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Figure 1. Procedure of content analysis
Results
GPs from 29 group practices were sent an invitation letter by email. Three of these were willing to participate themselves however, they failed to convince their associated colleagues to join and therefore rejected the invitation. One GP refused because endometriosis was covered in a local education program and 19 did not reply to the email. In total 43 GPs participated in six focus groups in both urban and rural areas throughout the country. One focus group was held exclusively with GPs in training (n=12), all from different practices. The other five focus groups were held with all GPs from one group practice each. Three of the participating GPs had completed an additional postgraduate training course for GPs specializing in urogynaecology; they participated in the focus group in their own practice. The duration of the focus groups was between 46 and 89 minutes. Descriptive data of participants are demonstrated in table 1. Analysis of the focus groups generated four main themes based on the grouping of the most frequent codes and categories, with regard to barriers and facilitators to a timely delay
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