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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of participants in the focus group discussions and of non-participants

From: Patient-provider interaction from the perspectives of type 2 diabetes patients in Muscat, Oman: a qualitative study

 

FGDs 1 and 2

FGDs 3 and 4

Non-participants

No. of participants

13

14

30

Sex

Men

Women

11 men, 19 women

Median age (range 26–70 years)

60 years

50 years

Men: 55 years Women: 50 years (range 25–70 yrs)

Illiterates

3

5

11

Primary education (grade 1–6)

4

3

7

Intermediate education (grade 7–9)

1

3

3

Secondary education (grade 10–12)

2

2

3

University

3

1

6