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  1. While organized and opportunistic cervical cancer screening (CCS) programs implemented across the European Union have increased participation rates, barriers to socioeconomically deprived women remain substant...

    Authors: Vincent De Prez, Vladimir Jolidon, Barbara Willems, Stéphane Cullati, Claudine Burton-Jeangros and Piet Bracke
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:211
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  2. Health care workers in Kenya have launched major strikes in the public health sector in the past decade but the impact of strikes on health systems is under-explored. We conducted a qualitative study to invest...

    Authors: Michael L. Scanlon, Lauren Y. Maldonado, Justus E. Ikemeri, Anjellah Jumah, Getrude Anusu, Sheilah Chelagat, Joann Chebet Keter, Julia Songok, Laura J. Ruhl and Astrid Christoffersen-Deb
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:210
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  3. Does higher health literacy lead to higher trust in public hospitals? Existing literature suggests that this is the case since a positive association between the level of health literacy and the level of trust...

    Authors: Maja Bertram, Urs Steiner Brandt, Rikke Klitten Hansen and Gert Tinggaard Svendsen
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:209
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  4. Cycling for transport provides many health and social benefits – including physical activity and independent access to jobs, education, social opportunities, health care and other services (accessibility). How...

    Authors: Christopher Standen, Melanie Crane, Stephen Greaves, Andrew T. Collins and Chris Rissel
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:208
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  5. The importance of social and economic capital as predictors of health is widely documented, yet the complexity of interactions between them and effects on older people’s health is still unclear. Combining the ...

    Authors: Lijuan Gu, Yang Cheng, David R. Phillips, Mark Rosenberg, Linsheng Yang, Li Wang and Hairong Li
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:207
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  6. Global persistence of health inequities for Indigenous peoples is evident in ongoing discrepancies in health and standards of living. International literature suggests the key to transformation lies in Indigen...

    Authors: Rachel Eni, Wanda Phillips-Beck, Grace Kyoon Achan, Josée G. Lavoie, Kathi Avery Kinew and Alan Katz
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:206
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  7. Women are disadvantaged by ageing: older women are more likely than older men to suffer from ill-health, have less access to health care and suffer discrimination within the health care system. Globally, there...

    Authors: Rebecca Dodd, Janani Shanthosh, Thomas Lung, Aporosa Robaigau, Mai Ling Perman, Eric Rafai, Roslyn Poulos, Anthony B. Zwi, Renu John and Anna Palagyi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:205
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  8. People with disabilities (PwD) have been facing multiple health, social, and economic disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic, stemming from structural disparities experienced for long time. This paper aims t...

    Authors: Tiago S. Jesus, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Yelena Bogdanova, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Jacob Bentley, Michel D. Landry and Christina Papadimitriou
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:204
    Content type: Review Published on:

  9. To address the challenge of the aging population, community-based care services (CBCS) have been developed rapidly in China as a new way of satisfying the needs of elderly people. Few studies have described th...

    Authors: Zhang Yue, Nan Xiang, Huwei Li and Erpeng Liu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:203
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  10. Low socioeconomic status deemed by income-based measures is a risk factor for depression. Material hardship is commonly used as a multidimensional socioeconomic indicator to identify the struggles that low-inc...

    Authors: Soo Hyun Kang, Selin Kim, Eun-Cheol Park and Sung-In Jang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:202
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  11. Parents in the Arab population of Israel are known to be “pro-vaccination” and vaccinate their children at higher rates than the Jewish population, specifically against human papilloma virus (HPV) and seasonal...

    Authors: Nour Abed Elhadi Shahbari, Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Nadav Davidovitch, Shuli Brammli-Greenberg, Rami Grifat and Gustavo S. Mesch
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:201
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  12. The evolving pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a severe threat to public health, and the workplace presents high risks in terms of spreading the disease. Few studies have focused on th...

