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. 2012 May 14;17(5):651–663. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2012.00789.x

Table 2.

Background information of participants

Participants background No of participants in Malkangiri No of participants in Khurda
FGDs Interviews FGDs Interviews
Gender Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male
Education
 Illiterate 7 6 1 1 7 8 1
 Primary 2 1 1
 Secondary 1 3 3 4 1 1
 Higher 2 3 2 6 2
Occupation
 Employee/business 3 5 1 3 6 2
 Daily labour 6 6 2 1
 Farmer 8
 Housewife 3 3 10 1
 Student 1 1 1
Age
 18–25 years 4 2 1 1 2 1
 26–59 years 7 9 3 1 9 11 1 2
 >60 years 1 1 3 3 1

Illiterate‐someone who cannot, with understanding, both read and write a short, simple statement on his or her everyday life (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation).