Social, digital, and educational inequalities as determinants of health : evidence from four national contexts in Europe and Latin America

Čehovin Zajc, Jožica (avtor), Díaz-Oviedo, Aracely (avtor), Gogova, Tina (avtor), Milavec Kapun, Marija (avtor)

Background: Health inequalities are shaped by broader social, digital and educational disparities. Examining their interconnections is essential for understanding structural determinants of health across different socioeconomic contexts. Aim: To analyse how health inequalities are intertwined with social, digital, and educational inequalities in diverse national settings. Methods: Comparable secondary statistical indicators of social, digital, educational, and health inequalities were analysed for Mexico, El Salvador, Slovenia, and Croatia. An Erasmus+ educational project was examined as an illustrative intervention addressing multilevel inequalities. Results: Marked socioeconomic and digital disparities were observed in Latin America and Europe, reflected in weaker social protection, limited digital infrastructure, lower educational attainment, and poorer health. These domains are structurally interconnected and mutually reinforcing across the life course. The project case suggests that strengthening digital competencies and active learning in nursing education may enhance professional empowerment and support more equitable health engagement. Conclusion: Health inequalities are embedded in multidimensional structural conditions. Addressing social protection, education, and digital access is central to reducing persistent health disparities and advancing health equity.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: cross-cultural comparison, educational status, health disparities, internet access, nursing education, socioeconomic factors
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede ; ZF - Zdravstvena fakulteta
• Status publikacije: V tisku
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2026
• Št. strani: 8 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. , no.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-187368
• UDK: 316.344:613
• ISSN pri članku: 1804-7122
• DOI: 10.32725/kont.2026.054
• COBISS.SI-ID: 290659331
• Datum objave v RUL: 10.09.2026

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Kontakt
• Skrajšan naslov: Kontakt
• Založnik: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta
• ISSN: 1804-7122
• COBISS.SI-ID: 528918553

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: zdravje, družbena neenakost

Projekti

• Financer: Drugi - Drug financer ali več financerjev
• Program financ.: Erasmus+
• Številka projekta: U0003
• Naslov: SmartNurse – Developing Teachers’ and Nursing Students’ Competencies in Digital Nursing

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0193
• Naslov: Analiza dela, izobraževanja in zaposlovanja