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Table 3 Characteristics of the people young women go to for support (n = 1923)

From: Can social network analysis help to include marginalised young women in structural support programmes in Botswana? A mixed methods study

Characteristic

Percent (number)

Female

86.7 (1668)

Has children

66.0 (1270)

Similar Age (+ − 5 years)

57.0 (1096)

Low education (incomplete secondary) (n = 1909)

57.5 (1097)

Live in the same community

66.8 (1285)

Type of relationship (n = 1920)

 Relative

58.3 (1119)

 Friend and other

41.7 (801)

Role in the community

 Public/communitya

3.3 (64)

 Private sector employee

18.3 (351)

 Government employee

6.0 (115)

 Student/Volunteer

11.0 (212)

 No specific role

61.4 (1181)

  1. aPublic/community includes pastors, teachers, social workers, health workers, traditional doctors, Kgosi (chief), and village development committee members