Social determinants of access to health care among deaf people in the Dominican Republic: a qualitative study
Urgent attention is needed to address these systemic barriers. Deaf Dominicans are an underserved linguistic and cultural minority population who face barriers and challenges in accessing the health care system. Full communication and comprehension for the Deaf community is vital in ensuring equitable access to health care.
Authors
- Timothy Dye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9801-4712)
- Alan Jesurum
- Zahíra Quiñones Tavárez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-8897)
- History Estill-Varner
- Shazia Siddiqi
- Wyatte C. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7974-973X)
- Jóse Javier Sánchez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6638-177X)
- Sara María Lara Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4463-6039)
- Pablo Lemuel Taveras Cueto
- Cristobalina Betemit
Institutions
- World Resources Institute (US)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (DO)
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
- Instituto Nacional de Diabetes, Endocrinología y Nutrición (DO)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Global and Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-025-00207-0
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Impairment and Communication
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Rochester