Pediatric health professionals' perceptions of social health inequalities and proportionate universalism in a French academic hospital: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: To describe healthcare professionals' perceptions of social health inequalities in the context of pediatric chronic disease and their insights regarding proportionate universalism as a potential solution to reduce them. Semi-directive interviews were conducted with healthcare professionals from different pediatric chronic disease departments of a single French academic hospital. This qualitative study was based on an inductive thematic analysis; an interview topic guide was used for the interviews and the analysis. In this study, we highlighted three main themes: the healthcare professionals' perceptions of social health inequalities in their practices, their beliefs regarding the causality of those inequalities, and potential solutions proposed by healthcare professionals to reduce them.

SUBMITTER: Francis-Oliviero F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176283 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature