Which of the following statements is true in regard to health inequity?
a. Health differences are unavoidable.
b. Poverty is not a root cause of health inequity.
c. Health inequity is the absence of systematic disparities in health.
d. Health inequity refers to unnecessary and unfair differences in health.
D
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A Health differences are seen as avoidable.
B Poverty is often a root cause of health inequity.
C The absence of systematic disparities in health is characteristic of health equity.
D Health inequities refer to differences in health that are not only unnecessary and avoidable but, in addition, are considered unfair and unjust.
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