‘Making of a Strong Woman’: a constructivist grounded theory of the experiences of young women around menarche in Papua New Guinea

Table 1 Socio-demographic and study characteristics of participants

Study sites (provinces)	Data collection strategies	Interview number	Total participants number	Participants’ distribution by age range
Study sites (provinces)	Data collection strategies	Interview number	Total participants number	13–25 years	26–44 years	> 45 years
East Sepik	Focus Group Discussion	4	27	10	9	8
East Sepik	Individual interview	3	4	2	2	0
Eastern Highlands	Focus Group Discussion	1	8	3	3	2
Eastern Highlands	Individual interview	0	0	0	0	0
Milne Bay	Focus Group Discussion	2	25	11	10	4
Milne Bay	Individual interview	3	4	0	1	3
National Capital District	Focus Group Discussion	3	30	12	17	1
National Capital District	Individual interview	0	0	0	0	0
Total		16	98	38	42	18

ISSN: 1472-6874