Table 1 Description of consumer participants
From: Quality of generic medicines in South Africa: Perceptions versus Reality – A qualitative study
City | Focus group | No. of people | Gender | Age | Employment (formal/informal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johannesburg | 1 | 6 | Female | 20 – 60 | informal |
2 | 6 | Male | 20 – 48 | informal | |
3 | 6 | Male (3) | 28 – 63 | formal | |
Female (3) | |||||
4 | 7 | Male (5) | 25 – 56 | Formal | |
Female (2) | |||||
Durban | 5 | 6 | Male | 28 – 48 | Informal |
6 | 6 | Male (4) | 27 – 54 | Formal | |
Female (2) | |||||
7 | 6 | Female | 37 – 64 | Formal | |
8 | 8 | Male | 68 – 87 | Retired | |
9 | 5 | Male | 16 – 19 | Students | |
Cape Town | 10 | 6 | Female | 25 – 53 | Informal |
11 | 6 | Male (3) | 27 – 38 | Formal | |
Female (3) | |||||
12 | 5 | Female | 65 – 73 | Retired |