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Feedback from Patient Focus Groups

Page last updated: 14 May 2013

Four focus groups were held in Broadmeadows and Craigieburn (Victoria), two for Arabic speakers (19 people in total, 11 female, 8 male) and two for English speakers (19 people in total, 13 female, 6 male). One of the English speaking groups had a high migrant component of speakers whose first language was not English. A summary of the focus group participant’s demographics is provided in Table 5.

Table 5: A summary of the focus group participant’s demographics is provided
Four focus groups were conducted
Female
Male
Total
Two groups with Arabic speakers
11
8
19
Two groups with English speakers
13
6
19