Table 2 Characteristics of the immigrant group (n = 153)
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
World regions of origin | ||
 Western Europe, North America and Oceania | 35 | 22.9 |
 Eastern Europe | 40 | 26.1 |
 Asia, Turkey, Africa, and South America | 78 | 51.0 |
Length of residencya | ||
 Non-recent immigrants (> 5 years) | 71 | 57.3 |
 Recent immigrants (≤ 5 years) | 53 | 42.7 |
Norwegian language proficiencyb | ||
 Fluently/Well | 84 | 56.4 |
 With difficulty/Not at all | 65 | 43.6 |
Understood the information given by health care professionals c | ||
 Yes, always | 121 | 81.8 |
 Yes, sometimes | 27 | 18.2 |
 Yes, but rarely | - | - |
 No, never | - | - |
Would have understood the information better in another language d | ||
 Yes | 60 | 42.0 |
 No | 54 | 37.8 |
 I don't know | 17 | 11.9 |
 Not relevant | 12 | 8.4 |
Did you have someone to help with language interpretation during labour and birth?e | ||
 No, I had no one / Did not need interpretation support | 98 | 66.7 |
 Yes, I had someone for interpretation support | 49 | 33.3 |