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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Beyond policy: perspectives of school health practitioners about providing contraception services to school-going adolescents in South Africa

Participant Characteristics

Frequency (N)

Percent (%)

Gender

  

Female

35

71

Male

14

29

Age

  

20–29

12

24

30–39

16

33

40–49

8

16

50–59

10

20

60+

3

6

Racial group

  

Black African

16

33

Coloured

31

63

Indian

2

4

Job title

  

Care and Support Assistant (CSA)

26

53

Care and Support Officer (CSO)

4

8

Teacher

12

25

School Principal or Deputy Principal

7

14

Location

  

City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality (urban)

39

80

West Coast District (rural)

10

20

Total

49

100