Table 4 Characteristics of the studies included in the review
First author (year) | Setting | Data collection | Participants | Data analysis | Services referred in the study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leite da Silva A (2004) [52] | Australia | Participant observation, in depth individual interviews (n = 33), focus group (8 FG) | Brazilian migrant women (n = 33) | Open, selective and axial coding (by using a computer program for the analysis of qualitative data QSR Nvivo) | Primary health care, public and private |
Blignaut I (2008) [53] | Australia | In depth interviews (n = 33) | Community members (9 F, 4 M), Chinese mental health patients (8 F, 1 M) | Utilization of codes into categories and subcategories Nvivo. | Mental Health Services |
Johnson JL (2004) [54] | Canada | Open-ended interviews (n = 50). Focus group (6 FG- 30 participants). | South Asian India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Fiji and East Africa Women (n = 80) from different religions Sikh, Hindu, Muslim, Christian. | Ethnographic techniques/Analysis for themes, patterns and categories | Non-specified |
Whitley R (2006) [55] | Canada | In depth interviews (n = 15) | West Indian migrants (11 F, 4 M) | Ethnographic techniques. | Mental Health Services |
Wang L (2008) [56] | Canada | Focus groups (2 FG), field observations | Chinese migrants (n = 15) | Descriptive analysis | Primary health care |
Asanin J (2008) [57] | Canada | Focus groups (14 FG) | Migrants from Pakistan, India, China, Romanian others 53 | Grounded theory | Non-specified |
Dean JA (2010) [58] | Canada | In depth interviews (n = 23) | Migrants from Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America/Carribbean, Europe | Inductive analysis | Non-specified |
Poureslami I (2011) [59] | Canada | Focus Groups | Latino, Chinese, Iranian and Punjabi communities | Descriptive analysis | Primary health care |
Remennick L (1998) [60] | Israel | Qualitative interviews | Russian Migrants | Content analysis | Non specified |
Elnekave E (2004) [61] | Israel | Qualitative phase: Participant Observation, long and short/semi-structured interviews (80 F), focus group | Arab Israeli women | Analysis for themes, patterns and categories | Non-specified |
Shtarkshal RA (2009) [62] | Israel | Semi-structured interviews | Ethiopian Migrants (14) | Analysis through socio-ecological model | Non-specified |
Suurmond J (2011) [63] | Netherlands | Semi-structured individual and group interviews with 22 participants | 7 non-Dutch origins (Chile, China, Turkey, Dominic Republic, Portugal, Italia, Surinam | Deductive analysis from a framework method | Primary and specialized |
Zhang W (2008) [64] | New Zealand | Face to face interviews (n = 21) | Chinese migrants (11 F, 10 M) | Analysis for themes, patterns and categories | Dental health services Primary health care |
Ramos M. (2001) [65] | Spain | Focus groups (3 FG), Nominal groups (NG = 3), Partially structured interviews (n = 14) | Economic migrants | Analysis for themes, patterns and categories | Primary health care |
Terrasa-Nuñez R (2010) [66] | Spain | Semi-structured interviews (n = 18) | Ecuadorian migrants (8 F, 10 M) | Inductive analysis | Non-specified |