Table 1 Baseline demographics of interview participants
Characteristics | (N = 24) |
|---|---|
Age, years, mean (range) | 39 (27–56) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 13 (54) |
Female | 11 (46) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Paid work | 21 (87) |
Unpaid work | 2 (13) |
Highest qualification, n (%) | |
Master’s degree or postgraduate certificate | 7 (29) |
Bachelor’s degree | 10 (42) |
AS level/A level/International Baccalaureate | 2 (8) |
BTEC diploma | 1 (4) |
O level/CSE/GCSE | 4 (17) |
Ethnicity, n (%) | |
Asian/Asian British | 10 (42) |
Black/African/Caribbean/Black British | 8 (33) |
White | 5 (21) |
Romanian | 1 (4) |
English language, n (%) | |
Not first language | 15 (63) |
First language | 9 (38) |
Years since diagnosis, mean (range) | 11 (2–30) |
CHB treatment history, n (%) | |
Currently on treatment | 18 (75) |
Treatment naive | 5 (21) |
Previously treated | 1 (4) |