Table 2.
Scale of agreement that language barriers explain three scenarios
| Scenario | Response option | DE (n = 31) | HU (n = 18) | IT (n = 35) | NL (n = 49) | ES (n = 15) | UK (n = 39) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language barriers explain the low uptake of screening by people with country of birth-related risk factors | Strongly disagree | 3% | 18% | 0% | 2% | 13% | 3% |
| Disagree | 10% | 35% | 26% | 31% | 20% | 13% | |
| Neutral | 23% | 12% | 26% | 22% | 27% | 23% | |
| Agree | 52% | 24% | 31% | 39% | 33% | 54% | |
| Strongly Agree | 13% | 12% | 17% | 6% | 7% | 8% | |
| A lack of translated materials/interpreters explains the lack of screening in primary care | Strongly disagree | 0% | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Disagree | 7% | 6% | 6% | 14% | 13% | 15% | |
| Neutral | 16% | 12% | 14% | 45% | 27% | 33% | |
| Agree | 68% | 59% | 63% | 37% | 53% | 44% | |
| Strongly Agree | 10% | 18% | 17% | 4% | 7% | 8% | |
| Language barriers explain why hepatitis B/C cases do not reach specialist secondary care | Strongly disagree | 4% | 22% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Disagree | 13% | 11% | 15% | 19% | 18% | 7% | |
| Neutral | 17% | 22% | 35% | 26% | 18% | 20% | |
| Agree | 58% | 33% | 39% | 41% | 46% | 63% | |
| Strongly Agree | 8% | 11% | 12% | 15% | 18% | 10% |
Abbreviations: DE Germany, HU Hungary, IT Italy, NL the Netherlands, ES Spain, UK United Kingdom