Table 2.
Demographic breakdown of participants recruited for the FGDs
| 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 |
aParticipants are from 4 public universities and 3 private universities
bParticipants are from 2 public employers and 4 private employers
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
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)