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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Arabic-speaking migrants’ experiences of the use of interpreters in healthcare: a qualitative explorative study

Variable

Foreign-born persons (N = 13)

Gender (n)

 

  Male

5

  Female

8

Age (years)*

21–60 years (median 32 years)

  18–28 years

5

  29–39 years

4

  40–49 years

2

  50–59 years

1

  60–70 years

1

Length of residence in Sweden (years)*

Two months to 11 years (median 3 years)

Educational level

 

  Primary school

2

  Secondary school

6

  University ≤ 2 years

2

  University ≥ 2 years

3

Country of birth

 

  Iraq

5

  Syria

4

  Lebanon

1

  Jordan

1

  Yemen

1

  Palestine

1

  1. *Values are median (range).