Fig. 1

Social-ecological model for kidney transplant disparities. Figure 1. Social-ecological model for kidney transplant disparities is a modified version of two models. [7, 8] The first layer is the individual layer which refers to the patients knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and biology. This layer is shaped by the other layers of the model. Such as the interpersonal layer (i.e. the individual’s social network), the institutional layer (e.g. the healthcare system), the community layer (e.g. the culture of organ donation and transplant with in the community, the public policy layer (e.g. mandated transplant education). All these layers influence each other and ultimately shape the individual’s beliefs