Perspectives on health examination for asylum seekers in relation to health literacy – focus group discussions with Arabic and Somali speaking participants

Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the study (n = 28)

Factor	N
Gender
Men	16
Women	12
Age (years)^a
Range	24–67
18–29	6
30–39	8
40–49	5
50 or older	6
Educational level^b
No education/illiterate	3
1–6 years	5
7–9 years	4
10–12 years	7
More than 12 years	6
Country of birth
Palestine	2
Jordania	1
Somalia	13
Syria	12
Native language
Arabic	15
Somali	13
Years since participated in HEA
< 1	16
1–2	11
> 2	1

^aThree participants were between18 and 65; exact ages are missing. ^b Three participants had < 10 years of education; exact level is missing

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