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Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:52
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Socioeconomic Inequality in mortality using 12-year follow-up data from nationally representative surveys in South Korea
Investigations into socioeconomic inequalities in mortality have rarely used long-term mortality follow-up data from nationally representative samples in Asian countries. A limited subset of indicators for soc...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:51 -
A cross-sectional study of parental awareness of and reasons for lack of health insurance among minority children, and the impact on health, access to care, and unmet needs
Minority children have the highest US uninsurance rates; Latino and African-American children account for 53 % of uninsured American children, despite comprising only 48 % of the total US child population. The...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:44 -
Erratum to: Health inequality in the Russian federation: an examination of the changes in concentration and achievement indices from 1994 to 2013
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:50 -
The Australian Racism, Acceptance, and Cultural-Ethnocentrism Scale (RACES): item response theory findings
Racism and associated discrimination are pervasive and persistent challenges with multiple cumulative deleterious effects contributing to inequities in various health outcomes. Globally, research over the past...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:49 -
“Choice Set” for health behavior in choice-constrained settings to frame research and inform policy: examples of food consumption, obesity and food security
Using the nexus between food consumption, food security and obesity, this paper addresses the complexity of health behavior decision-making moments that reflect relational social dynamics in context-specific d...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:48 -
The effectiveness of implementation in Indigenous Australian healthcare: an overview of literature reviews
Effective implementation can maximise the beneficial impacts of health services. It is therefore important to review implementation in the context of Indigenous populations, who suffer some of the greatest dis...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:47 -
The impact of a bundled policy intervention on improving the performance of rural healthcare in China
The strategy of health policy has been changed for improving the performances to meeting the increasing healthcare demands. However, limited evidences were found to prove that the bundled payment was valid for...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:46 -
Who benefits most from influenza vaccination policy: a study among the elderly in Beijing, China
Influenza continues to have a major impact on vulnerable populations worldwide, particularly among the elderly (≥60 years of age). Vaccination for targeted groups is recommended by the WHO as the most effectiv...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:45 -
Erratum to: State budget transfers to Health Insurance Funds for universal health coverage: institutional design patterns and challenges of covering those outside the formal sector in Eastern European high-income countries
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:43 -
Thanks to all those who reviewed for International Journal for Equity in Health in 2015
The editors of International Journal for Equity in Health would like to thank all our reviewers who have contributed to the journal in Volume 14 (2015).
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:42 -
How social policies can improve financial accessibility of healthcare: a multi-level analysis of unmet medical need in European countries
The article explores in how far financial accessibility of healthcare (FAH) is restricted for low-income groups and identifies social protection policies that can supplement health policies in guaranteeing uni...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:41 -
A Canadian qualitative study exploring the diversity of the experience of family caregivers of older adults with multiple chronic conditions using a social location perspective
A little-studied issue in the provision of care at home by informal caregivers is the increase in older adult patients with chronic illness, and more specifically, multiple chronic conditions (MCC). We know li...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:40 -
Looking beyond the veil of the European crisis - the need to uncover the structural causes of health inequalities
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:39 -
Accessible health care for Roma: a gypsy’s tale a qualitative in-depth study of access to health care for Roma in Ghent
In general, vulnerable populations experience more problems in accessing health care. This also applies to the Roma-population. In the City of Ghent, Belgium, a relativly large group of Roma resides more or le...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:38 -
Large urban–rural disparity in the severity of two-week illness: updated results based on the first health service survey of Hunan Province, China
To examine urban–rural differences in the severity of non-fatal disease and injury using the latest household interview survey data of Hunan Province, China.
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:37 -
Health inequality in the Russian Federation: An examination of the changes in concentration and achievement indices from 1994 to 2013
To assess and quantify the magnitude of health inequalities ascribed to socioeconomic strata from 1994 to 2013 in the Russian Federation.
