Healthcare provider and patient perspectives on access to and management of atrial fibrillation in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka: a rapid evaluation of barriers and facilitators to care

Table 1 Participant characteristics from each focus group discussion

Participant number	FGD number	Age group	Sex	Marital status	Employment	Comorbidities	Socio-economic status
1	1	65 +	Male	Married	Employed	COPD	Urban
2	1	55–64	Female	Widowed	Housewife	DM	Urban
3	1	65 +	Female	Single	Unemployed	IHD, VHD	Rural
4	1	45–54	Female	Married	Housewife	RHD	Urban
5	1	< 45	Female	Single	Unemployed	–	Rural
6	1	55–64	Male	Married	Retired	IHD, RHD	Rural
7	1	55–64	Female	Married	Housewife	VHD	Rural
8	1	< 45	Female	Married	Employed	VHD, COPD	Rural
9	1	55–64	Female	Widowed	Housewife	VHD, HT	Urban
10	1	65 +	Male	Widowed	Retired	COPD	Rural
11	2	65 +	Male	Married	Retired	VHD, CHF	Rural
12	2	65 +	Male	Widowed	Employed	–	Urban
13	2	65 +	Female	Widowed	Housewife	DM	Urban
14	2	55–64	Female	Married	Housewife	VHD	Rural
15	2	45–54	Female	Married	Employed	VHD, DM	Urban
16	2	65 +	Female	Widowed	Housewife	HT, DM	Urban
17	2	< 45	Female	Married	Housewife	VHD	Rural
18	3	65 +	Female	Married	Housewife	IHD, RHD	Rural
19	3	65 +	Female	Married	Housewife	VHD, HT, BA	Urban
20	3	< 45	Male	Widowed	Employed	RHD, DM	Urban
21	3	65 +	Male	Married	Retired	VHD, HT, BA	Rural
22	3	55–64	Female	Married	Housewife	HT, COPD	Urban
23	3	45–54	Female	Widowed	Housewife	IHD, RHD	Rural
24	3	< 45	Female	Married	Employed	DM	Rural
25	3	65 +	Female	Widowed	Housewife	IHD, RHD, HT	Urban

BA Bronchial asthma, CHF Congestive heart failure, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DM Diabetes mellitus, FGD Focus group discussion, HT Hypertension, IHD Ischaemic heart disease, RHD Rheumatic heart disease, VHD Valvular heart disease

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