Social determinant | Theme | Sub-themes |
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Social and community networks | ||
 | Social relationships: Family | Physical separation, broken families and infidelity, problems with children, financial, and familial misconceptions. |
 | Social relationships: peers | Gossips and intrigues, fighting, money issues, stealing, being inconsiderate, and poor conflict management. |
Work and living conditions | ||
 | Work Environment | Strict and unreasonable standards, unpredictable and poor mood, misunderstanding due to culture and language, being treated without dignity, and controlling behavior. |
 | Healthcare services | Barriers to healthcare access emerged including lack of medical insurance, low trust, and language difficulties. |
 | Housing | Expensive housing and overcrowding. |
Cultural and policy environment | ||
 | Problems with employment agencies | High agency fees and agency exploitation. |
 | Inadequate labor protections | Not following labor laws, and unreasonable, unlawful terminations. |
 | Perceived discrimination for being a domestic worker | Discriminated by the local Chinese and by fellow Filipinos who are not employed as domestic workers. |
 | Geopolitical concerns | Political issues between The Philppines and China. |