Table 2 Perceived knowledge for pre- and post-training items and paired t-test (N = 192)

1. Regulations for applying for asylum

181

2.35 (1.06)

3.30 (0.98)

− 11.99180

p < 0.001

2. Asylum seekers’ rights to health care

187

2.67 (1.04)

4.11 (0.84)

−18.60186

p < 0.001

3. Undocumented rights to healthcare

185

2.49 (1.02)

4.06 (0.86)

− 20.20184

p < 0.001

4. Refugees’, with residence permits, rights to health care

183

2.87 (1.17)

4.16 (0.82)

−15.80182

p < 0.001

5. What actions are being taken for refugees to facilitate integration during their first 2 years in Sweden

182

2.26 (0.98)

3.44 (0.93)

−15.15181

p < 0.001

6. Which authorities are responsible for various actions

185

2.43 (1.04)

3.47

(0.96)

−13.57184

p < 0.001

7. How migration process can affect children’s mental health

184

2.92 (1.05)

4.04

(0.80)

−15.18183

p < 0.001

8. How migration process can affect adults’ mental health

188

2.87 (0.98)

4.08

(0.77)

−16.33187

p < 0.001

9.How migration process can affect the family situation

184

2.85 (1.05)

3.98

(0.77)

−15.47183

p < 0.001

10.How severe trauma can affect health

163

3.53 (0.99)

4.18

(0.74)

−9.33162

p < 0.001

11.How to interpret symptoms of mental illness among asylum seekers and newly arrived refugees

164

2.73 (0.95)

3.69

(0.90)

−13.72163

p < 0.001

12. Which treatment initiatives for newly arrived refugees are various health care providers responsible for

180

2.23 (1.12)

3.45

(0.90)

−14.20179

p < 0.001

13.How to work with an interpreter

174

3.36 (1.12)

4.12

(0.70)

−9.27173

p < 0.001

How to encounter refugees regarding

14.Severe trauma

182

2.68 (1.16)

3.50 (0.98)

−11.76181

p < 0.001

15.Experience of torture

181

2.45 (1.12)

3.35 (1.05)

− 11.90180

p < 0.001

16.Experience of flight experiences

181

2.61 (1.16)

3.50 (0.90)

− 11.65180

p < 0.001

17. Experience of coming to Sweden

179

2.68 1.13

3.55 (0.94)

− 11.28178

p < 0.001