Table 1 Composition of focus groups
Medium of discussion-Sinhala language | Medium of discussion-Tamil language | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | Female | Male |
Group 1: in medical care N = 9 | Group 5: in medical care N = 7 | Group 8: in medical care N = 5 | Group 10: in medical care N = 9 |
Group 2: in medical care N = 9 | Group 6: had been referred to an eye clinic N = 10 | Group 9: mixed group: had been referred to an eye clinic or who had previous DR treatment and major surgery N = 5 | Group 11: mixed group: had been referred to an eye clinic or who had previous DR treatment and major surgery N = 6 |
Group 3: Had been referred to an eye clinic N = 6 | |||
Group 4: had previous DR treatment and major surgery N = 12 | Group 7: had previous DR treatment and major surgery N = 9 | ||