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Table 3 Competences and training needs perceived by the healthcare providers

From: Tuberculosis care for migrant patients in Portugal: a mixed methods study with primary healthcare providers

Total

Perceived competences and training needs

n

%

Competences/training to provide TB care for migrant patients (N = 84)a

 Insufficient

20

23.8

 Neither sufficient or insufficient

14

16.7

 Sufficient

50

59.5

Competences/training to define a strategy for treatment adherence in migrant patients (N = 82)a

 Insufficient

17

20.7

 Neither sufficient or insufficient

17

20.7

 Sufficient

48

58.6

Relevance of receiving training about migrants’ health (N = 82)a

 Relevant

65

79.3

 Moderately relevant

7

8.5

 Irrelevant

10

12.2

Relevance of receiving training on strategies to improve TB treatment adherence in migrants (N = 82)a

 Relevant

64

78.0

 Moderately relevant

5

6.1

 Irrelevant

13

15.9

  1. aMissing values corresponding to non-responses
  2. TB tuberculosis