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Table 3 Characteristics of the research studies

From: Challenges, coping responses and supportive interventions for international and migrant students in academic nursing programs in major host countries: a scoping review with a gender lens

Descriptor

Papers

N = 82, % (n)

Methodology

 Qualitativea

67.1% (55)

 Quantitativeb

24.4% (20)

 Mixed

8.5% (7)

Location of the study

 United States

57.3% (47)

 Europec

12.2% (10)

 Australia

24.4% (20)

 Canada

4.9% (4)

 New Zealand

1.2% (1)

Student groupd

 International students

46.3% (38)

 Migrants

15.9% (13)

 International students and migrants

11.0% (9)

 Foreign-born non-specified

17.1% (14)

 English-as-a-second language students

9.8% (8)

Education leveld,e

 College/vocational

17.1% (14)

 Bachelor

73.2% (60)

 Masters

22.0% (18)

 Doctorate

15.9% (13)

 Graduate (not specified)

3.7% (3)

Clinical learning environment was a primary focus

18.3% (15)

Academic or clinical educator and/or administrator participants

34.1% (28)

Student participants

89.0% (73)

Student participants’ sex

N = 73f

 Males

2.7% (2)

 Females

12.3% (9)

 Males and Females

56.2% (41)

 Not specified

28.8% (21)

Student participants’ region of origine

N = 73f

 North Africa and/or Middle East

31.5% (23)

 Sub-Saharan Africa/Africa unspecified and/or South Africa

39.7% (29)

 Caribbean

8.2% (6)

 Latin America

21.9% (16)

 Eastern Europe and/or Russia

9.6% (7)

 South Asia

19.2% (14)

 South East Asia

39.7% (29)

 East Asia

45.2% (33)

 Unspecified Asia

26.0% (19)

 Western/Northern/Southern Europe, North America

 

 (excluding Mexico), and/or Australia

17.8% (13)

 Unspecified

26.0% (19)

  1. a Two also included some quantitative data
  2. b Seven also included some qualitative data
  3. c Includes the United Kingdom (n = 5), Finland (n = 3), Ireland (n = 1) and Norway (n = 1)
  4. d Based on the student participants and/or the focus of the paper
  5. e A study may be counted in more than one category so percentages do not add to 100%
  6. f Based on studies with student participants