Sabiha - Interview 19  

Sabiha - Interview 19

Age at Interview: 53
Sex: Female
Background: Sabiha is a medical secretary and a counsellor. She has 2 children aged 26 and 17. Ethnic background/nationality: Pakistani.

Brief outline:Sabiha took part in a trial of breast screening for younger women (under 50). More recently she volunteered for a trial of cholesterol-lowering drugs but was not eligible because her cholesterol level was too low.

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It never occurred to her to drop out of the breast screening trial. She likes to see things through and wouldn’t want to do anything to damage the trial.

 



Did you ever think about dropping out? Because that’s quite a long time, several years.
 
No, not really. I thought, “If I’ve taken part I might as well finish it.” Yeah, no point in going halfway and then pulling out, because the research would probably flop. So no point. I think if one is to take part in anything, they should go all the way instead of leaving it halfway, because I don’t believe in unfinished business. I think you have to go to the root cause of everything, and sometimes that might get in the way. I think that’s how I am. I like to finish the things properly, not leave you in the lurch halfway.

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