“…There are only a small number of studies, most of them monocentric, like ours, or focused on very specific issues (e.g., biological factors, personal finance, health literacy issues, and living donation) and rarely extended to other geographical locations or health systems ( 15 , 20 , 22 – 24 , 26 ). In addition, it has already been described that health workers have limited ability to identify inequalities related to recipient sex, and these inequalities appear to be more difficult to identify than those related to financial issues, race or health literacy of kidney patients ( 22 , 27 , 28 ). In our study, we did not focus on financial issues because our public health system guarantees access to any treatment for the entire population, and difficulties in obtaining immunosuppressive treatment due to low income, as described for women in other countries or communities, are uncommon ( 14 , 29 , 30 ).…”