Exploring perceptions, barriers, and enablers for delivery of primary ear and hearing care by community health workers: a photovoice study in Mukono District, Uganda.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The promotion of patient safety and drug safety through promotion of pharmacist's drug safety practice was among the most important aims of China's health delivery system reform, but regional inequity in pharmacist's drug safety practice was still serious in China. METHODS:The 2011 national patient safety a...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Tang L

更新日期：2012-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China has made remarkable progress in scaling up essential services during the last six decades, making health care increasingly available in rural areas. This was partly achieved through the building of a three-tier health system in the 1950s, established as a linked network with health service facilities a...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Feng XL,Martinez-Alvarez M,Zhong J,Xu J,Yuan B,Meng Q,Balabanova D

更新日期：2017-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Brazilian Government created Participatory Health Councils (PHCs) to allow citizen participation in the public health policy process. PHCs are advisory bodies that operate at all levels of government and that bring together different societal groups to monitor Brazil's health system. Today they are pre...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Kohler JC,Martinez MG

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women experience higher rates of obesity, chronic disease, and are less active than non-Indigenous Australian women. Lifestyle programs designed to increase physical activity and encourage healthy eating are needed to ameliorate this disparity. The aim of this study was ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Canuto KJ,Spagnoletti B,McDermott RA,Cargo M

更新日期：2013-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regulation of the medical tourism and public health sectors overlap in many instances, raising questions of how patient safety, economic growth, and health equity can be protected. The case of Guatemala is used to explore how the regulatory challenges posed by medical tourism should be dealt with in countrie...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Labonté R,Crooks VA,Valdés AC,Runnels V,Snyder J

更新日期：2018-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2014 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the "End TB Strategy", setting new ambitious goals for elimination of tuberculosis (TB). In contrast with previous efforts to control TB, the new strategy adopted the protection and promotion of human rights in TB prevention and care as a core pillar. This...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Gianella C,Pesantes MA,Ugarte-Gil C,Moore DAJ,Lema C

更新日期：2019-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:China is experiencing environmental issues and related health effects due to its industrialization and urbanization. The health effects associated with air pollution are not just a matter of epidemiology and environmental science research, but also an important social science issue. Literature about the rela...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Jiao K,Xu M,Liu M

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective implementation can maximise the beneficial impacts of health services. It is therefore important to review implementation in the context of Indigenous populations, who suffer some of the greatest disadvantage within developed countries. This paper analyses Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (her...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： McCalman J,Bainbridge R,Percival N,Tsey K

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the relentless efforts to reduce infant and child mortality with the introduction of the National Expanded Programmes on Immunization (EPI) in 1974, major disparities still exist in immunizations coverage across different population sub-groups. In Kenya, for instance, while the proportion of fully ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Egondi T,Oyolola M,Mutua MK,Elung'ata P

更新日期：2015-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our research group advanced a health insurance theory to explain Canada's cancer care advantages over America. The late Barbara Starfield theorized that Canada's greater primary care-orientation also plays a critically protective role. We tested the resultant Starfield-Gorey theory by examining the effects o...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Gorey KM,Kanjeekal SM,Wright FC,Hamm C,Luginaah IN,Bartfay E,Zou G,Holowaty EJ,Richter NL

更新日期：2015-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Major efforts have been made to improve the health care system in Hunan province, China. The aims of this study were to assess whether and to what extent these efforts have impacted on gender and regional disparities of Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in recent years, especially for less developed areas. METH...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Chen M,Kwaku AB,Chen Y,Huang X,Tan H,Wen SW

更新日期：2014-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies from various countries have observed worse population health in geographical areas with more income inequality. The psychosocial interpretation of this association is that large income disparities are harmful to health because they generate relative deprivation and undermine social cohesion. An alter...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Elstad JI

更新日期：2011-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rampant urbanization and medical marketization in China have resulted in increased vulnerabilities to health and socioeconomic disparities among the rural migrant workers in urban China. In the Chinese context, the socioeconomic characteristics of rural migrant workers have attracted considerable researc...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Guan M

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to lack of companionship of parents, compared with non left behind children, left behind children (LBC) suffer from more psychological problems compared with children live with their parents. The aim of this study was to explore the mental health status and the relationship among psychological problems a...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Man Y,Mengmeng L,Lezhi L,Ting M,Jingping Z

更新日期：2017-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Overcoming continuing polarization regarding judicial enforcement of health rights in Latin America requires clarifying divergent normative and political premises, addressing the lack of reliable empirical data, and establishing the conditions for fruitful inter-sectoral, inter-disciplinary dialogue. ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Yamin AE,Pichon-Riviere A,Bergallo P

