Blanchard, Andrea K. Ansari, Shahnaz Rajput, Rajni Colbourn, Tim Houweling, Tanja A. J. Isac, Shajy Anthony, John Prost, Audrey
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Despite substantial reductions in perinatal deaths (stillbirths and early neonatal deaths), India’s perinatal mortality rates remain high, both nationally and in individual states. Rates are highest among disadvantaged socio-economic groups. To address this, India’s National Health Mission has trained community health workers called Accr...
Liu, Shiai Coyte, Peter C. Fu, Mingqi Zhang, Qilin
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) among the Chinese elderly warrants attention. However, the incidence, intensity and determinants of CHE have not been fully investigated. This study explores the incidence, intensity and determinants of CHE among elderly Chinese citizens, i.e., those aged 60 years or older. Methods Data were obtained...
Wang, Xiuli Seyler, Barnabas C. Han, Wei Pan, Jay
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Access to healthcare is critical for the implementation of Universal Health Coverage. With the development of healthcare insurance systems around the world, spatial impedance to healthcare institutions has attracted increasing attention. However, most spatial access methodologies have been developed in Western countries, whose healthcare...
Svobodova, Ivana Filakovska Bobakova, Daniela Bosakova, Lucia Dankulincova Veselska, Zuzana
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Half of the people living in social exclusion in the Czech Republic are of Roma origin. The worse health of Roma could be partly explained by numerous barriers to accessing health care. Therefore, our study aimed to explore the perceptions of various stakeholders and experts who may have an impact on the inclusion of Roma and/or their ac...
Linneman, Zachary M. Satin, David J.
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International Journal for Equity in Health
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is a prestigious award given every year for ostensibly the most important discovery in the field. Prizes in Medicine have typically gone to honor foundational knowledge rather than measurable impact. Two recent examples from global health (a rotavirus vaccine, child growth standards) offer alternatives for ...
Lueckmann, Sara Lena Hoebel, Jens Roick, Julia Markert, Jenny Spallek, Jacob von dem Knesebeck, Olaf Richter, Matthias
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International Journal for Equity in Health
BackgroundUtilization of primary-care and specialist physicians seems to be associated differently with socioeconomic status (SES). This review aims to summarize and compare the evidence on socioeconomic inequalities in consulting primary-care or specialist physicians in the general adult population in high-income countries.MethodsWe carried out a ...
Machado, Stefanie Goldenberg, Shira
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International Journal for Equity in Health
BackgroundDifferential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have brought deeply rooted inequities to the forefront, where increasing evidence has shown that racialized immigrant and migrant (im/migrant) populations face a disproportionate burden of COVID-19. Im/migrant communities may be worst affected by lockdowns and restrictive measures, face less o...
Schaaf, Marta Cant, Suzanne Cordero, Joanna Contractor, Sana Wako, Etobssie Marston, Cicely
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Over the past decade, social accountability for health has coalesced into a distinct field of research and practice. Whether explicitly stated or not, changed power relations are at the heart of what social accountability practitioners seek, particularly in the context of sexual and reproductive health. Yet, evaluations of social accountability pro...
Wemrell, Maria Karlsson, Nadja Perez Vicente, Raquel Merlo, Juan
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International Journal for Equity in Health
BackgroundIntersectionality theory combined with an analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (AIHDA) can facilitate our understanding of health disparities. This enables the application of proportionate universalism for resource allocation in public health. Analyzing self-rated health (SRH) in Sweden, we show how an intersec...
Cherewick, Megan Lebu, Sarah Su, Christine Richards, Lisa Njau, Prosper F. Dahl, Ronald E.
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International Journal for Equity in Health
BackgroundInequitable gender norms, beliefs and behaviors, are shaped by learning experiences during key developmental stages in an individual’s life course, and can have negative impacts on health and well-being outcomes. Very early adolescence represents one stage when formative learning experiences about gender inequity can have the potential to...
