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Health equity impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care
Results from this randomised controlled trial show that the beneficial impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care (ciKMC) tended to be larger among vulnerable groups, and that supporting mothers to provide kangaroo mother care at home to low birthweight babies could reduce inequities in infant survival.
Call for Papers: Equity in Precision Medicine
We are excited to announce the launch of our new collection, showcasing research on equity in precision medicine. This symposium will consider fundamental issues of health justice as they pertain to genetic and epigenetic research, testing and treatment, with a particular focus on pursuing equitable distribution of the burdens and benefits of this research across diverse populations.
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Bargaining with patriarchy through the life course: obstacles faced (and overcome) by women leaders in Kerala’s health sector
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Research on the equity of health resource allocation in TCM hospitals in China based on the Gini coefficient and agglomeration degree: 2009–2018
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Multi-level change strategies for health: learning from people-centered advocacy in Uganda
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Impact of community and provider-driven social accountability interventions on contraceptive uptake in Ghana and Tanzania
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“A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer
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Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition
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Access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples: A framework synthesis
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Patient-centred access to health care: conceptualising access at the interface of health systems and populations
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Different indicators of socioeconomic status and their relative importance as determinants of health in old age
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Latest collections
Reproductive health and the politics of abortion in Ethiopia, Zambia, and Tanzania
Organized by Astrid Blystad, Karen Marie Moland, Haldis Haukanes, and Getnet Tadele
Moving towards UHC: engaging non-state providers
Edited by Zubin Cyrus Shroff and Krishna Dipankar Rao
Showcasing social science approaches to health systems and policy research
Edited by Stephanie M. Topp, Kerry Scott, Karen Daniels, and Ana Lorena Ruano
Practicing governance towards equity in health systems: LMIC perspectives and experience
Edited by Lucy Gilson and Ana Lorena Ruano
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Aims and scope
At a time when health inequalities across the world are widespread and often increasing, International Journal for Equity in Health provides a highly visible forum where strong evidence relevant to the search for, and attainment of, equity in health can be found. Served by a globally recognized editorial board, the journal publishes research which improves the understanding of issues that influence the health of populations and shapes evidence-based decisions by health policy-makers.
International Journal for Equity in Health focuses on disseminating influential research which examines the political, policy-related, economic, social, and health systems- and services-related influences, particularly with regard to identifying and understanding the systematic differences in distributions of one or more aspects of health in population groups defined demographically, geographically, or socially.
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Editors-in-Chief
Efrat Shadmi, University of Haifa, Israel
Leiyu Shi, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Managing Editor
Ana Lorena Ruano, Bergen University, Norway
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9 days to first decision for all manuscripts
71 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
138 days from submission to acceptance
29 days from acceptance to publication
Citation Impact
4.666 - 2-year Impact Factor
4.767 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.911 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
1.369 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
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