Poverty and health inequalities: Perceptions of social work students and nursing students.

Aim: This study describes student perceptions on health inequalities and causes of poverty.

Background: As frontline providers, social workers and nurses are expected to engage with patients from socioeconomically diverse backgrounds.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a socio-demographic questionnaire, a questionnaire on health inequalities and the Perceived Causes of Poverty Scale were administered using a convenience sample of 155 students in social work and 266 students in nursing undergraduate programmes at a state university in Turkey.