Systematic review: An approach to identifying health inequalities through case studies
Introduction: Health inequalities, among other factors, reflect the wellbeing level of a population. Interventions aimed at eliminating or preventing such inequalities require an understanding of their origins. Objective: To perform a systematic review to identify case studies reporting health ine...
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| author | Rafael Adrián Gómez Suárez Angélica Milena Tarquino Bojacá Anderson Aparicio Mejía María Carolina Nossa Ramos Camilo Andrés Alarcón González Lizeth Andrea Prieto Puerto Juan Pablo Alzate Adriana Carolina Villada Ramírez Javier Eslava-Schmalbach |
| author_facet | Rafael Adrián Gómez Suárez Angélica Milena Tarquino Bojacá Anderson Aparicio Mejía María Carolina Nossa Ramos Camilo Andrés Alarcón González Lizeth Andrea Prieto Puerto Juan Pablo Alzate Adriana Carolina Villada Ramírez Javier Eslava-Schmalbach |
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Introduction: Health inequalities, among other factors, reflect the wellbeing level of a population. Interventions aimed at eliminating or preventing such inequalities require an understanding of their origins.
Objective: To perform a systematic review to identify case studies reporting health inequalities worldwide.
Methodology: Case reports, case studies and case series written in English, Spanish and Portuguese reporting health inequalities were included. Databases like Medline and EMBASE, and grey literature sources such as LILACS, OpenGrey, Google, and others were included.
Results: Initially, the search produced 1272 articles. 139 articles were selected by their title, while, based on their abstract, 28 articles were chosen for full text reading. Finally, 23 articles were included. Gender difference was the most frequent factor in terms of health inequalities (23.2%), followed by socio economic condition (20%), belonging to a migrant population (13.3%), ethnic origin (13.3%), age (10%), geographic origin (3.3%), and others (16.6%).
Discussion: This approach, which is based on reviewing case reports to study health inequalities, contrasts with the majority of the studies carried out in this field. This research proposes to study inequalities specific to population groups that suffer such inequalities within communities in a particular geographic area and are not able to access to optimal health services.
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| spelling | doaj-art-dfab82ddebee4d7eb5fb477a77bb461d2025-08-20T01:52:46ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCase Reports2462-85222016-01-012143973Systematic review: An approach to identifying health inequalities through case studiesRafael Adrián Gómez Suárez0Angélica Milena Tarquino Bojacá1Anderson Aparicio Mejía2María Carolina Nossa Ramos3Camilo Andrés Alarcón González4Lizeth Andrea Prieto Puerto5Juan Pablo Alzate6Adriana Carolina Villada Ramírez7Javier Eslava-Schmalbach8National University of Colombia, Bogota, ColombiaHospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaHospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaHospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaHospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaUniversitario Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaUniversitario Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Introduction: Health inequalities, among other factors, reflect the wellbeing level of a population. Interventions aimed at eliminating or preventing such inequalities require an understanding of their origins. Objective: To perform a systematic review to identify case studies reporting health inequalities worldwide. Methodology: Case reports, case studies and case series written in English, Spanish and Portuguese reporting health inequalities were included. Databases like Medline and EMBASE, and grey literature sources such as LILACS, OpenGrey, Google, and others were included. Results: Initially, the search produced 1272 articles. 139 articles were selected by their title, while, based on their abstract, 28 articles were chosen for full text reading. Finally, 23 articles were included. Gender difference was the most frequent factor in terms of health inequalities (23.2%), followed by socio economic condition (20%), belonging to a migrant population (13.3%), ethnic origin (13.3%), age (10%), geographic origin (3.3%), and others (16.6%). Discussion: This approach, which is based on reviewing case reports to study health inequalities, contrasts with the majority of the studies carried out in this field. This research proposes to study inequalities specific to population groups that suffer such inequalities within communities in a particular geographic area and are not able to access to optimal health services. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/55267Health EquityHealthcare DisparitiesCase reports |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Adrián Gómez Suárez Angélica Milena Tarquino Bojacá Anderson Aparicio Mejía María Carolina Nossa Ramos Camilo Andrés Alarcón González Lizeth Andrea Prieto Puerto Juan Pablo Alzate Adriana Carolina Villada Ramírez Javier Eslava-Schmalbach Systematic review: An approach to identifying health inequalities through case studies Case Reports Health Equity Healthcare Disparities Case reports |
| title | Systematic review: An approach to identifying health inequalities through case studies |
| title_full | Systematic review: An approach to identifying health inequalities through case studies |
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| title_short | Systematic review: An approach to identifying health inequalities through case studies |
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| topic | Health Equity Healthcare Disparities Case reports |
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