Healthcare access barriers for Hispanic pediatric nephrology patients: a KICK study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hispanics, the fastest growing minority in the USA, suffer from high chronic kidney disease (CKD) burden. Barriers to accessing medical care increase disparities and quality of care for Hispanic children with CKD.

Methods

As a part of the grant-funded "Kidney Initiative in Community Kids" (KICK), the voluntary "Barriers to Care Questionnaire" was distributed to self-identified Hispanic young adult patients (> 18 years of age) or parents (if patient < 18 years of age), between January 2021 to June 2021, in a single urban pediatric nephrology ambulatory clinic site. Survey was available in English and Spanish. Sociodemographic and health data was obtained from the medical record and Area Deprivation Index (ADI) was collected as a surrogate marker for socioeconomic d

SUBMITTER: Matossian D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12484322 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature