Research Article

Common Perceptions of Periodontal Health and Illness among Adults: A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the participants in focus-group discussions.

Focus group 1:Focus group 2:Focus group 3:Focus group 4:
older womenyoung womenyoung menolder men
( )( )( )( )
(41, 32–47)*(35, 30–39)(41, 37–44)(49, 42–54)

Gender
 Male66
 Female2212
Socioeconomic area
 Low226
 High126
Education
 Primary/secondary942
 High school/Dipl.1382
 University44

*Mean age, range.