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Table 1 Characteristics of Focus Group Participants and Research Question

From: “Many people have no idea”: a qualitative analysis of healthcare barriers among Yazidi refugees in the Midwestern United States

Participant Characteristics

 

N

9

Age (years)

39.44 ± 3.91

Gender

 Male

5 (56%)

 Female

4 (44%)

Education

 Less than high school

2 (22%)

 High school graduate

2 (22%)

 College graduate

5 (55%)

Language

 English

7 (78%)

 Kurdish Kurmanji

5 (55%)

 Arabic

5 (55%)

Number of children

 None

4 (44%)

 1–2

1 (11%)

 3–4

2 (22%)

  ≥ 5

2 (22%)

Occupation

 Refuge agency/culture center staff

2 (22%)

 Healthcare provider

2 (22%)

 Community member with LEP

2 (22%)

 Interpreter

1 (11%)

 Social worker

1 (11%)

 Social worker/Interpreter

1 (11%)

Agency of participants

 Refugee Resettlement Agency

2 (22%)

 Federally Qualified Health Center

1 (11%)

 Public Health Department

1 (11%)

 Refugee Community Cultural Center (RCCC)

2 (22%)

 RCCC with program for women

2 (22%)

 Refugee community members (unaffiliated)

2 (22%)