abstract：BACKGROUND:Latin America (LA) has experienced constant economic and political crises that coincide with periods of greater inequality. Between 1996 and 2007 Ecuador went through one of the greatest political and socio-economic crises in Latin America, a product of neo-liberal economic growth strategies. Between 2007 an...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Rios Quituizaca P,Gatica-Domínguez G,Nambiar D,Ferreira Santos JL,Brück S,Vidaletti Ruas L,Barros AJD

更新日期：2021-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older adults are more prone to various diseases. Health insurance becomes effective mechanism to relieve financial burden when the insured is sick. In China, most older adults live in the countryside, and New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme is a kind of health insurance system in rural areas. The relationsh...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Zhai S,Yuan S,Dong Q

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social isolation among older adults raises major issues for equity in healthcare in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. MAIN TEXT:This commentary describes current challenges in preventing social isolation among older adults and proposes pathways to develop inclusive approaches to intervention in this vul...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Dassieu L,Sourial N

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being the wealthiest and one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, the United States has the greatest number of Covid-19 cases and deaths. What accounts for this failure? The dismantling of the country's public health infrastructure has crippled contact tracing and exacerbated inequality...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Holtzman NAT

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residential segregation can foster health inequality mechanisms by increasing stress related to neighborhood violence and disorder. AIMS:We studied the association between neighborhood violence and disorder and inequalities in anxiety between two groups of perinatal Israeli women (Jewish, Palestinian-Arab) ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Daoud N,Alfayumi-Zeadna S,Tur-Sinai A,Geraisy N,Talmud I

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dying at home is the most frequent preference of patients with advanced chronic conditions, their caregivers, and the general population. However, most deaths continue to occur in hospitals. The objective of this study was to analyse the socioeconomic inequalities in the place of death in urban areas of Medi...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Nolasco A,Fernández-Alcántara M,Pereyra-Zamora P,Cabañero-Martínez MJ,Copete JM,Oliva-Arocas A,Cabrero-García J

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While in general a country's life expectancy increases with national income, some countries "punch above their weight", while some "punch below their weight" - achieving higher or lower life expectancy than would be predicted by their per capita income. Discovering which conditions or policies contribute to ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Freeman T,Gesesew HA,Bambra C,Giugliani ERJ,Popay J,Sanders D,Macinko J,Musolino C,Baum F

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2007 Uruguay began a reform in the health sector towards the construction of a National Integrated Health System (SNIS), based on public insurance with private and public provision. The main objective of the reform was to universalize access to health services. METHODS:Data comes from the first National ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： González C,Triunfo P

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health sector priority setting in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) entails balancing between a high demand and low supply of scarce resources. Human Resources for Health (HRH) consume the largest allocation of health sector resources in LMICs. Health sector decentralization continues to be promoted fo...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Munywoki J,Kagwanja N,Chuma J,Nzinga J,Barasa E,Tsofa B

更新日期：2020-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to identify female Hansen's disease experience in settlement village in Korea. METHOD:For this study, 11 participants in settlement village were purposively chosen. Data were collected through in-depth individual interviews from July to December 2015. Verbatim transcripts were ana...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Jung HG,Yang YK

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Given the persistence of Indigenous health inequities across national contexts, many countries have adopted strategies to improve the health of Indigenous peoples. Governmental recognition of the unique health needs of Indigenous populations is necessary for the development of targeted programs and policies ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Ferdinand A,Lambert M,Trad L,Pedrana L,Paradies Y,Kelaher M

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Evidence to date indicates that patients from ethnic minority backgrounds may experience disparity in the quality and safety of health care they receive due to a range of socio-cultural factors. Although heightened risk of patient safety events is of key concern, there is a dearth of evidence regarding the...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Chauhan A,Walton M,Manias E,Walpola RL,Seale H,Latanik M,Leone D,Mears S,Harrison R

更新日期：2020-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Māori men have stark health inequities around non-communicable diseases. This study describes the case of a partnership attempting to develop and implement a culturally centred intervention through a collaborative partnership to potentially address the inequities. In particular, the partnership followed a pa...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Oetzel J,Rarere M,Wihapi R,Manuel C,Tapsell J

更新日期：2020-06-22 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:Mobile Clinics represent an untapped resource for our healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated its limitations. Mobile health clinic programs in the US already play important, albeit under-appreciated roles in the healthcare system. They provide access to healthcare especially for displaced o...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Attipoe-Dorcoo S,Delgado R,Gupta A,Bennet J,Oriol NE,Jain SH

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hearing loss is a prevalent but neglected disease, especially in low- or middle-income countries. The role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) to deliver primary ear and hearing care has been explored in several studies from a technical standpoint, but understanding perceptions, barriers, and enablers of such...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： O'Donovan J,Namanda AS,Hamala R,Winters N,Bhutta MF

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multimorbidity in primary care is a challenge not only for developing countries but also for low and medium income countries (LMIC). Health services in LMIC countries are being provided by both public and private health care providers. However, a critical knowledge gap exists on understanding the true extent...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Pati S,Swain S,Knottnerus JA,Metsemakers JFM,van den Akker M

更新日期：2020-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Underserved and low-income population are placed at a disadvantage for receiving necessary cancer screenings. This study aims to measure the rates of receiving three types of cancer screening services, Pap test, mammogram and colorectal cancer screening, among patients seen at U.S. health centers (HCs) to in...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Lee DC,Liang H,Chen N,Shi L,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-03-27 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：:This editorial provides an overview of a thematic series that brings attention to the persistently deficient and unequal access to sexual and reproductive health services for young women in sub-Saharan Africa. It represents an effort to analyze the multifaceted relationship between laws, policies and access to service...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Blystad A,Haukanes H,Tadele G,Moland KM

