35 | 4 | 4% |
| Don't Know | 1 | 1% |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 19 | 21% |
| 1 | 15 | 17% |
| 2 | 23 | 26% |
| 3 | 19 | 21% |
| 4+ | 13 | 14% |
| Unknown | 1 | 1% |
| Pregnant at the time of FGD* | ||
| Yes | 33 | 37% |
| No | 46 | 51% |
| Don't Know | 11 | 12% |
*Number and respondents’ characteristics not available for one FGD conducted in Mangochi, due to field failure in recording the relevant information. Therefore, the table shows information for six instead of seven FGDs for Mangochi.
FGD, focus group discussion.