A qualitative analysis of immigrant population health practices in the Girona Healthcare Region

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Frequency (%) of responses among participants

Major themes	Type of participant and their view	%
Gender roles within the family	Women from Morocco
	Western view of gender roles	47
	Women from Gambia
	Traditional view of gender roles	53
Family planning	Women from Morocco
	Western view in young urban women	85
	Women from Gambia
	Traditional view in all women	95
	Health care professionals
	Traditional view in Gambian and Moroccan women	90
Use of health resources	African men
	Adequate knowledge of channels for using the health system	67
	Native men
	Adequate knowledge of channels for using the health system	100
	Health care professionals
	Immigrant population uses primary care services in more extreme situations than native population	70
	Moroccan women
	Adequate knowledge of channels for using the health system	80
	Gambian women
	Adequate knowledge of channels for using the health system	40
Views of the healthcare system	African men
	Excessive waiting time for medical specialist	95
	Native men
	Excessive waiting time for medical specialist	95
	Health care professionals
	Immigrants are not punctual for medical appointments	80
	Moroccan women
	Excessive waiting time for medical specialist	95
	Catalan language problems	15
	Gambian women
	Excessive waiting time for medical specialist	95

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