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2004, The Kenyan government removed user fees in public dispensaries and health centers and replaced them with registration charges of 10 and 20 Kenyan shillings (2004 $US 0.13 and $0.25), respectively. This was termed the 10/20 policy. We examined the effect of this policy on the coverage, timing, source...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Dennis ML,Benova L,Goodman C,Barasa E,Abuya T,Campbell OMR

更新日期：2020-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Equitable access to services that promote health and wellbeing is an important component of social justice. A community-engaged participatory qualitative study was conducted in Flint, Michigan, USA, to understand the needs of special populations (young women, perinatal women and new mothers, older women, wom...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Hailemariam M,Felton JW,Key K,Greer D,Jefferson BL,Muhammad J,Miller R,Richie F,Robinson D,Saddler S,Spencer B,Summers M,White JMC,Johnson JE

更新日期：2020-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aboriginal women are frequently called upon to support their families and other community members. At times, such supporting roles can be burdensome for these women. Many Aboriginal women live with chronic conditions. We explored the ways in which the women's caring roles impacted on how they maintained thei...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Eades A,Hackett ML,Liu H,Brown A,Coffin J,Cass A

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aging and the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) challenge the Chinese government in the process of providing hospitalization services fairly and reasonably. The Chinese government has developed the basic medical insurance system to solve the problem of "expensive medical cost and difficult medical ser...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Fu XZ,Wang LK,Sun CQ,Wang DD,He JJ,Tang QX,Zhou QY

更新日期：2020-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comparing the distribution of all cause or cause-specific child mortality in countries by income and its progress over time has not been rigorously monitored, and hence remains unknown. We therefore aimed to analyze child mortality disparities between countries with respect to income level and progression fo...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Cha S,Jin Y

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Connecting knowledge with action (KWA) for health equity involves interventions that can redistribute power and resources at local, national, and global levels. Although there is ample and compelling evidence on the nature, distribution, and impact of health inequities, advancing health equity is inhibited by policy a...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Plamondon KM,Caxaj CS,Graham ID,Bottorff JL

更新日期：2019-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthy eating behaviour is an essential determinant of overall health. This behaviour is generally poor among people at risk of experiencing food insecurity, which may be caused by many factors including perceived higher costs of healthy foods, financial stress, inadequate nutritional knowledge, and inadequ...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： van der Velde LA,Schuilenburg LA,Thrivikraman JK,Numans ME,Kiefte-de Jong JC

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This narrative review aimed to identify and categorize the barriers and facilitators to the provision of brief intervention and behavioral change programs that target several risk behaviors among the Indigenous populations of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. METHODS:A systematic database search was conduc...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Fazelipour M,Cunningham F

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a renewed commitment of tackling the varied challenges of undernutrition, particularly stunting (SDG 2.2). Health equity is also a priority in the SDG agenda and there is an urgent need for disaggregated analyses to identify disadvantage...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Flores-Quispe MDP,Restrepo-Méndez MC,Maia MFS,Ferreira LZ,Wehrmeister FC

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving maternal and child health remains a public health priority in Ghana. Despite efforts made towards universal coverage, there are still challenges with access to and utilization of maternal health care. This study examined socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health care utilization related to preg...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Novignon J,Ofori B,Tabiri KG,Pulok MH

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This article aims to clarify the moral underpinning of the policy framework of Healthy Ageing. It is a policy adopted by the World Health Organization designed to operate in alignment with the United Nations (UN) framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the urgency given for the achievement of Univers...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Gebremariam KM,Sadana R

更新日期：2019-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite recent progress in improving access to maternal health services, the utilization of these services remains inequitable among women in developing countries, and rural women are particularly disadvantaged. This study sought to measure i) disparities in the rates of institutional births between rural an...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Amporfu E,Grépin KA

更新日期：2019-08-09 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:People experiencing homelessness are often marginalized and are known to face barriers to accessing acceptable and respectful healthcare services. This study examines the experience of accessing hospital-based services of persons experiencing homelessness or vulnerable housing in southeastern Ontario and con...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Purkey E,MacKenzie M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Through a number of healthcare reforms, Kenya has demonstrated its intention to extend financial risk protection and service coverage for poor and vulnerable groups. These reforms include the provision of free maternity services, user-fee removal in public primary health facilities and a health insurance sub...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Kabia E,Mbau R,Oyando R,Oduor C,Bigogo G,Khagayi S,Barasa E

更新日期：2019-06-24 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:Health equity is a priority in the global sustainable development agenda. Available health equity indicators often focus on health outcomes, access to healthcare, risk factors and determinants such as income, education, and gender. Less attention has been given to other social determinants, including those r...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Durham J,Fa'avale N,Fa'avale A,Ziesman C,Malama E,Tafa S,Taito T,Etuale J,Yaranamua M,Utai U,Schubert L

更新日期：2019-06-03 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:Everyone has the right to achieve the standard of health and well-being. Migrants are considered as vulnerable populations due to the lack of access to health services and financial protection in health. Several interventions have been developed to improve migrant population health, but little is known about...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Yadee J,Bangpan M,Thavorn K,Welch V,Tugwell P,Chaiyakunapruk N

更新日期：2019-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Income-related inequality measures such as the concentration index are often used to describe the unequal distribution of health, health care access, or expenditure in a single measure. This study demonstrates the use of such measures to evaluate the distributional impact of changes in health insurance cover...

journal_title：International journal for equity in health

authors： Carvalho N,Petrie D,Chen L,Salomon JA,Clarke P

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00