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[Healthcare for racialized populations: organizational configurations and interpersonal elements from the perspective
Yolanda González-Rábago1, María Kamila Góngora Manrique2
1Departamento de Sociología y Trabajo Social, Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU), Leioa, España; Grupo de investigación en Determinantes Sociales de la Salud y Cambio Demográfico-OPIK, Leioa, España; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Biobizkaia, Barakaldo, España.
Aim:
To analyse the organisational and interpersonal factors that shape healthcare for racialised populations in Spain.
Design:
Qualitative study with a descriptive-interpretative design, based on in-depth interviews conducted between May and July 2025.
Location:
Interviews were carried out in several cities of the Basque Country and Catalonia.
Participants And/Or Contexts:
Professionals with recognised expertise in healthcare for racialised populations, including healthcare professionals, third-sector organisations, institutional actors, and researchers.
Method:
Purposive sampling based on a pre-identified selection of profiles, subsequently expanded through snowball sampling until data saturation was reached. The data were analysed using thematic content analysis.
Results:
The lack of clear and accessible information, a healthcare system insufficiently adapted to sociocultural diversity, inadequate training of healthcare professionals, and practices of racial and cultural stereotyping with both clinical and non-clinical consequences emerged as key factors shaping healthcare provision for racialised people.
Conclusions:
Improving healthcare for racialised people requires addressing organisational aspects of the healthcare system and the training of healthcare professionals in ways that promote socioculturally competent care and an equity-oriented approach to health.
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