Profile of the 18 study participants: Median age was 48.9 years (range 19 to 77); the length of time spent without an FP ranged from 1.5 to 48 months.
CHARACTERISTICS | N (%) |
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Sex | |
• Female | 9 (50) |
• Male | 9 (50) |
Place of birth | |
• Canada | 13 (72) |
Area of residence | |
• Urban | 9 (50) |
• Rural | 9 (50) |
Length of time in current location | |
• > 10 y | 12 (67) |
Have chronic illnesses (eg, diabetes, depression, cardiovascular disease, polio syndrome, cancer) | 8 (44) |