Availability of assets and livelihood strategies of school dropout teenage mothers in Adaklu District, Ghana

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Figure 1. Sustainable Livelihood framework, Adapted from (Tanle, 2014).

Table 1. Characteristics and descriptions of participants

Participants Characteristics	IDI (description and numbers)	FGD (descriptions and numbers)
Age range	14 to 19	16 to 19
Marital Status	Married (1) Unmarried (29)	Married (0) Unmarried (15)
Dwelling Communities	Ablornu (3), Abuadi (3), Ahunda Kpodzi (2), Ahunda Boso (2), Dawunu (2), Gyavadome (2), Kpatove (3), Sofa (3), Torda (2), Twedeafenu (2), Waya (3), Wumenu (3)	Anfoe (8) Helekpe (7)
Religion	Christian (29) Muslim (1)	Christian (15)

Table 2. Themes for the study

Bigger Themes	Theme	Categories
Assets	Natural	We farm on the land I gather firewood as a way of living I fetch water from the stream for construction works
	Social	My mother gives us money sometimes My baby father bought food for us The church gave me some gifts when I gave birth I am a member of the boboobo group I am the lead singer for the boboobo group in my community
Livelihood Activities	On-Farm	I plant cassava for people and in return, I take some food from their farm I deshell about 3 bowls of the groundnut every day for people I peel cassava for money I planted maize for myself
	Off-Farm	I gather firewood and sell it to the banku seller I sell coconut toffees at the entrance of my former school I sell charcoal I sell provisions such as tin tomatoes I braid hair for money
Migration/Mobility	Nearby Towns and Cities	Migration from the village is for the lucky ones Teenage mothers who have rich uncles are the ones who travel to Accra or Ho I stay with my aunty at Ho. I help her take care of her baby

Tanle, A. (2014). Assessing livelihood status of migrants from northern Ghana resident in the obuasi municipality. GeoJournal, 79(5), 577–590. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-013-9514-x

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