Skip to main content

Articles

Page 3 of 50

  1. Research on the needs of people with disability is scarce, which promotes inadequate programs. Community Based Inclusive Development interventions aim to promote rights but demand a high level of community par...

    Authors: Andreas Bachfischer, Martha Cecilia Barbosa, Angel Alberto Riveras Rojas, Reinaldo Bechler, Eva-Maria Schwienhorst-Stich, Christa Kasang, Anne Simmenroth and Sandra Parisi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:147
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Public assistance recipients have diverse and complex needs for health and social support in addition to financial support. Segmentation, which means dividing the population into subgroups (segments) with simi...

    Authors: Keiko Ueno, Daisuke Nishioka, Junko Saito, Shiho Kino and Naoki Kondo
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:146
    Content type: Research Published on:

  3. Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer mortality worldwide and in Spain. Several previous studies have documented socio-economic inequalities in lung cancer mortality but these have focused on specific provin...

    Authors: Daniel Redondo-Sánchez, Pablo Fernández-Navarro, Miguel Rodríguez-Barranco, Olivier Nuñez, Dafina Petrova, Juan Manuel García-Torrecillas, Jose Juan Jiménez-Moleón and María-José Sánchez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:145
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. Thailand’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) has been achieved since 2002 when the entire population are covered by three main public health security schemes: (1) Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS); (2...

    Authors: Sirinya Kaikeaw, Sureeporn Punpuing, Chalermpol Chamchan and Pramote Prasartkul
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:144
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. Difficulty in identifying the functional status of older adults creates an imbalance between the supply and demand for community home-based care. Using a multi-level functional classification system to guide c...

    Authors: Ying Han, Chuanhai Xu, Liangwen Zhang, Yafei Wu and Ya Fang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:143
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. Women with breast cancer have different chances of surviving their disease, depending on where they live. Variations in survival may stem from unequal access to prompt diagnosis, treatment and care. Implementa...

    Authors: Lisa Montel, Michel P. Coleman, Therese Murphy, Dina Balabanova, Raffaele Ciula, Dabney P. Evans, Claire Lougarre, Didier Verhoeven and Claudia Allemani
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:142
    Content type: Research Published on:

  7. This study aimed to quantify the contribution of narrowing the life expectancy gap between urban and rural areas to the overall life expectancy at birth in Korea and examine the age and death cause-specific co...

    Authors: Ikhan Kim
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:141
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Although overall health status in the last decades improved, health inequalities due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) persist between and within European countries. There is a lack of studies giving insight...

    Authors: Carlos Alexandre Soares Andrade, Nour Mahrouseh, Jonila Gabrani, Periklis Charalampous, Sarah Cuschieri, Diana Alecsandra Grad, Brigid Unim, Enkeleint A. Mechili, José Chen-Xu, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Gaetano Isola, Elena von der Lippe, Carl Michael Baravelli, Florian Fischer, Nanna Weye, Mirza Balaj…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:140
    Content type: Research Published on:

  9. Gender-transformative health interventions that involve men and boys are gaining global reach, adaptability to specific geographical, population and epidemiological contexts, public endorsement, and conceptual...

    Authors: Julia Zielke, Stephanie Batram-Zantvoort, Oliver Razum and Céline Miani
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:139
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  10. The Ventanillas de Salud (VDS – “Health Windows”) are a culturally sensitive outreach program within the 49 Mexican Consulates in the United States that provides information and health care navigation support ...

    Authors: Pablo Gaitán-Rossi, Mireya Vilar-Compte and Arturo Vargas Bustamante
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:138
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. The challenges presented by multimorbidity continue to rise in the United States. Little is known about how the relative contribution of individual chronic conditions to multimorbidity has changed over time, a...

    Authors: Mursal A. Mohamud, David J.T. Campbell, James Wick, Alexander A. Leung, Gabriel E. Fabreau, Marcello Tonelli and Paul E. Ronksley
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:137
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on health involves conducting longitudinal studies to evaluate the inequalities that may have been exacerbated by the pandemic. The purpose of this study was to ...

    Authors: Isabel Moreira, Montse Ferrer, Gemma Vilagut, Philippe Mortier, Mireia Felez-Nobrega, Joan Domènech-Abella, Josep-Maria Haro and Jordi Alonso
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:136
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:192

  13. Disasters have an unequal impact on the population because of differences in conditions of vulnerability, exposure, and capacity. Migrants and women are among the groups that are at greater risk for and dispro...

