Table 4 Reported attitudes of health professionals about the relative responsibility towards adaptation of health care in the COMETH study in Belgium in 2010–2012 (n = 569)
From: Adaptation of health care for migrants: whose responsibility?
| Â | The responsibility is on the health professionals | The responsibility is on both health professionals and patients | The responsibility is on the patients | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
When immigrants' values and habits differ from those of the host country (%) | 20.7 | 18.2 | 61.0 | 100.0 |
When the patient does not speak the language of the host country (%) | 65.3 | 19.7 | 15.0 | 100.0 |
When the patient expresses the wish to be treated by a male of a female doctor (%) | 34.3 | 10.4 | 55.3 | 100.0 |
When the patient cannot read the language of the host country (%) | 49.0 | 19.5 | 31.5 | 100.0 |
When the patient's health beliefs contradict medical knowledge (%) | 36.8 | 27.0 | 36.1 | 100.0 |