Table 3. Sociodemographic characteristics of focus group participants (n = 25).

Variable	Range	Mean	Standard Deviation
Age (years old)	20–59	35	11.5
Number of Children	0–7	2.2	2.5
Number of Pregnancies	0–10	3.1	3.0
Distance of Home from Uganda Heart Institute	0–306 km	17 km	• 0–5 km: 5 • 6–10 km: 6 • 11–15 km: 6 • 16–20 km: 1 • 20–25 km: 1 • 26+ km: 6
Number of Years Since RHD Diagnosis	0–28	7	• 0–1: 4 • 2–5: 12 • 6–10: 3 • 11+: 6
Employment Status	• Employed: 33% (8/24) • Unemployed: 33% (8/24) • Student: 12.5% (3/24) • Homemaker: 20.8% (5/24)
Educational Level	• Primary: 16% (4/25) • Secondary: 48% (12/25) • Vocational: 20% (5/25) • University: 16% (4/25)
Religion	• Muslim: 5/24 • Adventist: 1/24 • Anglican/ Protestant: 8/24 • Born Again/ Pentecostal: 7/24 • Catholic: 2/24 • Jehovah’s Witness: 1/24