    Authors: Monica Trentin, Elena Rubini, Awsan Bahattab, Mariarosa Loddo, Francesco Della Corte, Luca Ragazzoni and Martina Valente
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:135
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  14. Existing evidence on the role of community health workers (CHWs) in primary healthcare originates primarily from the United States, Canada and Australia, and from low- and middle-income countries. Little is kn...

    Authors: Tijs Van Iseghem, Ilka Jacobs, Dorien Vanden Bossche, Peter Delobelle, Sara Willems, Caroline Masquillier and Peter Decat
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:134
    Content type: Review Published on:

  15. Ensuring healthcare systems provide equitable, high quality care is critical to their users’ overall health and wellbeing. Typically, systems use various performance frameworks and related indicators to monito...

    Authors: Nakia K. Lee-Foon, Victoria Haldane and Adalsteinn Brown
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:133
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. Lung cancer mortality in European countries shows different epidemiological patterns according to sex and socioeconomic variables. Some countries show decreasing rates in both sexes, while others show a delaye...

    Authors: Juan Antonio Córdoba-Doña, Encarnación Benítez-Rodríguez, Antonio Escolar-Pujolar and Vanessa Santos-Sánchez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:132
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. Disadvantaged populations (such as women from minority ethnic groups and those with social complexity) are at an increased risk of poor outcomes and experiences. Inequalities in health outcomes include preterm...

    Authors: Zahra Khan, Zoe Vowles, Cristina Fernandez Turienzo, Zenab Barry, Lia Brigante, Soo Downe, Abigail Easter, Seeromanie Harding, Alison McFadden, Elsa Montgomery, Lesley Page, Hannah Rayment-Jones, Mary Renfrew, Sergio A. Silverio, Helen Spiby, Nazmy Villarroel-Williams…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:131
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. To evaluate if existing Australian public policy related to screening, diagnosis, treatment and follow up care for breast cancer addresses the needs of and outcomes for Indigenous1 women?

    Authors: Vita Christie, Lynette Riley, Deb Green, Kylie Snook, Mandy Henningham, Boe Rambaldini, Janaki Amin, Chris Pyke, Megan Varlow, Sally Goss, John Skinner, Ross O’Shea, Deb McCowen and Kylie Gwynne
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:129
    Content type: Review Published on:

  20. Absolute income is commonly used in studies of health inequalities, however it does not reflect spending patterns, debts, or expectations. These aspects are reflected in measures concerning perceived income in...

    Authors: Rachelle Meisters, Polina Putrik, Daan Westra, Hans Bosma, Dirk Ruwaard and Maria Jansen
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:128
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. Although risk factors for differences in SARS-CoV-2 infections between migrant and non-migrant populations in high income countries have been identified, their relative contributions to these SARS-CoV-2 infect...

    Authors: Felix P. Chilunga, Sophie Campman, Henrike Galenkamp, Anders Boyd, Renee Bolijn, Tjalling Leenstra, Charles Agyemang, Ellen Uiters, Maria Prins and Karien Stronks
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:127
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. Assessing disparities in injury is crucial for injury prevention and for evaluating injury prevention strategies, but efforts have been hampered by missing data. This study aimed to show the utility and reliab...

    Authors: Yang Liu, Amy F. Wolkin, Marcie-jo Kresnow and Thomas Schroeder
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:126
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Although most Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) countries made important progress in maternal and child health indicators from the 1990s up to 2010, little is known about such progress in the last decade....

    Authors: Oscar J. Mujica, Antonio Sanhueza, Liliana Carvajal-Velez, Luis Paulo Vidaletti, Janaína C. Costa, Aluísio J. D. Barros and Cesar G. Victora
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:125
    Content type: Research Published on:

  24. Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) prevalence is increasing in low- and middle-income countries along with high levels of obesity which vary according to socioeconomic and contextual characteristics. We aim to estimate th...

    Authors: Marta Puig-García, Cintia Caicedo-Montaño, Mónica Márquez-Figueroa, Elisa Chilet-Rosell, Gregorio Montalvo-Villacis, Ikram Benazizi-Dahbi, Andrés Peralta, Ana Lucía Torres-Castillo and Lucy Anne Parker
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:124
    Content type: Research Published on:

  25. Although prior research has provided insights into the association between country-level factors and health inequalities, key research gaps remain. First, most previous studies examine subjective rather than o...

