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Table 5 Characteristics of those quoted*

From: The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK

Name

Gender

Age

Religion

Occupation

Lives with

Amjad

M

25

Muslim

Unskilled

Parents + other siblings and their families

Asifa

F

28

Muslim

Professional/clerical

Husband + children + mother

Banares

M

27

Muslim

Unemployed

Wife + parents + siblings

Bhupinder

F

46

Sikh

Professional/Managerial

Spouse + children + extended

Iqbal

M

35

Muslim

Unemployed

Spouse + children + extended

Khalida

F

56

Muslim

Professional

Husband + children

Mohammed

M

24

Muslim

Student

Grandparents and other members of extended family

Razia

F

31

Muslim

Housewife

Husband + children

Sachdev

M

19

Sikh

Unemployed

Parents + siblings

Saleem

M

32

Muslim

Unskilled manual

Spouse + children + extended

Santosh

M

42

Hindu

Unskilled manual

Spouse only

Sara

F

34

Muslim

Housewife

Husband +children

Shanaz

F

28

Muslim

Housewife

Husband + children + in laws

Shazad

M

23

Muslim

Unemployed

Parents + siblings

Yaqoob

M

39

Muslim

Unemployed

Wife + parents

  1. * Names and precise details have been changed to preserve anonymity.