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:36 -
Prevalence and factors associated with violence and abuse of older adults in Mexico’s 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey
Factors associated with violence and the abuse of older adults are understudied and its prevalence in Mexico has not been reported. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence and factors associated w...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:35 -
Why are the poor less covered in Ghana’s national health insurance? A critical analysis of policy and practice
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in Ghana to ensure equity in healthcare access. Presently, some low and middle income countries including Ghana are using social health insurance sche...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:34 -
Rethinking cost-effectiveness in the era of zero healthcare spending growth
The global economic crisis imposes severe restrictions on healthcare budgets, limiting the coverage of new interventions, even when they are cost-effective. Our objective was to develop a tool that can assist ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:33 -
Patterns of pharmaceutical use for immigrants to Spain and Norway: a comparative study of prescription databases in two European countries
Although equity in health care is theoretically a cornerstone in Western societies, several studies show that services do not always provide equitable care for immigrants. Differences in pharmaceutical consump...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:32 -
Trends in attitudes towards female genital mutilation among ever-married Egyptian women, evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys, 1995–2014: paths of change
Over the past few decades Egypt has attempted to limit and control female genital mutilation (FGM). However, these efforts have not succeeded in curbing the practice, which maintains wide popular support and i...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:31 -
Assessment of trends in socioeconomic inequalities in cancer screening services in Korea, 1998–2012
This study aimed to examine how income-related inequalities in screening services for gastric and colorectal cancer in Korea have changed over the past decades, along with the implementation of the national ca...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:30 -
Adolescents’ smoking experiences, family structure, parental smoking and socio-economic status in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death worldwide. Tobacco use and secondhand-tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure are classified as a pediatric disease. In Mexico, the prevalence of smoking has de...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:29 -
Low level of attention to health inequalities in prevention planning activities of the Italian Regions
Health promotion and prevention activities should tackle health inequalities to reduce disparities in health among disadvantaged populations. This study aimed to assess the extent to which the Italian Regions ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:28 -
Trends in equity in use of maternal health services in urban and rural Bangladesh
Maternal healthcare utilization is a major determinant of maternal mortality. Bangladesh is experiencing a rapid pace of urbanization with all future growth in population expected to be in urban areas. Health ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:27 -
Connecting the dots on health inequalities – a systematic review on the social determinants of health in Portugal
Health inequalities are recognised as a public health issue worldwide, but only a few countries have developed national strategies to monitor and reduce them. Despite its considerable health inequalities, Port...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:26 -
Narrative review of women’s health in Iran: challenges and successes
In each society, the health of women in different periods may be endangered by an unequal distribution of resources, facilities, and gender prejudices. The present study evaluated the time trend of Iranian wom...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:25 -
Equity in children’s dental caries before and after cessation of community water fluoridation: differential impact by dental insurance status and geographic material deprivation
One of the main arguments made in favor of community water fluoridation is that it is equitable in its impact on dental caries (i.e., helps to offset inequities in dental caries). Although an equitable effect ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:24 -
Strengthening national capacities for researching on Social Determinants of Health (SDH) towards informing and addressing health inequities in Tanzania
Tanzania’s socio-economic development is challenged by sharp inequities between and within urban and rural areas, and among different socio-economic groups. This paper discusses the importance of strengthening...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:23 -
Provider, father, and bro – Sedentary Māori men and their thoughts on physical activity
Māori (indigenous peoples of New Zealand) men have a disproportionate prevalence of lifestyle-related illnesses and are targeted for national physical activity initiatives. While physical activity impacts on p...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:22 -
Retirement and perceived social inferiority strongly link with health inequalities in older age: decomposition of a concentration index of poor health based on Polish cross-sectional data
Identifying mechanisms that generate and sustain health inequalities is a prerequisite for developing effective policy response, but little is known about factors contributing to health inequalities in older p...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:21 -
Erratum to: Integrating traditional indigenous medicine and western biomedicine into health systems: a review of Nicaraguan health policies and miskitu health services
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:20 -
Actions on social determinants and interventions in primary health to improve mother and child health and health equity in Morocco
Over the last two decades, Moroccan authorities launched a number of actions and strategies to enhance access to health services and improve health outcomes for the whole population in general and for mother a...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:19 -
Monitoring subnational regional inequalities in health: measurement approaches and challenges
Monitoring inequalities based on subnational regions is a useful practice to unmask geographical differences in health, and deploy targeted, equity-oriented interventions. Our objective is to describe, compare...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:18 -
The impact of the Great Recession on mental health and its inequalities: the case of a Southern European region, 1997–2013
Numerous studies have shown that macroeconomic changes have a great influence on health, prompting different concerns in recent literature about the effects of the current recession. The objetive of the study ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:17 -
Evidence and knowledge gaps on the disease burden in sexual and gender minorities: a review of systematic reviews
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) include individuals with a wide range of sexual orientations, physical characteristics, and gender identities and expressions. Data suggest that people in this group face a s...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:16 -
Assessing equity in benefit distribution of government health subsidy in 2012 across East China: benefit incidence analysis
Improving the equitable benefit distribution of government health subsidies, particularly among the country’s poorer socioeconomic groups, is a major goal of China’s healthcare sector reform.