    Authors: Kailu Wang, Eliza Lai Yi Wong, Kin Fai Ho, Annie Wai Ling Cheung, Emily Ying Yang Chan, Samuel Yeung Shan Wong and Eng Kiong Yeoh
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:200
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  13. Gender-based discrimination remains a substantial barrier to health care access and HIV prevention among transgender women in Brazil. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between gender-bas...

    Authors: Beo Oliveira Leite, Danielle Souto de Medeiros, Laio Magno, Francisco Inácio Bastos, Carolina Coutinho, Ana Maria de Brito, Maria Socorro Cavalcante and Inês Dourado
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:199
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  14. In Korea, the universal health system offers coverage to all members of society. Despite this, it is unclear whether risk of death from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) varies depending on income. We evaluated t...

    Authors: Dong Jun Kim, Ji Won Yoo, Jong Wha Chang, Takashi Yamashita, Eun-Cheol Park, Kyu-Tae Han, Seung Ju Kim and Sun Jung Kim
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:151
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  15. The goal of this paper was to assess the quality of primary healthcare services at community health centres (CHCs) from the demand (patient) and supplier (healthcare service institution) angles.

    Authors: RuQing Liu, Leiyu Shi, YiFan Meng, Ning He, JingLan Wu, XinWen Yan and RuWei Hu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:198
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  16. Most estimates of visual impairment and blindness worldwide do not include data from specific minority groups as indigenous populations. We aimed to evaluate frequencies and causes of visual impairment and bli...

    Authors: Arthur Gustavo Fernandes, Monica Alves, Roberta Andrade e Nascimento, Natalia Yumi Valdrighi, Rafael Cunha de Almeida and Celso Takashi Nakano
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:197
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  17. Equity is one of three dimensions of universal health coverage (UHC). However, Iraq has had capital-focused health services and successive conflicts and political turmoil have hampered health services around t...

    Authors: Hiroko Taniguchi, Md Mizanur Rahman, Khin Thet Swe, Md Rashedul Islam, Md Shafiur Rahman, Nadia Parsell, Ashraf Hussain, Kenji Shibuya and Masahiro Hashizume
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:196
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  18. In India the number of registered deaths increased substantially in recent years, improving the potential of the civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system to be the primary source of mortality data...

    Authors: Jayanta Kumar Basu and Tim Adair
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:195
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  19. Maternal mortality (MM) reflects one of the most striking global health inequalities. Global figures of MM fell significantly from 1990 to 2017. The reduction was largely due to a 70% fall in haemorrhages, and...

    Authors: José M. Belizán, Luz Gibbons and Gabriela Cormick
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:194
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  21. Research indicates the adverse impacts of perceived discrimination on health, and discrimination inflamed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a type of social exclusion, could affect the well-being of the Chinese diaspo...

    Authors: Youli Chen, Zicong Wang, Weizhen Dong, Jia Huei Chen Xu, Sizhe Ji Wu, Xiangyang Zhang and Chun Chen
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:192
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  22. Few studies explored the relationship between the family doctor contract services (FDCS) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with chronic diseases in rural China. This study aims to explo...

    Authors: Zhixian Li, Jie Li, Peipei Fu, Yan Chen, Zhengyue Jing, Yemin Yuan, Shijun Yang, Chen Yan, Wenjuan Li, Jie Li, Zhen Gui and Chengchao Zhou
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:191
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  23. Active transportation is a crucial sort of physical activity for developing sustainable environments and provides essential health benefits. This is particularly important in Latin American countries because t...

    Authors: Gerson Ferrari, Juan Guzmán-Habinger, Javiera L. Chávez, André O. Werneck, Danilo R. Silva, Irina Kovalskys, Georgina Gómez, Attilio Rigotti, Lilia Yadira Cortés, Martha Cecilia Yépez García, Rossina G. Pareja, Marianella Herrera-Cuenca, Clemens Drenowatz, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Adilson Marques, Miguel Peralta…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:190
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  24. In the past few years, increasing numbers of Indigenous doula collectives have been forming across Canada. Indigenous doulas provide continuous, culturally appropriate support to Indigenous women during pregna...

