Table 3 Aspects of vulnerability considered by the reviewed papers
From: Mapping the concept of vulnerability related to health care disparities: a scoping review
The aspects of vulnerability | Included papers, n (%) |
|---|---|
Poverty | 21 (91.3) |
Racial/Ethnic minority | 18 (78,3) |
Chronic physical or mental illness | 12 (52.2) |
Lack of insurance | 8 (34.8) |
Old age | 6 (26) |
Incarceration | 3 (13) |
Immigrant status | 3 (13) |
Low level of education | 3 (13) |
Residence in underserved areas | 2 (8.7) |
Unemployment | 1 (4.3) |
Widowed status | 1 (4.3) |
Homelessness | 1 (4.3) |