Zhuoga, Cidan Cuomu, Zhaxi Li, Shunping Dou, Lei Li, Chaofan Dawa, Zhaxi
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Providing equitable access to health care for all populations is an important sustainable development goal. China has made significant progress in achieving equity in healthcare utilization. However, research on equity in healthcare utilization in Tibet is sparse. This study aims to evaluate changes in income-related inequity in inpatien...
Cardoso, Andrey Moreira Caldas, Aline Diniz Rodrigues Oliveira, Evelin Santos Paixão, Enny Santos Soares, Maria Auxiliadora Santos dos Santos, Idália Oliveira Barreto, Maurício Lima Ichihara, Maria Yury Travassos
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Syphilis is among the most common sexually transmitted infections worldwide. When it occurs during pregnancy, it can seriously affect the fetus and newborn`s health. The scarcity of studies on maternal and congenital syphilis in Indigenous Peoples remains an obstacle to its control in these populations. This study aimed to explore the br...
Manji, Karima Perera, Shehani Hanefeld, Johanna Vearey, Jo Olivier, Jill Gilson, Lucy Walls, Helen
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International Journal for Equity in Health
For over a decade, the global health community has advanced policy engagement with migration and health, as reflected in multiple global-led initiatives. These initiatives have called on governments to provide universal health coverage to all people, regardless of their migratory and/or legal status. South Africa is a middle-income country that exp...
Altun, Areni Brown, Helen Sturgiss, Elizabeth Russell, Grant
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Refugee women exhibit some of the highest rates of chronic pain yet the diversity and challenges of health care systems across countries pose numerous challenges for refugee women trying to access quality health care. Objective We sought to explore the experiences of Assyrian refugee women seeking care for chronic pain. Methods Semi-stru...
Tomlinson, Eve Pardo Pardo, Jordi Sivesind, Torunn Szeto, Mindy D Laughter, Melissa Foxlee, Ruth Brown, Michael Skoetz, Nicole Dellavalle, Robert P VA Franco, Juan
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background The prioritisation of updating published systematic reviews of interventions is vital to prevent research waste and ensure relevance to stakeholders. The consideration of health equity in reviews is also important to ensure interventions will not exacerbate the existing inequities of the disadvantaged if universally implemented. This stu...
Sheridan, Nicolette Love, Tom Kenealy, Timothy Aguirre-Duarte, Nelson Arroll, Bruce Atmore, Carol Carryer, Jenny Crampton, Peter Dowell, Anthony Fishman, Tana
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Background Primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand is largely delivered by general practices, heavily subsidised by government. Te Tiriti o Waitangi (1840) guarantees equal health outcomes for Māori and non-Māori, but differences are stark and longstanding. Seven models of primary care have evolved. We hypothesised that patient health outcomes would d...
Yohannes, Kalkidan Målqvist, Mats Bradby, Hannah Berhane, Yemane Herzig Van Wees, Sibylle L.
Introduction: Globally, homelessness is a growing concern, and homeless women of reproductive age are particularly vulnerable to adverse physical, mental, and reproductive health conditions, including violence. Although Ethiopia has many homeless individuals, the topic has received little attention in the policy arena. Therefore, we aimed to unders...
Raad, Elie Helou, Samar Hage, Karl Daou, Melissa El Helou, Elie
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Lebanon has one the highest Bladder Cancer (BC) incidence rates. One study examined the cost of BC, from 2008 to 2017 using data from one TPP, and estimated the average annual cost of BC at 3538 USD per patient. These estimates might not reflect the current reality since the 2019–2020 Lebanese economic collapse majorly impacted healthcare utilizati...
Boutayeb, Abdesslam
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International Journal for Equity in Health
Objectives Teenage pregnancy and motherhood is a crucial problem in countries of the World Health Organisation Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO–EMR). The aim of this paper is to describe and analyse the phenomenon of adolescent childbearing in ten countries according to social determinants like milieu (rural–urban), education level, wealth quintil...
Vidaletti, Luis Paulo Cata-Preta, Bianca O. Phillips, David E. Shekhar, Sonya Barros, Aluísio J.D. Victora, Cesar G.
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Background Although ethnicity is a key social determinant of health, there are no global analyses aimed at identifying countries that succeeded in reducing ethnic gaps in child health and nutrition. Methods We identified 59 low and middle-income countries with at least two surveys since 2010 providing information on ethnicity or language and on thr...
