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Table 1 Participant details

From: Women’s experiences of using vaginal trainers (dilators) to treat vaginal penetration difficulties diagnosed as vaginismus: a qualitative interview study

Age

Occupation

Nationality

Religion

Vaginismus Subtype

24

Research Assistant

American

None (raised Catholic)

Primary Partial

31

Visitor Assistant (museum)

British

Christian

Secondary Partial Situational

23

Volunteer/Artist/Missionary

American

Christian (Protestant)

Primary Partial

31

Data analyst

British

Christian

Primary Partial/Total

21

Student/Barmaid

British

Christian (Methodist)

Secondary Partial Situational

41

Administrator

British

None

Primary Total

67

Retired Natural

British

Christian (Methodist)

Secondary Total

Health Therapist

39

Research scientist

British

None

Primary Partial

31

Freelance

British

Not practising (Greek Orthodox)

Primary Total

Designer

51

Not working/carer

British

Not practising (Catholic)

Primary Partial

20

Student

British

None

Secondary Total/Partial/Situational

26

Unemployed(IT)

British

Agnostic

Primary

23

Waitress

American

Roman Catholic

Primary Total