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  1. Content type: Research

    Despite the wealth of frameworks on social determinants of health (SDOH), two current limitations include the relative superficial description of factors affecting health and a lack of focus on measuring healt...

    Authors: Douglas C. Dover and Ana Paula Belon

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:36

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  2. Content type: Research

    Hormonal therapy is an integral component for breast cancer treatment in women with oestrogen receptor positive tumours in early-stage and advanced cases of the disease. Little is known about what factors infl...

    Authors: Yolanda Eraso

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:35

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  3. Content type: Research

    The oral health of a child not only impacts the physical well-being of the child, but can have quality of life implications for parents and families as they endeavour to provide care and support their child’s ...

    Authors: Kaley Butten, Newell W. Johnson, Kerry K. Hall, Maree Toombs, Neil King and Kerry-Ann F. O’Grady

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:34

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  4. Content type: Research

    In recent years, developing countries like Bangladesh are facing a higher burden of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension as a result of demographic transition. Prevalence of hypertension is often stu...

    Authors: Sayem Ahmed, Md. Tariqujjaman, Md. Arafat Rahman, Md. Zahid Hasan and Md. Mehedi Hasan

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:33

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  5. Content type: Research

    Indigenous Australians diagnosed with cancer have poorer survival compared to non-Indigenous Australians. We aim to: 1) identify differences by Indigenous status in out-of-pocket expenditure for the first thre...

    Authors: Emily Callander, Nicole Bates, Daniel Lindsay, Sarah Larkins, Stephanie M. Topp, Joan Cunningham, Sabe Sabesan and Gail Garvey

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:32

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  6. Content type: Research

    One of the challenges in international health care policy is the reduction of health inequalities. We study the case of a recent health care reform in Ecuador, based on a revised model of public provision and ...

    Authors: María Luisa Granda and Wilson Giovanni Jimenez

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:31

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  7. Content type: Commentary

    Adopting key mechanisms to restructure public policy in developing countries is a crucial political task. The strengthening of infrastructure of health services, care quality, monitoring and population health;...

    Authors: Jorge L. León-Cortés, Gustavo Leal Fernández and Héctor J. Sánchez-Pérez

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:30

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  8. Content type: Research

    This study aimed to measure outpatients’ general satisfaction with and experiences of different aspects of health care in Chinese public hospitals and to investigate to what extent general satisfaction could b...

    Authors: Xuanxuan Wang, Jiaying Chen, Bo Burström and Kristina Burström

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:29

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  9. Content type: Research

    The alarming progression of an increasingly aging population in China has attracted much attention within the country and abroad. In 2003, the Chinese central government launched the New Cooperative Medical Sc...

    Authors: Yanbing Zeng, Jiajing Li, Zhipeng Yuan and Ya Fang

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:27

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  10. Content type: Research

    Over the last several decades, global efforts to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) have intensified through combined efforts of international and non-governmental organizations, governments, and re...

    Authors: Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala and Bettina Shell-Duncan

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:25

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  11. Content type: Research

    Power imbalances are a key driver of avoidable, unfair and unjust differences in health. Devolution shifts the balance of power in health systems. Intersectionality approaches can provide a ‘lens’ for analysin...

    Authors: Rosalind McCollum, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Lilian Otiso, Rachel Tolhurst, Maryline Mireku, Tim Martineau, Robinson Karuga and Sally Theobald

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:24

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  12. Content type: Research

    In spite of increasing international commitment to young people’s sexual and reproductive health, unintended pregnancies remain a major problem for young women worldwide. This article explores the issue of uni...

    Authors: Mulumebet Zenebe and Haldis Haukanes

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:23

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  13. Content type: Research

    Co-insurance rates in Japan decrease when patients turn 70 years of age. We aim to compare changes in medical demand for Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at age 70 prior to 2014, when there was...

    Authors: Jörg Mahlich and Rosarin Sruamsiri

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:22

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  15. Content type: Research

    The Zambian Termination of Pregnancy Act permits abortion on socio-economic grounds, but access to safe abortion services is limited and this constitutes a considerable problem for rights to sexual and reprodu...

    Authors: Marte E. S. Haaland, Haldis Haukanes, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Karen Marie Moland, Charles Michelo, Margarate Nzala Munakampe and Astrid Blystad

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:20

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  16. Content type: Research

    Diabetes mellitus type 2 is a central challenge for health policy and healthcare in all advanced countries. For the affected persons, living with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is difficult because the disease...

    Authors: Astrid Fink, Eva-Maria Fach and Sara Lena Schröder

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:19

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  17. Content type: Research

    The government of Gujarat, India runs a large public private partnership program to widen access to emergency obstetric care (EmOC). The program include a disincentive for Cesareans section (CS) which are capp...

    Authors: Mariano Salazar, Kranti Vora, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt and Ayesha De Costa

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:17

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  18. Content type: Research

    Health insurance has been found to increase healthcare utilisation and reduce catastrophic health expenditures in a number of countries; however, coverage is often unequally distributed among populations. The ...

