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. 2013 May 24;31(22):2543–2550. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.04.023

Table 1.

Characteristics of focus groups and participants.

Focus group Recruited from Pseudonym Sex Age
1 Mixed area: Highland region Douglas Male 14
High school Anna Female 14
Eric Male 14
Victor Male 14



2 Mixed area: Highland region Struan Male 16
High school Ailsa Female 16
Sharon Female 16
Brenda Female 16
Vincent Male 16
Frank Male 16



3 Mixed area: Highland region Amy Female 15
High school Moira Female 15
Kenny Male 15
Dean Male 15
Diana Female 15
Naomi Female 15



4 Deprived area: West Lothian Alison Female 13
High school Lizzie Female 14
Vicky Female 13
Samantha Female 14



5 Deprived area: West Lothian Angus Male 14
High school Sula Female 13
Tina Female 14
Karl Male 15



6 Mixed area: Edinburgh Chloe Female 17
Youth Employment initiative Olivia Female 16
Stuart Male 17
Kieron Male 17
Tracy Female 17
Grace Female 16



7 Deprived area: Glasgow, East End Stacy Female 14
Youth group Quentin Male 18
Euan Male 17
Laura Female 16
Finn Male 17
David Male 15
Tony Male 14
Neil Male 16
Darren Male 15



8 Affluent: Edinburgh Rebecca Female 17
Youth group Murray Male 14
Gary Male 13
Alan Male 15



9 Mixed: Renfrewshire Chris Male 15
Youth group Harry Male 15
Darren Male 15
Steven Male 15
Gayle Female 15
Daniele Female 15



10 Deprived: North Glasgow Lewis Male 15
Education support facility Edward Male 15



11 Mixed: Renfrewshire Struan Male 15
Youth group Rhea Female 15
Trisha Female 15
Veronica Female 15



12 Affluent: Glasgow, West End Christine Female 17
Youth group Deborah Female 17
Wendy Female 15