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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of Study Participants

From: “I passed the test!” Evidence of diagnostic misconception in the recruitment of population controls for an H3Africa genomic study in Cape Town, South Africa

Demographic Characteristics

IDI-Respondents (N = 34)

Of which cases (N = 12)

Of which controls (N = 20)

Of which Research Staff (N = 2)

Percentages (100%)

Gender

Male

10

4

6

0

29%

Female

24

8

14

2

71%

Age

18-40

21

9

11

1

62%

41-61

13

3

9

1

38%

First language

Xhosa

17

9

8

0

50%

Afrikaans

14

3

10

1

41%

English

3

0

2

1

9%

Occupation

Employed

23

10

11

2

68%

Not employed

11

2

9

0

32%

Religion

Christian

26

6

14

2

76%

Muslim

6

3

4

0

18%

Non-religious

2

3

2

0

6%

Highest level of education achieved

Primary

2

0

2

0

6%

Secondary

24

8

16

0

71%

Tertiary

8

4

2

2

23%