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Table 6 Demographic characteristics of participants who did and did not complete follow-up surveys, whether by post or in person

From: Patient responses to research recruitment and follow-up surveys: findings from a diverse multicultural health care setting in Qatar

Variable

Agreed to in-person Follow-up, n (%) a

P value

Agreed to postal follow-up, n (%) a

P value

 

Followed up (n = 40)

Did not follow up (n = 24)

 

Survey completed, mailed back (n = 29)

Survey not mailed back (n = 97)

Undeliverable (n = 12)

Address not available (n = 6)

 

Gender

  

0.40

    

0.045

 Male

21 (53)

10 (42)

 

22 (76)

56 (58)

7 (58)

1 (17)

 

 Female

19 (48)

14 (58)

 

7 (24)

41 (42)

5 (42)

5 (83)

 

Age

  

0.92

    

0.099

 18–24 years

4 (10)

3 (13)

 

0

13 (13)

1 (8)

1 (17)

 

 25–34 years

14 (35)

10 (42)

 

10 (34)

38 (39)

8 (67)

4 (67)

 

 35–44 years

12 (30)

7 (29)

 

8 (28)

24 (25)

3 (25)

0

 

 45–54 years

4 (10)

3 (13)

 

4 (14)

16 (17)

0

1 (17)

 

 55–64 years

4 (10)

1 (4)

 

6 (21)

5 (5)

0

0

 

 65–74 years

2 (5)

0

 

1 (3)

1 (1)

0

0

 

Education

  

0.93

    

0.23

 No formal education

3 (8)

1 (4)

 

0

0

0

0

 

 Primary school b

4 (10)

3 (13)

 

0

1 (1)

0

0

 

 Middle schoolb

4 (10)

1 (4)

 

1 (4)

3 (3)

1 (10)

0

 

 High schoolb

10 (25)

8 (33)

 

2 (7)

24 (25)

2 (20)

1 (25)

 

 Some college

15 (38)

8 (33)

 

11 (38)

45 (46)

5 (50)

1 (25)

 

 College graduate

4 (10)

3 (13)

 

15 (52)

24 (25)

2 (20)

2 (50)

 

Ancestral region

  

0.64

    

0.012

 Southern Asia

21 (49)

17 (71)

 

15 (50)

58 (59) c

4 (33)

4 (57)

 

 Southeastern, East Asiad

4 (9) c

2 (8)

 

0

5 (5)

2 (17)

1 (14)

 

 Western Asia

4 (9)

1 (4)

 

4 (13)

12 (12) c

2 (17)

0

 

 Europe

6 (14) e

1 (4)

 

10 (33) f

9 (9) f

0

1 (14) c

 

 Africa

7 (16)

3 (13)

 

1 (3)

11 (11)

3 (25)

0

 

 The Americas

1 (2) c

0

 

0

4 (4) g

1 (8)

1 (14) c

 

Years lived in Qatar

  

0.73

    

0.44

 0–5

20 (50)

14 (58)

 

15 (52)

47 (48)

6 (50)

3 (50)

 

 6–10

4 (10)

1 (4)

 

3 (10)

10 (10)

3 (25)

2 (33)

 

 ≥11

16 (40)

9 (38)

 

11 (38)

40 (41)

3 (25)

1 (17)

 

Religion

  

0.50

    

0.21

 Muslim

27 (68)

19 (79)

 

19 (66)

61 (63)

8 (67)

4 (67)

 

 Hindu

1 (3)

2 (8)

 

1 (3)

9 (9) f

0

0

 

 Christian

8 (20)

3 (13)

 

4 (14)

23 (24)

3 (25)

1 (17)

 

 Other

2 (5)

0

 

4 (14)

4 (4) g

1 (8)

0

 

 Preferred not to share

2 (5)

0

 

1 (3)

0

0

1 (17)

 
  1. a Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 %
  2. b Had some schooling at or completed that level of education or the equivalent
  3. c Participant had additional background
  4. d One participant was from Australia and New Zealand
  5. e Three participants had additional background
  6. f Two participants had additional background
  7. g One participant was from Polynesia