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ko Prosen, Sabina Ličen, Urška Bogataj, Doroteja Rebec, and Igor Karnjuš
Table 2 Identified Codes, Sub-Themes and Themes
Codes Sub-themes Themes
Respecting a woman’s cultural background while Considering a Experiences, ex-
delivering healthcare ensures a positive patient ex- woman’s cultural pectations and
perience background while barriers of a differ-
delivering health- ent healthcare sys-
Language barrier influences access to healthcare care in the host tem
services country
Perceived absence of prejudice and discrimination
in interaction with healthcare professionals
Recognised quality of the healthcare system in host
country compared to the home country
Inequalities in accessing healthcare services have an Health disparities
important impact on health persist in the home
Provision of care for women’s reproductive health country
does not follow advances concerning patient safety
Women’s contraception is more or less based on a Women’s au- Impact of culture-
joint decision of the partners
tonomy and the based beliefs on
right to reproduc- women’s reproduc-
tive freedom tive health
Health- and illness-related traditions and customs Health-related
practices
illustrates women’s right to reproductive freedom and the ways that culture,
along with tradition, influence health-related behaviour.
Experiences, Expectations and Barriers of a Different Healthcare
System
The first theme revolves around two sub-themes showing the comparison
of experiencing healthcare services in the home and host country. It was ev-
ident that socio-economic status in the home country was a determining
factor in accessing high-quality healthcare and therefore often the reason
for health disparities, while accessing healthcare services in the host country
was often accompanied by a language barrier which functioned as a barrier
to delivering culturally congruent healthcare. Each of these sub-themes is
explained in more detail below.
Considering a Woman’s Cultural Background in Delivering Healthcare
in the Host Country
Almost all the interviewees emphasised that their cultural background had
been respected and not rejected when in contact with healthcare profes-
sionals. The women’s description shows that healthcare professionals were
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Table 2 Identified Codes, Sub-Themes and Themes
Codes Sub-themes Themes
Respecting a woman’s cultural background while Considering a Experiences, ex-
delivering healthcare ensures a positive patient ex- woman’s cultural pectations and
perience background while barriers of a differ-
delivering health- ent healthcare sys-
Language barrier influences access to healthcare care in the host tem
services country
Perceived absence of prejudice and discrimination
in interaction with healthcare professionals
Recognised quality of the healthcare system in host
country compared to the home country
Inequalities in accessing healthcare services have an Health disparities
important impact on health persist in the home
Provision of care for women’s reproductive health country
does not follow advances concerning patient safety
Women’s contraception is more or less based on a Women’s au- Impact of culture-
joint decision of the partners
tonomy and the based beliefs on
right to reproduc- women’s reproduc-
tive freedom tive health
Health- and illness-related traditions and customs Health-related
practices
illustrates women’s right to reproductive freedom and the ways that culture,
along with tradition, influence health-related behaviour.
Experiences, Expectations and Barriers of a Different Healthcare
System
The first theme revolves around two sub-themes showing the comparison
of experiencing healthcare services in the home and host country. It was ev-
ident that socio-economic status in the home country was a determining
factor in accessing high-quality healthcare and therefore often the reason
for health disparities, while accessing healthcare services in the host country
was often accompanied by a language barrier which functioned as a barrier
to delivering culturally congruent healthcare. Each of these sub-themes is
explained in more detail below.
Considering a Woman’s Cultural Background in Delivering Healthcare
in the Host Country
Almost all the interviewees emphasised that their cultural background had
been respected and not rejected when in contact with healthcare profes-
sionals. The women’s description shows that healthcare professionals were
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