Table 2.
Barriers and enabling factors for migrants and refugees seeking TB treatment
| Thematic Domains | Barrier | Source | Enabler | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial | Family work responsibilities | Migrant/Refugee/KI | Time off work | Migrant |
| Money problems | Migrant/refugee/KI | Borrowing money | Migrant | |
| Community fund | Migrant | |||
| Money | Migrant/KI | |||
| Housing | Migrant/KI | Housing and food | Migrant/refugee/KI | |
| TB Health services | Language | Migrant/KI | Language understood | Migrant/Refugee |
| Interpreter | Migrant | |||
| Treatment cost | Migrant/KI | Free or low cost services | Migrant/Refugee | |
| Services not avail | Migrant/KI | Available treatment | Migrant/Refugee | |
| Quality services | Migrant/Refugee | |||
| Referral communication | Migrant/KI | |||
| Health care workers | Migrant/Refugee | |||
| Time to diagnosis | KI | |||
| Duration | Migrant/Refugee/KI | |||
| Health status | Commorbidity (alcohol/diabetes) | Migrant/Refugee/KI | ||
| HIV co-infection and stigma | KI | |||
| Transport | Travel restrictions | Migrant/KI | Transport provided by health service provider | Migrant/KI |
| Police/documents | Migrant/KI | Employer transport | Migrant | |
| Travel cost | Migrant | Live closeby | Migrant | |
| Patient beliefs and behaviours | Delayed care seeking | Migrant/Refugee/KI | ||
| Limited knowledge of TB and health system | Migrant/KI | |||
| Denial | KI | |||
| Mobility | KI | |||
| Legal status | Undocumented | Migrant | Documents | Migrant |
| Health insurance card | Migrant | |||
| Psycho social support | No caregiver | Migrant | Psychosocial activities | Migrant/KI |
| Family or Community Support | Refugee/MiMigrant/KI |