The results of the study indicated that ses factors had significant correlations with healthcare quality and accessibility in which people with a lower ses experienced lower quality of medical care and faced more difficulties in accessibility than their counterparts with higher ses. Socioeconomic disadvantage is a risk factor for many diseases Factors such as socioeconomic status and race are aspects that may have an effect on who can receive adequate healthcare and who cannot Socioeconomic status (ses) is a term used to describe an individual's “social standing or class of an individual or group It is often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation” (apa 2019). Most subjects perceived that their ses affected their health care
This study highlights complex perceptions patients have around how ses affects their health care. For instance, lower levels of education were associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease [5]
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