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Table 1 Description of focus groups

From: Maghrebi minors as translators in health services in Tarragona (Spain): a qualitative study of the discourse of the Maghrebi adults

ID. GROUP

Segmentation

Number of participants

Duration

Sex

Age:

Linguistic command:

Cultural affiliation:

Environment of origin:

Educational level:

     

Mean (min - max)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

FG1

Women. Arab. Poor linguistic command.

6

44’

Women: 6 (100%)

34 (21–55)

None or low: 6 (100%)

Arab: 6 (100%)

Urban: 5 (83%)

Illiterate: 2 (33.3%)

        

Rural: 1 (17%)

Literate: 1 (16.7%)

         

Primary ed.: 1 (16.7%)

         

Secondary ed.: 2 (33.3%)

FG2

Women. Arab. University

3

137’

Women: 3 (100%)

30 (25–37)

Basic: 2 (66.7%)

Arab: 3

Urban: 2 (67%)

Higher: 3 (100%)

      

High: 1 (33.3%)

(100%)

Rural: 1 (32%)

 

FG3

Women. Berber. Primary education not completed. Poor linguistic command. Rural environment.

7

77’

Women: 7 (100%)

36 (27–42)

None or low: 7 (100%)

Berber: 7 (100%)

Rural: 7 (100%)

Illiterate: 3 (42.9%)

         

Literate: 4 (57.1%)

FG4

Women. Arab. Poor linguistic command.

5

46’

Women: 5 (100%)

35 (27–41)

None or low: 5 (100%)

Arab: 5 (100%)

Urban: 1 (20%)

Illiterate: 2 (40%)

        

Rural: 4 (80%)

Literate: 2 (40%)

         

Secondary ed.: 1 (20%)

FG5

Women. Berber. Poor linguistic command.

4

58’

Women: 4 (100%)

39.50 (28–55)

None or low: 4 (100%)

Berber: 4 (100%)

Urban: 3 (75%)

Illiterate: 3 (75%)

        

Rural: 1 (25%)

Secondary ed.: 1 (25%)

FG 6

Women. Arab. Primary and secondary education completed

5

55’

Women: 5 (100%)

28 (19–43)

None or low: 1 (20%)

Arab: 5 (100%)

Urban: 4 (80%)

Primary ed.: 2 (40%)

      

Basic: 4 (80%)

 

Rural: 1 (20%)

Secondary ed.: 3 (60%)

FG7

Women. Arab. Primary and secondary education completed. Urban environment.

3

52’

Women: 3 (100%)

28 (27–32)

None or low: 2 (66.7%)

Arab: 3 (100%)

Urban: 3 (100%)

Primary ed.: 2 (66.7%)

      

Basic: 1 (33.3%)

  

Secondary ed.: 1 (33.3%)

FG8

Mixed. Poor linguistic command. Urban environment.

9

91’

Women: 6 (66.7%)

26 (22–37)

Basic: 9 (100%)

Arab: 5 (55.6%)

Urban: 9 (100%)

Primary ed.: 3 (33.3%)

    

Men: 3 (33.3%)

  

Berber: 4 (44.4%)

 

Secondary ed.: 3 (33.3%)

         

Higher: 3 (33.3%)

FG9

Mixed.

Poor linguistic command. Urban environment.

4

96’

Women: 1 (25%)

28.5 (24–45)

Basic: 4 (100%)

Arab: 3 (75%)

Urban: 4 (100%)

Primary ed.: 1 (25%)

    

Men: 3 (75%)

  

Berber: 1 (25%)

 

Secondary ed.: 2 (50%)

         

Higher: 1 (25%)

FG10

Women. Poor linguistic command.

11

67’

Women: 11 (100%)

43 (24–52)

None or low: 11 (100%)

Arab: 6 (54.5%)

Urban: 10 (91%)

Illiterate: 8 (72.7%)

       

Berber: 5 (45.5%)

Rural: 1 (9%)

Primary ed.: 1 (9.1%)

         

Secondary ed.: 2 (18.2)