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Table 1 Extracts from the interviews, explaining the analysis from meaning unit to category

From: A qualitative study of refugee families’ experiences of the escape and travel from Syria to Sweden

Meaning unit

Code

Category

We had no work since we lost our jobs and then we realised that we would have to escape from the country (3)

No work and had to escape

The reason behind the escape

It was a tough and difficult route and the weather conditions were bad with rain and wet ground to walk on (6)

Tough route with rain and wet ground

The escape through Europe

A really difficult trip and by a miracle we escaped death (11)

Difficult trip and by a miracle we escaped death

The emotional experience of the escape