    Authors: Dung D. Le, Nekehia T. Quashie, Martina Brandt and Yoko Ibuka
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:123
    Content type: Research Published on:

  26. In 2015, a Brisbane tertiary hospital’s cardiac unit implemented a new model of multidisciplinary care (Better Cardiac Care (BCC)) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Since then, clinical indic...

    Authors: Warren Jennings, Sonya Egert, Celestine Fisher, Sonia Renouf, Vivian Bryce, Sean Grugan, William Wang and Deborah Askew
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:122
    Content type: Research Published on:

  27. The enduring threat of maternal mortality to health worldwide and in the Americas has been recognized in the global and regional agendas and their targets to 2030. To inform the direction and amount of effort ...

    Authors: Antonio Sanhueza, Oscar J. Mujica, Patricia N. Soliz, Adrienne L. Cox and Bremen de Mucio
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:121
    Content type: Research Published on:

  28. Over the past 25 years, the spectrum of diseases in China has rapidly changed from infectious to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to identify the prevalence of chronic diseases over the past ...

    Authors: Long Xue, Min Cai, Qinqin Liu, Xiaohua Ying and Shiyong Wu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:120
    Content type: Research Published on:

  29. With their close connection to community and increasing preventive health remit, local governments are well positioned to implement policies and programs to address health inequities. Nevertheless, there is a ...

    Authors: Sally Schultz, Christina Zorbas, Anna Peeters, Serene Yoong and Kathryn Backholer
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:119
    Content type: Research Published on:

  30. Integration of sex and gender into health research is best practice for designing and conducting equitable, rigorous scientific research. Many evidence-based resources exist to support researchers in this ende...

    Authors: Irene Göttgens, Jasmijn A.M. Sleutjes, Katelynn E. Boerner, Lena D. Sialino and Natália Valdrighi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:118
    Content type: Research Published on:

  31. Health insurance is mandatory in Germany; nevertheless, many individuals there have no health insurance and depend on a parallel healthcare structure. Voluntary associations, such as MediNetz and healthcare vo...

    Authors: Mathilde Stötzler and Andrea Kaifie
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:117
    Content type: Research Published on:

  32. Health inequalities are ubiquitous, and as countries seek to expand service coverage, they are at risk of exacerbating existing inequalities unless they adopt equity-focused approaches to service delivery.

    Authors: Luke N. Allen, Oathokwa Nkomazana, Sailesh Kumar Mishra, Michael Gichangi, David Macleod, Jacqueline Ramke, Nigel Bolster, Ana Patricia Marques, Hilary Rono, Matthew Burton, Min Kim, Bakgaki Ratshaa, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster and Andrew Bastawrous
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:116
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  33. Minority social status determined by religion, caste and tribal group affiliations, are usually treated as independent dimensions of inequities in India. This masks relative privileges and disadvantages at the...

    Authors: Pritha Chatterjee, Jarvis Chen, Aisha Yousafzai, Ichiro Kawachi and S. V. Subramanian
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:115
    Content type: Research Published on:

  34. In China, Community Health Centers (CHCs) provide primary healthcare (PHC); however, few studies have examined the quality of PHC services experienced by migrant patients. We examined the potential association...

    Authors: Yongjun Huo, Xun Kang, Chenyang Zhong, Leiyu Shi, Ruqing Liu and Ruwei Hu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:114
    Content type: Research Published on:

  36. Hepatitis C is curable with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). However, treatment uptake remains low among marginalized populations such as people who inject drugs. We sought to understand challenges to treatmen...

    Authors: Tony Antoniou, Cheryl Pritlove, Dana Shearer, Mina Tadrous, Hemant Shah and Tara Gomes
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:112
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:214

  37. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is critical in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and is one of the pillars of the WHO COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan 2020. We conducted an Intra-Action...

    Authors: Rebecca Racheal Apolot, Simon Ssentamu Kaddu, Egmond Samir Evers, Paul Debashish, S. M. Niaz Mowla, Sabbir Ahmed, Aritra Das, Abu Toha M. R. H. Bhuiyan, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Anupam Barua, Allen Gidraf Kahindo Maina, Murad Sultan, Marsela Nyawara, Victoria Willet and Kai Von Harbou
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:111
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. Hong Kong has a relatively low incidence rate of COVID-19 across the globe. Nevertheless, ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, especially South Asians (SAs) and Southeast Asians (SEAs), face numerous physical, ment...

