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March 26, 2026FutureOpen Access

Barriers to Health Equity and Contributors to Health Disparities Among Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Narrative Review

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Narrative review identifies barriers to health equity in individuals with IDD, suggesting systemic improvements are needed.

The review aims to highlight the barriers to health equity and contributors to health disparities among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Conducted a narrative review using qualitative synthesis.
Reviewed literature from PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Medline, and Google Scholar from 2010 to 2025.
Applied thematic analysis to synthesize findings from 88 articles.
Identified two main domains: barriers to health equity and contributing factors.
Outlined seven barrier categories: attitudinal, communication, policy, programmatic, social, physical, and transportation.
Pinpointed five contributors: limited access to healthcare, comorbid conditions, low health literacy, adverse social determinants, and caregiver burden.

Okoye et al. (2026) studied this question.

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