Jens Klein

Jens Klein is a Research Fellow at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), affiliated with the Institute of Medical Sociology within the Faculty of Medicine. His work focuses on health equity, healthcare access, and social disparities in healthcare utilization. Klein investigates topics such as discrimination in healthcare, migration-related healthcare barriers, and patient experiences in cancer care.

Key research interests include analyzing how socioeconomic status, migration background, and cultural factors influence healthcare access and quality. He has conducted population surveys on healthcare utilization patterns, emergency care perceptions, and stigma in mental healthcare. His findings highlight systemic inequities in Germany's dual health insurance system and the impact of discrimination on patient outcomes.

Recent studies address disparities in cancer care access, cancer knowledge among patients, and the role of peer support in oncology. Klein collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to explore healthcare policy implications, including emergency department utilization and migrant health service use.

His work is published in journals like International Journal for Equity in Health, BMC Health Services Research, and Psycho-Oncology. He contributes to translational research bridging sociological insights with clinical practice to improve healthcare equity.