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:15 -
Children of boom and recession and the scars to the mental health – a comparative study on the long term effects of youth unemployment
Earlier research shows that there is an association between unemployment and poor mental health, and that recovery from the damages to mental health obtained during unemployment remains incomplete over a long ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:14 -
Who uses NHS health checks? Investigating the impact of ethnicity and gender and method of invitation on uptake of NHS health checks
NHS Health Checks is a national risk assessment prevention programme for all individuals aged 40-74 that reside in England. Through the systematic assessment of an individual’s ten year disease risk, this prog...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:13 -
Perception and utilization of public health services in Southeast Nigeria: Implication for health care in communities with different degrees of urbanization
The relationship between people’s perception and utilization of public health serviceswas investigated.
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:12 -
The physical health of British adults with intellectual disability: cross sectional study
Adults with intellectual disability have poorer health than their non-disabled peers. However, little is known about the health of the ‘hidden majority’ of adults with primarily mild intellectual disability wh...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:11 -
Inequity in waiting for cataract surgery - an analysis of data from the Swedish National Cataract Register
Swedish Health and Medical Services act states that good care should be given to the entire population on equal terms. Still studies show that access to care in Sweden differ related to for example gender and ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:10 -
Measuring health inequities in low and middle income countries for the development of observatories on inequities and social determinants of health
Almost seven years after the publication of the final report of the World Health Organization’s Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), its third recommendation has not been attended to properly. M...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:9 -
“We’re checking them out”: Indigenous and non-Indigenous research participants’ accounts of deciding to be involved in research
It is important for researchers to understand the motivations and decision-making processes of participants who take part in their research. This enables robust informed consent and promotes research that meet...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:8 -
State budget transfers to Health Insurance Funds for universal health coverage: institutional design patterns and challenges of covering those outside the formal sector in Eastern European high-income countries
Many countries from the European region, which moved from a government financed and provided health system to social health insurance, would have had the risk of moving away from universal health coverage if t...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:7 -
What is the scope of improving immigrant and ethnic minority healthcare using community navigators: A systematic scoping review
Immigrants are among the most vulnerable population groups in North America; they face multidimensional hurdles to obtain proper healthcare. Such barriers result in increased risk of developing acute and chron...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:6 -
Towards elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Ghana: an analysis of national programme data
Despite global scale up of interventions for Preventing Mother to child HIV Transmissions (PMTCT), there still remain high pediatric HIV infections, which result from unequal access in resource-constrained set...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:5 -
Aboriginal Health Worker perceptions of oral health: a qualitative study in Perth, Western Australia
Improving oral health for Aboriginal Australians has been slow. Despite dental disease being largely preventable, Aboriginal Australians have worse periodontal disease, more decayed teeth and untreated dental ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:4 -
Disparities in socioeconomic status and neighborhood characteristics affect all-cause mortality in patients with newly diagnosed hypertension in Korea: a nationwide cohort study, 2002–2013
Previous studies have shown that contextual factors and individual socioeconomic status (SES) were associated with mortality in Western developed countries. In Korea, there are few empirical studies that have ...
Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2016 15:3
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