Table 1 Characteristics of FGD participants
From: Adaptation of a social vulnerability index for measuring social frailty among East African women
Characteristic N (%) or median (range) | FGD 1 (11/24/17) n=7 | FGD 2 (11/27/17) n=8 | FGD 3 (11/29/19) n=11 | FGD 4 (1/21/20) n=8 | Overall n=34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIV status | Positive | Positive | Negative | Positive | -- |
Age in years | 53 (50–55) | 52 (50–62) | 51 (42–66) | 53 (50 –56) | 52 (42–66) |
Country of birth | |||||
 Kenya | 5 (71.4) | 7 (87.5) | 11 (100) | 7 (87.5) | 30 (88.2) |
 Uganda | 2 (28.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.9) |
 Tanzania | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) | 2 (5.9) |
Religion | |||||
 Protestant | 4 (57.1) | 4 (50) | 5 (45.4) | 5 (62.5) | 18 (52.9) |
 Catholic | 2 (28.5) | 3 (37.5) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (25) | 9 (26.5) |
 Moslem | 1 (14.2) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (12.5) | 7 (20.6) |
Marital status | |||||
 Never married | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (27.3) | 0 (0) | 4 (11.8) |
 Currently married | 0 (0) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (36.4) | 4 (50) | 9 (26.5) |
 Widowed | 7 (100) | 6 (75) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (50) | 19 (55.9) |
 Divorced | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (18.2) | 0 (0) | 2 (5.9) |
Years of education | 7 (3–12) | 7 (0–10) | 12 (5–14) | 7.5 (0–12) | 8 (0–14) |
Number of pregnancies | 4 (1–6) | 3.5 (2–6) | 3 (1–6) | 3 (0–4) | 3 (0–6) |