Social determinants of access to health care among deaf people in the Dominican Republic: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hearing loss is comparatively frequent in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, where the prevalence of disabling hearing loss is higher than in many areas of the world. The current societal infrastructure in the Dominican Republic (DR) for Deaf people is insufficient: services such as sign language interpreters are lacking, as are accessible and widespread educational and health care services or access to emergency services. This project was formed through four partnerships, including United States- and Dominican Republic-based academic institutions and community organizations serving Deaf communities, to identify lived experience of Deaf Dominicans in accessing health care.

Methods

We recruited 102 people in the DR self-identifying as Deaf to participate

SUBMITTER: Siddiqi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522846 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature