Table 2 Barriers and enabling factors for migrants and refugees seeking TB treatment
Thematic Domains | Barrier | Source | Enabler | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Financial | Family work responsibilities | Migrant/Refugee/KI | Time off work | Migrant |
| Â | Money problems | Migrant/refugee/KI | Borrowing money | Migrant |
| Â | Â | Â | Community fund | Migrant |
| Â | Â | Â | Money | Migrant/KI |
| Â | Housing | Migrant/KI | Housing and food | Migrant/refugee/KI |
TB Health services | Language | Migrant/KI | Language understood | Migrant/Refugee |
| Â | Â | Â | Interpreter | Migrant |
| Â | Treatment cost | Migrant/KI | Free or low cost services | Migrant/Refugee |
| Â | Services not avail | Migrant/KI | Available treatment | Migrant/Refugee |
| Â | Â | Â | Quality services | Migrant/Refugee |
| Â | Â | Â | Referral communication | Migrant/KI |
| Â | Â | Â | Health care workers | Migrant/Refugee |
| Â | Time to diagnosis | KI | Â | Â |
| Â | Duration | Migrant/Refugee/KI | Â | Â |
Health status | Commorbidity (alcohol/diabetes) | Migrant/Refugee/KI | Â | Â |
| Â | HIV co-infection and stigma | KI | Â | Â |
Transport | Travel restrictions | Migrant/KI | Transport provided by health service provider | Migrant/KI |
| Â | Police/documents | Migrant/KI | Employer transport | Migrant |
| Â | Travel cost | Migrant | Live closeby | Migrant |
Patient beliefs and behaviours | Delayed care seeking | Migrant/Refugee/KI | Â | Â |
| Â | Limited knowledge of TB and health system | Migrant/KI | Â | Â |
| Â | Denial | KI | Â | Â |
| Â | Mobility | KI | Â | Â |
Legal status | Undocumented | Migrant | Documents | Migrant |
| Â | Â | Â | Health insurance card | Migrant |
Psycho social support | No caregiver | Migrant | Psychosocial activities | Migrant/KI |
| Â | Â | Â | Family or Community Support | Refugee/MiMigrant/KI |