Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Health Disparities

Health disparities are preventable differences in disease burden, access to care, and health outcomes that are systematically experienced by populations defined by social, economic, demographic, or geographic characteristics. They arise from the interplay of structural inequities, discrimination, socioeconomic posit…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 28× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2997-1969 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Health disparities are preventable differences in disease burden, access to care, and health outcomes that are systematically experienced by populations defined by social, economic, demographic, or geographic characteristics. They arise from the interplay of structural inequities, discrimination, socioeconomic position, and unequal access to services, and are a central concern of public health and health-equity research. Work in this area examines mental-health inequities among sexual- and gender-minority youth, the role of discrimination and violence in depression among marginalized student populations, and the intersection of intimate partner violence, chronic stress, and diabetes among immigrant women. Other lines of inquiry address the health of chronically ill patients in underserved regions, the effectiveness of quality-improvement strategies in mid-level private healthcare facilities, and disparities in access to preventive services such as pre-exposure prophylaxis. Structural and organizational determinants are explored through models that align institutional design with community values to improve outcomes, while analyses of maternal and child health, hospital-delivery uptake, and child mortality illustrate how social determinants drive unequal results. Methodologically, the field combines epidemiological measurement, intersectional analysis, and evaluation of targeted interventions. The overarching goal is to identify the causes and consequences of unequal health and to design strategies that reduce avoidable gaps between populations.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 28 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Health Statistics (ISSN 2997-1969).

Journal editorial board
Mairead Bermingham · United Kingdom Naghmeh Mirhosseini · Canada Nunzia Nappo · Italy

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