    Authors: Sophie H. Allcock, Elizabeth H. Young and Manjinder S. Sandhu

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:16

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  19. Content type: Research

    Low back pain is an important public health issue across the world. However, it is unclear whether socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with low back pain. This study determines an association between SES ...

    Authors: Takaaki Ikeda, Kemmyo Sugiyama, Jun Aida, Toru Tsuboya, Nanae Watabiki, Katsunori Kondo and Ken Osaka

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:15

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  20. Content type: Research

    Analyzing the impact of the China’s health care reform policy in 2009 on the intangible service efficiency of PHCI and exploring the way to improve the service efficiency of PHCI.

    Authors: Yao Leng, Weiwei Liu, Nanzi Xiao, Yannan Li and Jing Deng

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:14

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  21. Content type: Research

    Benefit Incidence Analysis (BIA) is used to understand the distribution of health care utilization and spending in comparison to income distribution. The results can illustrate how effectively governments allo...

    Authors: Diana Bowser, Bryan Patenaude, Manjiri Bhawalkar, Denizhan Duran and Peter Berman

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:13

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  22. Content type: Research

    In Botswana, one fifth of the adult population is infected with HIV, with young women most at risk. Structural factors such as poverty, poor education, strong gender inequalities and gender violence render man...

    Authors: David Loutfi, Neil Andersson, Susan Law, Jon Salsberg, Jeannie Haggerty, Leagajang Kgakole and Anne Cockcroft

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:12

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  23. Content type: Research

    Treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) is costly and could expose households to financial hardship and vulnerability. This paper examines the association betwe...

    Authors: Biplab Kumar Datta, Muhammad Jami Husain and Samira Asma

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:9

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  24. Content type: Research

    There are many factors across different sectors that contribute to inequities in obesity levels. This implies the need for action across different government departments and policy domains (hereafter referred ...

    Authors: Melanie Pescud, Ginny Sargent, Paul Kelly and Sharon Friel

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:8

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  25. Content type: Research

    Previous studies demonstrated a positive association between perceived discrimination and mental health problems among immigrants in countries that traditionally host immigrants. Recent trends in international...

    Authors: Chaelin Karen Ra, Jimi Huh, Brian Karl Finch and Youngtae Cho

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:7

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  26. Content type: Research

    Namibia has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. Increased smoking prevalence, especially among the youth, may leave the country facing the spectre of higher smoking-related disease pre...

    Authors: Zunda Chisha, Chijioke O. Nwosu and John Ele-Ojo Ataguba

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:6

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  27. Content type: Research

    Brazilian Primary Care Facilities (PCF) provide primary care and must offer dental services for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases. According to a logic of promoting equity, PCF should be better ...

    Authors: Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Ana Graziela Araújo Ribeiro, Aline Sampieri Tonello, Ana Carolina Mendes Pinheiro, José Aquino Júnior, Thiago Augusto Hernandes Rocha, Núbia Cristina da Silva, Elisa Miranda Costa, João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Catherine Staton, Luiz Augusto Facchini and Erika Bárbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:5

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  28. Content type: Research

    Population ageing in China has brought increasing attention to the health inequalities of the elderly. The purpose of this paper is to measure income-related health inequality among the elderly in China and de...

    Authors: Hai Gu, Yun Kou, Hua You, Xinpeng Xu, Nichao Yang, Jing Liu, Xiyan Liu, Jinghong Gu and Xiaolu Li

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:4

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  29. Content type: Research

    Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) is a common long-term condition affecting the health and wellbeing of New Zealanders; one in every four New Zealanders is pre-diabetic. Māori, the Indigenous people of New Zealand, are at...

    Authors: Angela Beaton, Carey Manuel, Jade Tapsell, Jeff Foote, John G. Oetzel and Maui Hudson

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:3

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  30. Content type: Systematic review

    China has an unusual pattern of suicides, with overall suicide rates in rural areas higher than urban areas. While suicide rates have decreased dramatically, older people increasingly contribute to the overall...

    Authors: Meizhi Li and Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:2

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  31. Content type: Research

    In Singapore, the burden of hypertension disproportionately falls on the elderly population of low socio-economic status. Despite availability of effective treatment, studies have shown high prevalence of sub-...

    Authors: Sok Teng Tan, Rina Yu Chin Quek, Victoria Haldane, Joel Jun Kai Koh, Emeline Kai Lin Han, Suan Ee Ong, Fiona Leh Hoon Chuah and Helena Legido-Quigley

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2019 18:1

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  32. Content type: Research

    Brazil is among the 30 countries with high-burden of tuberculosis worldwide, and Manaus is the capital with the highest tuberculosis incidence. The accelerated economic and population growth in Manaus in the l...

    Authors: Daniel Barros de Castro, Elvira Maria Godinho de Seixas Maciel, Megumi Sadahiro, Rosemary Costa Pinto, Bernardino Cláudio de Albuquerque and José Ueleres Braga

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:187

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  33. Content type: Research

    Despite growing awareness of the importance of social determinants of health, research remains limited about the implementation of sociodemographic data collection in Canadian health care settings. Little is k...

