Table 2.
Interview participant profile—patients attending a gestational diabetes mellitus clinic (N=15).
| Variable | Participants, n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
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26-30 | 3 (20) |
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31-35 | 8 (53) |
|
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36-40 | 4 (27) |
| Ethnicity | ||
|
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Chinese | 5 (33) |
|
|
Malay | 3 (20) |
|
|
Indian | 5 (33) |
|
|
Filipino and Sri Lankan | 2 (13) |
| Employment | ||
|
|
Full time | 11 (73) |
|
|
Unemployed | 3 (20) |
|
|
Part time | 1 (7) |
| Education | ||
|
|
Degree or professional qualification | 14 (93) |
|
|
Secondary education | 1 (7) |
| Parity—primiparous | 8 (53) | |
| Prenatal care | ||
|
|
Private clinic | 12 (80) |
|
|
Subsidized clinic | 3 (20) |
| Family history of gestational diabetes mellitus | 8 (53) | |