Measuring the health impact of human rights violations related to Australian asylum policies and practices: a mixed methods study

Table 3 Comparison of socioeconomic stressors by visa status

Socioeconomic stressor	TPV refugees n (%)	PHV refugees n (%)	p-value
Obstacles accessing accommodation	41/71* (58)	22/60 (37)	0.03
Obstacles accessing education/job training	43/68 (63)	11/52 (21)	< 0.001
Obstacles finding employment	40/61 (66)	8/34 (24)	< 0.001
Obstacles accessing English language tuition	39/67 (58)	8/59 (14)	< 0.001
Obstacles accessing health services	24/70 (34)	21/56 (38)	0.85
Obstacles accessing welfare services	18/68 (27)	2/58 (3)	0.001
Number of obstacles to 'access' reported – 3 or more^†	42/70 (60)	10/58 (17)	< 0.001
At any time under current visa been unable to afford:
Food	10/71 (14)	2/60 (3)	0.07
Clothing	16/71 (23)	9/60 (15)	0.38
Accommodation	24/71 (34)	8/60 (13)	0.01
Medications	16/71 (23)	2/60 (3)	0.003
Number of essential items (food, clothing, accommodation, medication) unable to afford – 1 or more	28/71 (39)	13/60 (22)	0.05

* The data in this table include only those refugees who had attempted to access these services as the denominator
^† Questions related to 'access' to six services/settlement-related resources: accommodation, education/job training, employment, English language tuition health and welfare services.

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