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Table 2 Women’s socio-demographic characteristics by country of origin (N = 73)

From: Exploring cultural competence barriers in the primary care sexual and reproductive health centres in Catalonia, Spain: perspectives from immigrant women and healthcare providers

 

Total participants

Morocco

Pakistan

N

(%)*

N

(%)*

N

(%)*

Participants1

73

(100%)

36

(49.3%)

37

(50.7%)

Age median (IQR)2

42

(35–48)

39

(33–46)

40

(34–47)

Age groups

      

 24–34 years

18

(24.7%)

7

(19.4%)

11

(29.7%)

 35–44 years

28

(38.4%)

13

(36.1%)

15

(40.5%)

 45–54 years

19

(26.0%)

10

(27.8%)

9

(24.3%)

 55–65 years

8

(11.0%)

6

(16.7%)

2

(5.4%)

Level of studies

      

 No studies

9

(12.3%)

7

(19.4%)

2

(5.4%)

 Primary school

15

(20.5%)

9

(25.0%)

6

(16.2%)

 Secondary school

25

(34.2%)

14

(38.9%)

11

(29.7%)

 Vocational training

3

(4.1%)

2

(5.6%)

1

(2.7%)

 University

21

(28.8%)

4

(11.1%)

17

(45.9%)

Marital status

      

 Single

4

(5.5%)

4

(11.1%)

0

(0.0%)

 Married

60

(82.2%)

26

(72.2%)

34

(91.9%)

 Separated or divorced

7

(9.6%)

5

(13.9%)

2

(5.4%)

 Widowed

2

(2.7%)

1

(2.8%)

1

(2.7%)

Children

      

 Yes

64

(87.7%)

28

(77.8%)

36

(97.3%)

Time since migration to Spain

      

 < 2 years

7

(9.6%)

2

(5.6%)

5

(13.5%)

 2–5 years

11

(15.1%)

8

(22.2%)

3

(8.1%)

 6–10 years

19

(26.0%)

4

(11.1%)

15

(40.5%)

 > 10 years

36

(49.3%)

22

(61.1%)

14

(37.8%)

Reason of migration

      

 Economic

1

(1.4%)

1

(2.8%)

0

(0.0%)

 Family reunification

62

(84.9%)

27

(75.0%)

35

(94.6%)

 Tourist/student visa

7

(8.2%)

6

(16.7%)

1

(2.7%)

 Not reported

3

(2.7%)

2

(5.6%)

1

(2.7%)

Languages most spoken at home3

      

 Spanish or Catalan4

14

(19.2%)

12

(33.3%)

2

(5.4%)

 Arabic (Darija)

31

(42.5%)

31

(86.1%)

0

(0.0%)

 Urdu

33

(45.2%)

0

(0.0%)

33

(89.2%)

 English

5

(6.8%)

1

(2.8%)

4

(10.8%)

 French

3

(4.1%)

3

(8.3%)

0

(0.0%)

 Other5

8

(11.0%)

3

(8.3%)

5

(13.5%)

Spanish language skills

      

 I always need a translator

20

(27.4%)

8

(22.2%)

12

(32.4%)

 Most of the times I need a translator

8

(11.0%)

3

(8.3%)

5

(13.5%)

 Sometimes I need a translator

11

(15.1%)

6

(16.7%)

5

(13.5%)

 I do not need translator at all

27

(37.0%)

17

(47.2%)

10

(27.0%)

Public health insurance

      

 Yes

68

(93.2%)

34

(94.4%)

34

(91.9%)

 No

2

(2.7%)

0

(0.0%)

2

(5.4%)

Cervical cancer screening status

      

 Ever screened

53

(72.6%)

27

(75.0%)

26

(70.3%)

 Never screened

14

(19.2%)

7

(19.4%)

7

(18.9%)

 I don’t know what screening is

4

(19.2%)

0

(0.0%)

4

(10.8%)

  1. CC: cervical cancer; IQR: interquartile range
  2. * Column percentages; percentages may not add due to missing values
  3. 1Percentages correspond to row percentages
  4. 2Median and IQR were used as variable age was not normally distributed
  5. 3Percentages were calculated among the total participants for each language, as multiple options could be selected in the socio-demographic questionnaire
  6. 4Twelve women spoke Spanish at home. One woman reported only Catalan and another reported Catalan and Spanish as languages most spoken at home
  7. 5Includes Riffian (N = 3, Moroccan women) and Kashmiri and Punjabi (N = 1 and N = 4, respectively, among Pakistani women)
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