“If we are waiting for the numbers alone, we will miss the point”: a qualitative study of the perceived rise of food allergy and associated risk factors in the Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Table 1 Characteristics of healthcare participants [n = 17]

Participant characteristics		Number [%]
Sex	Male	6 [35]
Age group	28 – 35	2 [12]
	36 – 43	4 [24]
	44 – 51	3 [17]
	52+	8 [47]
Profession	General Physician [GP]	4 [24]
	Pediatrician [PD]	4 [24]
	Nurse [NR]	4 [24]
	Dietician [RDN]	2 [11]
	Alternative Medicine Practitioners [AMP]	1 [6]
	Public Policy [PPM]	2 [11]
Length of working years	3 – 5	3 [8]
	6 – 10	5 [29]
	11+	9 [53]
Practice setting ^a	Public hospital services	6 [35]
	Private hospital services	9 [53]
	Hybrid [public & private hospital]	3 [18]
	Public service sector	1 [6]
Districts	Accra Metropolis	5
	Tema Metropolis	5
	Ga West	4
	Ga East	3

^a Sum not equal to total number of participants and percentage due to multiple responses

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