Access to Dialysis Facilities in Socioeconomically Advantaged and Disadvantaged Communities

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the differences in access to dialysis facilities based on the socioeconomic status of communities.
• Conducted a cross-sectional analysis.
• Compared access to dialysis facilities in advantaged and disadvantaged communities.
• Focused on patients with end-stage kidney disease.
• Found significant geographic differences in access to dialysis facilities.
• Disadvantaged communities had noticeably less access to dialysis than advantaged ones.