更新日期：2019-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Disparities in prostate cancer (PCa) outcomes and their links to socioeconomic status (SES) have been intensively studied. A relatively low incidence rate and a high proportion of late-stage diagnosis have been documented in studies of Asian populations. For the past 20 years, the trend in the growth of PCa ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Wu CC,Lin CH,Chiang HS,Tang MJ

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The actual distribution of stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) associated with social economic status (SES) among the Chinese population is unclear. We aim to understand the development of disparity in stroke and myocardial infarction (MI) across different income groups in Chinese population. METHODS:Data...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Yao Y,Liu G,Wang L,Zhao H,Zhao Z,Zhang M,Wang M,Wang L

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the depth development of health care system reform in China, emergency medical services (EMS) is confronted with challenges as well as opportunities. This study aimed to analyze the equity of China's EMS needs, utilization, and resources distribution, and put forward proposal to improve the equity. MET...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Yan K,Jiang Y,Qiu J,Zhong X,Wang Y,Deng J,Lian J,Wang T,Cao C

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer related morbidity and mortality among women in Ethiopia, there is lack of information regarding the perception of the community about the disease. METHODS:Focus group discussions were conducted with men, women, and community leaders in the rural settings...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Birhanu Z,Abdissa A,Belachew T,Deribew A,Segni H,Tsu V,Mulholland K,Russell FM

更新日期：2012-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Family planning and maternal care services have become increasingly available in West Africa but the level of non-use remains high. This unfavorable outcome may be partly due to the unaffordability of reproductive health care services. METHODS:Using the Demographic Health Survey data from Burkina Faso, Nige...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Ogundele OJ,Pavlova M,Groot W

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of access to health care is a persistent condition for most African indigents, to which the common technical approach of targeting initiatives is an insufficient antidote. To overcome the standstill, an integrated technical and political approach is needed. Such policy shift is dependent on political su...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Soors W,Dkhimi F,Criel B

更新日期：2013-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:If an intervention is not well spatially targeted, appropriate levels of uptake, efficacy, long-term compliance and improved health outcomes are unlikely to be attained. Effective health interventions should seek to achieve not only absolute improvements in health but also to reduce inequity. There is ofte...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Hanson S,Jones A

更新日期：2015-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current evidence highlights that language discordant clinical encounters seriously compromise patient quality of care and health outcomes. We aimed to characterise patterns of interpreter service use in medical inpatient wards use and explore clinician experience of language discordance. METHODS:Participant...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： White J,Plompen T,Osadnik C,Tao L,Micallef E,Haines T

更新日期：2018-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: Research on health equity which mainly utilises population-based surveys, may be hampered by serious selection bias due to a considerable number of invitees declining to participate. Sufficient information from all the non-responders is rarely available to quantify this bias. Predictors of attendance, magn...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Søgaard AJ,Selmer R,Bjertness E,Thelle D

更新日期：2004-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Literature shows socioeconomic disparities are related to various aspects of diabetes care. However, few studies have explored the relationship between socioeconomics and healthcare outcomes, particularly with regard to preventable hospitalization. This cohort study employed hierarchical modelling to evalu...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Chen PC,Tsai CY,Woung LC,Lee YC

更新日期：2015-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：: This review investigates the health of immigrants to Canada by critically examining differences in health status between immigrants and the native-born population and by tracing how the health of immigrants changes after settling in the country. Fifty-one published empirical studies met the inclusion criteria for thi...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： De Maio FG

更新日期：2010-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND: The nurse-doctor relationship is historically one of female nurse deference to male physician authority. We investigated the effects of physicians' sex on female nurses' behaviour. METHODS: Nurses at an urban, university based hospital completed one of two forms of a vignette-based survey in January, 2000....

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Zelek B,Phillips SP

更新日期：2003-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inequalities in health across social class, gender and regional context in Spain are well-known; however, there is a lack of research examining how these dimensions of inequality interact. This study explores self-rated health (SRH) inequalities across intersectional positions of gender, social class and reg...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Pedrós Barnils N,Eurenius E,Gustafsson PE

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Tak province, Thailand migrants and refugees from Myanmar navigate a pluralistic healthcare system to seek Tuberculosis (TB) care from a variety of government and non-governmental providers. This multi-methods qualitative study examined access to TB, TB/HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) tr...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Tschirhart N,Nosten F,Foster AM

更新日期：2016-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioid use is a severe problem in Iran. Despite methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) programs being one of the most important treatment strategies for reducing individual and public harms associated with opioid use, a large proportion of Iranian patients refuse to participate in such treatment programs. ME...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Khazaee-Pool M,Moeeni M,Ponnet K,Fallahi A,Jahangiri L,Pashaei T

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00