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Table 6 Estimated lead times

From: Structural and procedural barriers to health assessment for asylum seekers and other migrants – an explorative survey in Sweden

 

Administrator at county level n = 20 (%)

Health care personnel at local health centers n = 315 (%)

 

Estimated average time from the registration of an asylum application at the migration authority until the county council is notified of the application

Estimated average time from when the county council is notified about a newcomer until the healthcare center is notified

Estimated average time from when the health care center is notified until the health assessment takes place

< 1 month

1 (5)

4 (20)

90 (28.6)

1 to < 2 months

4 (20)

2 (10)

71 (22.5)

≥2 months

5 (26)

6 (30)

38 (12.1)

Do not know

8 (40)

6 (30)

57 (18.1)

Missing

2 (10)

2 (10)

59 (18.7)