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Table 1 Description of the participants in the focus group discussions (n = 28)

From: Experiences and needs concerning health related information for newly arrived refugees in Sweden

 

Group 1 n=

Group 2 n=

Group 3 n=

Group 4 n=

Group 5 n=

Group 6 n=

Group 7 n=

Gender

 Female

5

3

4

5

 Male

4

3

4

Age

 Mean (range)

44 (41–54)

40 (37–42)

missing*

29 (24–37)

36 (27–55)

34 (28–49)

51 (31–67)

Education (years)

 No education/illiterate

 

1

2

 1-6 years

 

1

2

2

 7-9 years

missing**

1

1

2

 10–12 years

1

5

 

1

  > 12 years

3

 

2

1

Country of birth

 Palestine

2

 Jordania

1

 Somalia

4

5

4

 Syria

4

2

3

3

Native language

 Arabic

4

3

3

 Somali

5

4

5

4

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