Table 1 |
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| Characteristics of plantation FGD and KII participants in Cameroon, August-October 2006 | ||
| Demographic variables | Data collection methods | |
| FGD | KII | |
| n = 53 (82%) | n = 12 (18%) | |
| Site | ||
| Estate 1 | 17 (32%) | 4 (33%) |
| Estate 2 | 18 (34%) | 4 (33%) |
| Estate 3 | 18 (34%) | 4 (33%) |
| Sex | ||
| Men | 27 (51%) | 6 (50%) |
| Women | 26 (49%) | 6 (50%) |
| Highest level of education | ||
| Never attended school | 1 (2%) | - |
| Primary | 21 (40%) | 5 (17%) |
| Secondary | 26 (49%) | 5 (42%) |
| Post secondary | 5 (9%) | 2 (3%) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single/never married | 15 (28%) | 1 (8%) |
| Married | 36 (68%) | 10 (83%) |
| Separated/divorced | 1 (2%) | 1 (8%) |
| Widowed | 1 (2%) | - |
| Work status | ||
| Permanent salaried worker | 1 (2%) | 4 (33%) |
| Permanent fieldworker | 11 (21%) | 1 (8%) |
| Temporary worker | 9 (17%) | 1 (8%) |
| Self-employed | 15 (28%) | - |
| House wife | 6 (11%) | 5 (17%) |
| Student | 2 (4%) | 1 (8%) |
| Other | 9 (17%) | - |
| Province of origin* | ||
| Center | 6 (11%) | 3 (5%) |
| Littoral | 8 (15%) | 3 (5%) |
| Northwest | 36 (68%) | 3 (5%) |
| South | 1 (2%) | - |
| Southwest | 1 (2%) | - |
| West | 1 (2%) | - |
| Interview language preference | ||
| Pidgin | 31(58%) | 4(33%) |
| English | 7(13%) | 2(17%) |
| French | 15(28%) | 6(50%) |
| Prior research participation | ||
| Yes | 11(21%) | 3(25%) |
| No | 41(77%) | 9(75%) |
| Don’t know | 1(2%) | - |
*3 KIIs did not provide information on province of origin.
Kiawi et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2012 12:8 doi:10.1186/1472-698X-12-8
