Prejudice in healthcare can result in disparities in care, which can be caused by:

• A. Disparity in Healthcare
• B. Improved Outcomes
• C. Standard Protocols
• D. Equal Treatment

Answer: (A)

Bias and prejudice in healthcare can shape decisions, communications, and how resources are allocated, leading to unequal access to services and differences in the quality of care across different groups. This kind of systemic inequality is what we call disparities in care. So, when prejudice contributes to uneven treatment, the result is disparities in healthcare, making that option the most fitting explanation for what can cause these gaps.

The other ideas don’t fit as causes: improved outcomes imply better results, which wouldn’t generate disparities; standard protocols are designed to standardize care and reduce variation; equal treatment aims to remove differences in care.