Oppression and internalized oppression as an emerging theme in accessing healthcare: findings from a qualitative study assessing first-language related barriers among the Kurds in Turkey

Table 1 Interviewee profiles

Interviewee code	Age (years)	Gender	Health conditions	Place of the interview	Interview duration (minutes)
RW51	51	Woman	Dental problems, previous pregnancies and births	Rural	52
RW49	49	Woman	Goiter, breast cysts, chronic pain	Rural	26
RM62	62	Man	Kidney cysts, chronic pain	Rural	30
RM60	60	Man	Chronic pain	Rural	38
RM67	67	Man	Hypertension, arthritis	Rural	33
RW33	33	Woman	Previous pregnancies and births (pregnant during the interview)	Rural	27
UW66	66	Woman	Heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis	Urban	27
UM63	63	Man	Myocardial infarction (operated)	Urban	42
UM59	59	Man	Disc hernia (operated twice)	Urban	27
UW67	67	Woman	Hypertension, arthritis	Urban	36
UW37	37	Woman	8 childbirths	Urban	25
UM68	68	Man	A urinary system disease, headache	Urban	37
	Mean: 51.7				Mean: 33.3

Interviewee codes: U represents urban; R represents rural; W represents woman; M represents man: the number after the letters represents the age of the participant. For instance, RW51 refers to a rural woman who is 51 years old

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