Table 3 Results presented in categories and sub-categories
From: Unmarried women’s ways of facing single motherhood in Sri Lanka – a qualitative interview study
Categories | 1 Expressing awareness of having trespassed norms of sexuality | 2 Taking responsibility for having become pregnant before marriage |
|---|---|---|
Sub-categories | 1.1 Hide the pregnancy | 2.1 Give the child up for adoption |
1.2 Demonstrate self-blame, victimhood and obedience | 2.2 Bring up the child 2.3 Claim a father for the child | |
1.3 Consider and attempt suicide | 2.4 Refrain from marriage | |
2.5 Permanently leave one’s home environment | ||
2.6 Seek employment |