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Table 2 Characteristics of the participantsa

From: Parental perspectives on retention and secondary use of neonatal dried bloodspots: a Dutch mixed methods study

 

Survey

In-depth interviews

Focus groups (n = 6)

Participants, n (range)

753

7

37 (3–12)

Sex, n (%)

Female

732 (97.2)

6 (85.7)

34 (91.9)

Male

18 (2.4)

1 (14.3)

3 (8.1)

Not answered

3 (0.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Age, n (%)

< 30

219 (29.1)

2 (28.6)

6 (16.2)

30–35

326 (43.3)

5 (71.4)

21 (56.8)

> 35

205 (27.2)

0 (0.0)

10 (27.0)

Not answered

3 (0.4)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Pregnant, n (%)

159 (21.1)

2 (28.6)

9 (24.3)

Number of children

0

46 (6.1)

3 (42.6)

9 (24.3)

1

375 (49.8)

1 (14.4)

15 (40.5)

2

239 (31.7)

2 (28.6)

11 (29.7)

> 2

93 (12.4)

1 (14.4)

2 (5.4)

Nationalityb

Dutch

684 (90.8)

7 (100.0)

34 (91.9)

Other

68 (9.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (8.1)

Not answered

1 (0.1)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Education levelc

Low

9 (1.2)

0

0 (0)

Medium

303 (40.2)

0

9 (24.3)

High

439 (58.3)

7 (100.0)

28 (75.7)

Other

2 (0.3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. aFG were conducted with 35 newly recruited participants and two survey respondents, and the interviews were held with seven survey respondents
  2. bDoes not add up to 100% for the survey respondents due to rounding
  3. cHigh: higher vocational training, university; Medium: higher level of secondary school, intermediate vocational training; Low: elementary school, lower level of secondary school, lower vocational training