Table 2.

Focus group characteristics: gender, age, education background, previous GP training experience, and location of practices in Guangzhou^a (n = 15)

	Focus group 1 (N = 4; M1, F3)	Focus group 2 (N = 3; M2, F1)	Focus group 3 (N = 4; M1, F3)	Focus group 4 (N = 4; M3, F1)
Participant 1	29, 3, E1, T1, D1	35, 6, E1, T1, D2	43, 10, E1, T2, D1	39, 8, E1, T2, D1
Participant 2	31, 4, E2, T1, D1	40, 10, E1, T2, D2	50, 12, E3, T2, D1	41, 10, E1, T2, D1
Participant 3	37, 8, E1, T2, D1	36, 7, E1, T1, D2	42, 9, E1, T2, D1	32, 5, E2, T1, D1
Participant 4	30, 4, E1, T1, D1		33, 5, E1, T1, D2	46, 11, E1, T2, D1

^aGender (M/F), Age (years), GP experience (years worked as GPs), Education background (E1-E3, E1 Bachelor’s degree, E2 Master’s degree, E3 College degree), Previous GP training experience (T1-T2, T1 GP residency training, T2 GP transfer training), District in Guangzhou (D1-D2, D1 city center, D2 rural or suburb)