    Authors: Hazel Williams-Roberts, Cory Neudorf, Sylvia Abonyi, Jennifer Cushon and Nazeem Muhajarine

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:186

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  34. Content type: Research

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men have the highest morbidity and mortality rates, and lowest rates of health service utilization in Australia. There is a current perception that Aboriginal and Torres S...

    Authors: Kootsy Canuto, Gary Wittert, Stephen Harfield and Alex Brown

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:185

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  35. Content type: Research

    Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers, but it may be prevented by early detection. Social inequalities in the use of cytology testing have been identified in the literature. However, the degree ...

    Authors: María Merino-Ventosa and Rosa M. Urbanos-Garrido

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:184

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  36. Content type: Research

    As the proportion of elderly residents living in large-scale affordable housing communities (LAHCs) increases in China, serious problems have become apparent related to the spatial allocation of elderly health...

    Authors: Tiantian Gu, Lingzhi Li and Dezhi Li

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:183

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  37. Content type: Research

    Despite significant investments to support primary care internationally, income-based inequities in access to quality health care are present in many high-income countries. This study aims to determine whether...

    Authors: Simone Dahrouge, William Hogg, Elizabeth Muggah and Ted Schrecker

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:182

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  38. Content type: Research

    Despite various policy interventions that have targeted reductions in socio-economic inequalities in health and health care in post-Apartheid South Africa, evidence suggests that not much has really changed. I...

    Authors: Kehinde O. Omotoso and Steven F. Koch

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:181

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  39. Content type: Systematic review

    In Europe and elsewhere there is rising concern about inequality in health and increased prevalence of mental ill-health. Structural determinants such as welfare state arrangements may impact on levels of ment...

    Authors: A. McAllister, S. Fritzell, M. Almroth, L. Harber-Aschan, S. Larsson and B. Burström

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:180

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  40. Content type: Research

    Small private providers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are well positioned to fill gaps in services to low-income populations using Social Health Insurance (SHI) schemes. However, we know little a...

    Authors: Lauren Suchman

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:179

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  41. Content type: Research

    The allocation of health resources in primary health care institutions (PHCI) is crucial to health reform. China has recently implemented many reform measures emphasizing the provision of primary health care s...

    Authors: Shuping Wang, Jin Xu, Xiaofeng Jiang, Chaofan Li, Hongmin Li, Suhang Song, Erdan Huang and Qingyue Meng

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:178

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  42. Content type: Research

    People-centred health care (PCC) services are identified by the WHO as important building blocks towards universal health coverage. In 2016 the WHO formulated a comprehensive framework on integrated PCC servic...

    Authors: Christine Cécile Leyns, Jan De Maeseneer and Sara Willems

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:177

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  43. Content type: Research

    Access to primary healthcare is an important social determinant of health and having a regular general practitioner (GP) has been shown to improve access. In Canada, socio-economically disadvantaged patients a...

    Authors: Mélanie Ann Smithman, Astrid Brousselle, Nassera Touati, Antoine Boivin, Kareen Nour, Carl-Ardy Dubois, Christine Loignon, Djamal Berbiche and Mylaine Breton

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:176

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  44. Content type: Research

    India has recently renewed emphasis on non-allopathic systems of medicine as a means to address the health needs of its populace. Earlier in 2002, its national health policy had sought to ‘revitalize’ communit...

    Authors: Arima Mishra and Devaki Nambiar

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:175

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  45. Content type: Research

    The Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion improved access to health insurance among low-income populations. We sought to examine the spillover benefits of the ACA Medicaid expansion on ability to afford rent/...

    Authors: Shiho Kino, Koryu Sato and Ichiro Kawachi

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:174

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  46. Content type: Research

    China has recently made efforts to integrate urban and rural basic medical insurance systems in order to ensure both urban and rural enrollees obtain unified benefits. However, whether the distribution of gove...

    Authors: Xue Yang, Mingsheng Chen, Jinglin Du and Zhonghua Wang

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:173

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  47. Content type: Research

    Medical termination of pregnancy (MToP) is a safe and acceptable abortion option. Depending on country context, MToP can be administered by general practitioners and mid-level healthcare providers in the first...

    Authors: Alana Hulme-Chambers, Samantha Clune and Jane Tomnay

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:172

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  48. Content type: Research

    Socio-economic inequity leads to health inequity. Inequity is closely intertwined with internal migration. This study was planned with the objective of documenting the maternal health care utilization among wo...

    Authors: Archana Siddaiah, Shashi Kant, Partha Haldar, Sanjay K. Rai and Puneet Misra

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:171

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  49. Content type: Research

    Rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) are highly active in many sub-Saharan African countries, serving as an important gateway for coping with financial risk. In light of the Kenya’s National Hospi...

    Authors: Tessa Oraro and Kaspar Wyss

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:170

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  50. Content type: Research

    Equity, financial sustainability, and quality in healthcare are key goals embraced by universal health systems. However, systematic performance management strategies for achieving equity are still weaker than ...

    Authors: Gianluca Cafagna, Chiara Seghieri, Milena Vainieri and Sabina Nuti

    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2018 17:169

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