Navigating the care between two distinct cultures: a qualitative study of the experiences of Arabic-speaking immigrants in Norwegian hospitals

Table 1 Background characteristics of the participants

Participant	Sex	Age (years)	Number of years living in Norway	Education	Command of Norwegian as defined by participants
R1	Male	54	3.5	Bachelor	None
R2	Male	61	5	Bachelor	Limited
R3	Male	52	1.5	High school	None
R4	Male	60	4	Primary school	Limited
R5	Female	45	4	Primary school	Limited
R6	Male	46	4	Primary school	Limited
R7	Male	35	4	Secondary school	Average
R8	Male	43	13	Secondary school	Fluent
R9	Female	26	5	Graduate	Good
R10	Male	30	5	High school	Average
R11	Male	50	3	Primary school	Limited
R12	Male	32	5	Primary school	Average
R13	Male	58	5	Secondary school	Average
R14	Male	58	13	Primary school	Limited
R15	Male	43	4	PhD	Good
R16	Male	61	22	Primary school	Average
R17	Male	58	3	Secondary school	Limited
R18	Male	38	6	Primary school	Good
R19	Male	41	6	Primary school	Average
R20	Male	43	10	Secondary school	Good
Range		26–61	1–22	Primary to PhD	None to Very Good

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