    Authors: Jaime Cidro, Caroline Doenmez, Stephanie Sinclair, Alexandra Nychuk, Larissa Wodtke and Ashley Hayward
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:189
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  25. Information on socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity over time is sparse in low- to middle-income countries. In this study, we examined trends in physical activity educational inequalities in adults ...

    Authors: Gerson Ferrari, Pedro Toteff Dulgheroff, Rafael M. Claro, Leandro F. M. Rezende and Catarina Machado Azeredo
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:188
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  26. Intersectionality is a widely adopted theoretical orientation in the field of women and gender studies. Intersectionality comes from the work of black feminist scholars and activists. Intersectionality argues ...

    Authors: Christine Kelly, Danielle Kasperavicius, Diane Duncan, Cole Etherington, Lora Giangregorio, Justin Presseau, Kathryn M. Sibley and Sharon Straus
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:187
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  27. Although evidence suggest that many slum dwellers in low- and middle-income countries have the most difficulty accessing family planning (FP) services, there are limited workable interventions/models for reach...

    Authors: John Kuumuori Ganle, Leonard Baatiema, Paul Ayamah, Charlotte Abra Esime Ofori, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Abdul-Aziz Seidu and Augustine Ankomah
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:186
    Content type: Systematic review Published on:

  29. Socioeconomic inequalities in health behaviors have been attributed to both structural and individual factors, but untangling the complex, dynamic pathways through which these factors influence inequalities re...

    Authors: Andrea L. Mudd, Frank J. van Lenthe, Sanne E. Verra, Michèlle Bal and Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:184
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  30. The determinants of access to immunizers are still poorly understood, leading to questions about which criteria were considered in this distribution. Given the above, the present study aimed to analyze the det...

    Authors: Brigitte Renata Bezerra de Oliveira, Ana Iza Gomes da Penha Sobral, Marcelo Luiz Monteiro Marinho, Marcos Felipe Falcão Sobral, André de Souza Melo and Gisleia Benini Duarte
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:183
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  31. Although Ethiopia has already achieved a remarkable progress in reducing under-five mortality in the last decades, undernutrition among children is still a common problem in this country. Socioeconomic inequal...

    Authors: Mengesha Yayo Negasi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:182
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  32. The cultural determinants of health centre an Indigenous definition of health, and have been linked to positive health and wellbeing outcomes. There is growing evidence for the importance of the cultural deter...

    Authors: Ebony Verbunt, Joanne Luke, Yin Paradies, Muriel Bamblett, Connie Salamone, Amanda Jones and Margaret Kelaher
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:181
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. Ethiopia has experienced great improvements in life expectancy (LE) at birth over the last three decades. Despite consistent increases in LE for both males and females in Ethiopia, the country has simultaneous...

    Authors: Myunggu Jung, Gizachew Balew Jembere, Young Su Park, William Muhwava, Yeohee Choi, Youngtae Cho and Woorim Ko
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:180
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  34. The accelerated aging trend brought great chronic diseases burdens. Disabled Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) is a novel way to measure the chronic diseases burden. This study aimed to explore the cohort, socioecon...

    Authors: Gangming Zhang, Fang Tang, Jing Liang and Peigang Wang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:179
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  35. Life expectancy in Australia is amongst the highest globally, but national estimates mask within-country inequalities. To monitor socioeconomic inequalities in health, many high-income countries routinely repo...

    Authors: J Welsh, K Bishop, H Booth, D Butler, M Gourley, HD Law, E Banks, V Canudas-Romo and RJ Korda
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:178
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  36. The feminist women’s health movement empowered women’s knowledge regarding their health and battled against paternalistic and oppressive practices within healthcare systems. Gender Medicine (GM) is a new disci...

    Authors: Ayelet Shai, Shahar Koffler and Yael Hashiloni-Dolev
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:177
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  37. Conventional indicators used to access the nutritional status of children tend to underestimate the overall undernutrition in the presence of multiple anthropometric failures. Further, factors contributing to ...

