Perception of social inequities in the access to the kidney transplant waiting list by nephrology trainees: a national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social inequalities in health are responsible for disparities in access to the kidney transplant waiting list (KTWL). The perception of disparities by nephrologists has consequences for the registration on the KTWL. The purposes of our study were to assess the perception of the factors implicated in the disparities in access to the KTWL by nephrology trainees and to assess the quality of the questionnaire.

Methods

A questionnaire was developed to assess the perception of the determinants of the inequities in access to waitlisting. Continuous variables were described by median, 1st and 3rd quartiles. Categorical variables were described by frequencies and percentages. A principal component analysis and a hierarchical cluster analysis were performed to approach the

SUBMITTER: Paris L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9733200 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature