Table 3.

“Discrimination in health care” with categories, subcategories, and open codes

Category	Subcategory	Open code
Involvement with discrimination	Habitual discrimination	Discrimination being routine in medical centers
		Ignoring patient rights
		Lack of trust in medical personnel
	Interpersonal relationships	Expectations of acquaintances
		Respect for colleagues and friends
		Likelihood of similar situations
		Reciprocating people’s favors
	Shortage of health-care resources	Shortage of medical equipment and facilities
		Heavy workload
		Infrastructure of medical centers
		Lack of access to physician
	Favoritism	Discrimination in care due to ethnicity
		Favoritism as a common method
		Ultimate solution to treatment problems