Perceptions about cancer and barriers towards cancer screening among ethnic minority women in a deprived area in Denmark – a qualitative study

Table 2 Characteristics of study participants (N = 37)

Interview	Length	Name (pseudonym)	Age (years)	Origin	Years of stay in Denmark
Focus group 1	130 min	Dilara	> 39	Turkey	> 29
		Ceren	> 39	Turkey	20–29
		Lina	27–39	Iraq	20–29
		Naima	27–39	Iraq	10–19
		Idman	27–39	Somalia	20–29
Focus group 2	89 min	Amina	> 39	Lebanon	10–19
		Musa	27–39	Syria	0–9
		Aisha	> 39	Lebanon	20–29
		Malak	27–39	Lebanon	10–19
		Yasmin	27–39	Saudi Arabia	20–29
Focus group 3	118 min	Ninel	27–39	Uzbekistan	10–19
		Alina	27–39	Uzbekistan	10–19
		Emin	27–39	Turkey	> 29
		Jamal	27–39	Morocco	> 29
		Safa	> 39	Pakistan	> 29
		Anna	> 39	Uzbekistan	10–19
Focus group 4	81 min	Yusra	> 39	Lebanon	20–29
		Aida	27–39	Syria	20–29
		Tasnim	> 39	Lebanon	20–29
		Khadija	27–39	Syria	0–9
		Huda	> 39	Lebanon	20–29
		Iman	27–39	Lebanon	20–29
Focus group 5	102 min	Gobey	27–39	Somalia	20–29
		Yusur	> 39	Somalia	10–19
		Tawfiiq	> 39	Somalia	20–29
		Aaliyah	27–39	Somalia	20–29
		Weris	27–39	Somalia	10–19
		Barkhado	> 39	Somalia	20–29
Group interview 1	54 min	Isra	> 39	Syria	20–29
Group interview 1	54 min	Aziz	27–39	Lebanon	10–19
Group interview 2	83 min	Hibaaq	27–39	Somalia	0–9
		Farax	27–39	Somalia	0–9
		Yurub	> 39	Somalia	0–9
		Xusni	–	Somalia	–
Expert interview about Somali culture	55 min	Amaal	> 39	Somalia	10–19
Expert interview about Arab culture	77 mintues	Nouria	> 39	Morocco	> 29
Expert interview about Southeast Asian culture	62 min	Huynh	> 39	Vietnam	> 29

ISSN: 1471-2458