    Authors: Akash Porwal, Rajib Acharya, Sana Ashraf, Praween Agarwal, Sowmya Ramesh, Nizamuddin Khan, Avina Sarna and Robert Johnston
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:176
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  38. The Ministry of Public Health of Thailand established universal health coverage (UHC) in 2002, which also included national-level screening for cervical cancer in 2005. This study examined the changes in morta...

    Authors: Patumrat Sripan, Imjai Chitapanarux, Ekkasit Tharavichitkul, Pooriwat Muangwong, Donsuk Pongnikorn, Narate Waisri, Chirapong Hanpragopsuk, Puttachart Maneesai, Panrada Tansiri, Malisa Poungsombat and Varunee Khamsan
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:175
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  40. Breastfeeding rates in Mexico are far from World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations with 28.8% of Exclusive Breastfeeding (EBF) under 6 months of age, according to the 2018 National Health and Nutrition...

    Authors: Diana Bueno-Gutiérrez, Edgar Uriel Romero Castillo and Angélica Emili Hernández Mondragón
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:173
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  41. Socioeconomic inequalities could mitigate the impact of social and behavior change (SBC) interventions aimed at improving positive ideation towards the practice of exclusive breastfeeding. This study explores ...

    Authors: Dele Abegunde, Paul Hutchinson, Udochisom Anaba, Foyeke Oyedokun-Adebagbo, Emily White Johansson, Bamikale Feyisetan and Emma Mtiro
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:172
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  43. In hospitals globally, patient centred communication is difficult to practice, and interpreters are underused. Low uptake of interpreters is commonly attributed to limited interpreter availability, time constr...

    Authors: Vicki Kerrigan, Stuart Yiwarr McGrath, Sandawana William Majoni, Michelle Walker, Mandy Ahmat, Bilawara Lee, Alan Cass, Marita Hefler and Anna P. Ralph
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:170
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  44. In 2008, Ecuador started a national health reform based on the principles of Alma Ata to achieve Universal Health Coverage. While coverage indicators have increased, a systematic assessment of the impact of th...

    Authors: Sergio E Flores Jimenez and Miguel San Sebastián
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:169
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  45. Food deserts are neighborhoods with little or no access to healthy food, whereas food swamps are neighborhoods where unhealthy food options prevail over healthy ones. The main aims of the current study are to ...

    Authors: Olivia Souza Honório, Milene Cristine Pessoa, Lucia Helena Almeida Gratão, Luana Lara Rocha, Inês Rugani Ribeiro de Castro, Daniela Silva Canella, Paula Martins Horta and Larissa Loures Mendes
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:168
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  46. Population segmentation and risk stratification are important strategies for allocating resources in public health, health care and social care. Social exclusion, which is defined as the cumulation of disadvan...

    Authors: Addi P. L. van Bergen, Annelies van Loon, Stella J. M. Hoff, Judith R. L. M. Wolf and Albert M. van Hemert
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:167
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  47. The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the ways in which disabled people are made more vulnerable due to structural inequalities. These vulnerabilities are the result of the interaction between individual and str...

    Authors: David Colon-Cabrera, Shivika Sharma, Narelle Warren and Dikaios Sakellariou
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:166
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  48. In some areas of the world, breast milk is seen as a potential source of child diarrhoea. While this belief has been explored in African and Southeast Asian countries, it remains vastly understudied in Latin A...

    Authors: Néstor Nuño Martínez, Jordyn Wallenborn, Daniel Mäusezahl, Stella M. Hartinger and Joan Muela Ribera
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:165
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  49. In this paper we explore some of the ways systemic racism operates and is maintained within our health and social services. We look at a very specific context, that of Nunavik Quebec, land and home to 13,000 Nuna...

    Authors: Sarah Louise Fraser, Dominique Gaulin and William Daibhid Fraser
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:164
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  50. The capacity for health comparisons, including the accurate comparison of indicators, is necessary for a comprehensive evaluation of well-being in places where people live. An important issue is the assessment...

    Authors: Natalia Shartova, Vladimir Tikunov and Olga Chereshnya
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2021 20:163
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