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Table 1 Thematic network: from codes to global theme

From: Tactics employed by healthcare providers in Denmark to determine the vaccination needs of asylum-seeking children: a qualitative study

Codes and basic themes

Organising themes

Global theme

• Communication obstacles

• Feelings and experiences around the use interpreters

Tactic 1: Asking into their vaccination history through the use of qualified interpreters

Tactics employed by healthcare providers to determine the vaccination needs of asylum-seeking children

• Use of information ‘tools’

Tactic 2: Consulting WHO lists of immunization programmes worldwide

• Lack of vaccination documentation

• Limited time available for screening and vaccinations

Tactic 3: Drawing on tacit knowledge about country vaccination programmes

• Cultural differences and barriers

• Information given from parents

Tactic 4: Considering the background of parents

• Feelings around current procedures

• Doctor’s individual decision

Tactic 5: Err on the side of caution and revaccinate