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Table 2 Demographic breakdown of participants recruited for the FGDs

From: Developing criteria for a profession to be considered as profession of allied health in Malaysia: a qualitative study from the Malaysian perspective

Indicators

HEPsa

Employerb

Associationc

Regulatory Bodyd

Total Participants

Gender

 Male

3

1

2

2

8

 Female

4

5

4

4

17

Age (years)

 <30

-

-

1

-

1

 31-40

1

1

2

1

5

 41-50

3

2

2

4

11

 51-60

3

3

-

1

7

 >60

-

-

1

-

1

Ethnicity

 Malay

6

5

2

4

17

 Chinese

1

1

4

-

6

 India

-

-

-

2

2

Highest education level

 Degree

-

2

1

3

6

 Master

-

4

2

2

8

 PhD

7

-

3

1

11

  1. aParticipants are from 4 public universities and 3 private universities
  2. bParticipants are from 2 public employers and 4 private employers
  3. cParticipants are representative from Malaysian Music Therapy Association (MMTA), Malaysian Association of Speech-Language & Hearing (MASH), Genetic Counselling Society Malaysia (GSM), Nutrition Society of Malaysia (NSM) and International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO)-Malaysia Chapter
  4. dParticipants are representative from the Traditional and Complimentary Medicine Council (T&CM Council), Pharmacy Board Malaysia (PBM), Malaysian Optical Council (MOC), Malaysian Dental Council (MDC), Medical Assistant Board (MAB) and Malaysian Nursing Board (MNB)