Social Disadvantage and COVID-19 Outcomes Among Dialysis Patients in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region of France: A Study Beyond Healthcare Access

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COVID-19 significantly impacted dialysis patients in France, with over 400,000 hospitalizations and nearly 70,000 in-hospital deaths reported by March 2021.
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Socioeconomic factors, rather than just clinical vulnerabilities, influenced COVID-19 outcomes among dialysis patients in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region.
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Dialysis patients in France receive structured care regardless of socioeconomic status, allowing for a unique examination of social inequalities in health outcomes.
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The study analyzed data from 5,470 dialysis patients in the PACA region during the first year of the pandemic, focusing on COVID-19 prevalence and severity.
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Findings suggest that social gradients in health outcomes persist even when access to healthcare is equitable, indicating deeper structural determinants at play.

Bmc Infectious Diseases

by Franck Mazoué, Sébastien Cortaredona, Adeline Crémades, Ghizlane Izaaryene, Bénédicte Devictor, Philippe Brunet, Stéphanie Gentile
February 10, 2026

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