    Authors: Roger Yat-Nork Chung, Tobey Tsz-Yan Lee, Siu-Ming Chan, Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Yat-Hang Chan, Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong, Eric Lai, Hung Wong, Eng Kiong Yeoh, Michael Marmot and Jean Woo
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:110
    Content type: Research Published on:

  39. Although Zambia has achieved notable improvements in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH), continued efforts to address gaps are essential to reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030...

    Authors: Andrea K. Blanchard, Choolwe Jacobs, Mwiche Musukuma, Ovost Chooye, Brivine Sikapande, Charles Michelo, Ties Boerma and Fernando C. Wehrmeister
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:109
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. Access to water and sanitation is a basic human right; however, in many parts of the world, communities experience water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) insecurity. While WaSH insecurity is prevalent in many l...

    Authors: Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Georgia L. Kayser, Charlene Ko, Angelica Vasquez, Jimena Gonzalez, Diego Jose Avelar, Nayib Alvarenga, Meredith Franklin and Yao-Yi Chiang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:108
    Content type: Research Published on:

  41. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can impose a substantial financial burden to households in the absence of an effective financial risk protection mechanism. The national health insurance fund (NHIF) has includ...

    Authors: Robinson Oyando, Vincent Were, Hillary Koros, Richard Mugo, Jemima Kamano, Anthony Etyang, Adrianna Murphy, Kara Hanson, Pablo Perel and Edwine Barasa
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:107
    Content type: Research Published on:

  42. The Leave No One Behind (LNOB) agenda compels sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) implementers to focus on the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination and inequalities. One strategy to a...

    Authors: Victoria Boydell, Joseph Holden, Ginny Robins, Joyce Mumah, Barnabas Abok, Sandra Mudhune, Caroline Guinard, Heidi Quinn and Meghan Bishop
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:106
    Content type: Research Published on:

  43. Nepal has committed to achieving universal coverage of quality maternal and newborn health (MNH) services by 2030. Achieving this, however, requires urgently addressing the widening inequity gradient in MNH ca...

    Authors: Resham B Khatri, Yibeltal Assefa and Jo Durham
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:105
    Content type: Research Published on:

  44. Promoting the high-quality development (HQD) of undertakings for the aged is an important action to proactively respond to the rapid population aging in China. This study analyzes spatial differentiation and d...

    Authors: Rong Peng, Jianhang Huang, Xueqin Deng and Yingying Wang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:104
    Content type: Research Published on:

  45. An epidemic of type 2 diabetes in remote Aboriginal people in Central Australia, contributes to high rates of morbidity and mortality. Remote non-Aboriginal Health Care Workers (HCW) and the Aboriginal people ...

    Authors: Mary Wicks, Christine Hampshire, Jeannie Campbell, Louise Maple-Brown and Renae Kirkham
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:103
    Content type: Research Published on:

  46. Barriers to accessing health care result in advanced cervical cancer. In Sao Paulo, Brazil, the Index of Social Responsibility (ISR) synthesizes the situation of each town concerning wealth, education, and lon...

    Authors: Juan Fernando Galindo, Giovana Moura Formigari, Luiz Carlos Zeferino, Carla Fabrine Carvalho, Edson Luiz Ursini and Diama Bhadra Vale
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:102
    Content type: Research Published on:

  48. Violence is a worldwide public health challenge and has been linked to depression in many settings. Depression is higher in women and differential exposure to violence is a potential risk factor – especially i...

    Authors: Matías Mrejen, Leonardo Rosa, Dayana Rosa and Thomas Hone
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:100
    Content type: Research Published on:

  49. Despite a high burden of chronic and mental illness, asylum-seekers show low utilization of ambulatory specialist healthcare. Forgoing timely healthcare when facing access barriers may direct them toward emerg...

    Authors: Nora Gottlieb and Martin Siegel
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:99
    Content type: Research Published on:

  50. Changes in China’s health care system in the last three decades was remarkable. The current study aims on examine the change of equality of health care utilization in mainland China based on a nationwide house...

    Authors: Ming Wu, Ju Huang, Hongqiao Fu, Xueqin Xie and Shiyong Wu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:98
    Content type: Research Published on:
Submit manuscript

Affiliated with

Follow

Annual Journal Metrics

2022 Citation Impact
6.0 - 2-year Impact Factor
7.0 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.572 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
1.313 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

2022 Speed
11 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
151 days submission to accept (Median)

2022 Usage 
1,906,618 downloads
26,652 Altmetric mentions  

More about our metrics

International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

Contact us