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  1. The changes in demographic and family structures have weakened the traditional norms of filial piety and intergenerational relationships dramatically. This study aims to examine the dynamic association between...

    Authors: Hang Liang, Boyu Wang, Yanli Wu, Qilin Zhang, Nan Xiang, Zhang Yue and Erpeng Liu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:46
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  2. Systems science approaches like simulation modeling can offer an opportunity for community voice to shape policies. In the episteme of many communities there are elders, leaders, and researchers who are seen a...

    Authors: Yahya Shaikh, Muzamillah Jeelani, Michael Christopher Gibbons, Denisa Livingston, David Rudyard Williams, Sanith Wijesinghe, Jenine Patterson and Sybil Russell
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:45
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  3. Virtual care quickly became of crucial importance to health systems around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the potential of virtual care to enhance access for some communities, the scale and pa...

    Authors: Simone Shahid, Sophie Hogeveen, Philina Sky, Shivani Chandra, Suman Budhwani, Ryan de Silva, R. Sacha Bhatia, Emily Seto and James Shaw
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:44
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  4. For the professions of audiology and speech-language therapy (A/SLT), there continues be a dire need for more equitable services. Therefore there is a need to develop emerging practices which have a specific f...

    Authors: Kristen Abrahams, Rizwana Mallick, Ameer S-J Hohlfeld, Thiani Pillay, Tamzyn Suliaman and Harsha Kathard
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:43
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:101

  5. Health literacy has always been considered as an important factor to promote people's health, but does it have a significant effect on health across all social strata and especially lower social strata? This s...

    Authors: Huifang Yu, Siwen Sun, Jie Ling, Haixiao Chen and Guilin Liu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:42
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  6. Women experiencing three or more co-occurring issues (homelessness, substance misuse, mental health) are a highly vulnerable population associated with multimorbidity. Taking women’s life stories of trajectori...

    Authors: Joanne McGrath, Stephen Crossley, Monique Lhussier and Natalie Forster
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:41
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  7. Out-of-pocket health expenditure is the proportion of total health expenditure that is paid by individuals and households at the time of health service. Hence, the objective of this study is to assess the inci...

    Authors: Nigusu Getachew, Hailu Shigut, Gebeyehu Jeldu Edessa and Elias Ali Yesuf
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:40
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  8. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and political crisis, Myanmar’s health system has suspended routine services while struggling to respond to the pandemic. Many people who need continuous care, like pregnant women ...

    Authors: Hnin Kalyar Kyaw, Kyu Kyu Than, Karin Diaconu and Sophie Witter
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:39
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  9. In Guatemala, Indigenous women have a maternal mortality ratio over twice that of non-Indigenous women. Long-standing marginalization of Indigenous groups and three decades of civil war have resulted in persis...

    Authors: Elijah T. Olivas, Mario Valdez, Barbara Muffoletto, Jacqueline Wallace, Ira Stollak and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):204
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  10. The Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, was implemented in the Western Highlands of the Department of Huehuetenango, Guatemala. The Project utilized three participatory approach...

    Authors: Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Erin Pfeiffer, Breanne Lesnar, Kaitlin Leach, Nina Modanlo, Carey C. Westgate and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):203
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  11. This is the final of 10 papers that describe the implementation of the Expanded Census-Based, Impact-Oriented Approach (CBIO+) by Curamericas/Guatemala in the Cuchumatanes mountains of the Department of Huehue...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Ira Stollak and Mario Valdez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):202
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  12. Community-based health interventions have been an integral part of recent health gains globally. An innovative approach to delivering community health care combines the Census-Based, Impact-Oriented (CBIO) App...

    Authors: Jason Lambden, Shayanne Martin, Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Carey C. Westgate and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):201
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    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  13. Indigenous Maya women in the rural highlands of Guatemala have traditionally faced constraints to decision-making and participation in community affairs. Anecdotal experiences from previous Curamericas Global ...

    Authors: Ira Stollak, Mario Valdez, William T. Story and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):200
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  14. While there is extensive published evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Care Group Approach in promoting community-wide health behavior change, there is no published evidence regarding its empowering ef...

    Authors: Corey Gregg, Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Shayanne Martin, William T. Story and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):199
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  15. The Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, implemented the Census-Based, Impact-Oriented Approach, the Care Group Approach, and the Community Birthing Center Approach. Together, th...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Ira Stollak, Ramiro Llanque, Annah Okari, Carey C. Westgate, Alexis Shindhelm, Victoria B. Chou and Mario Valdez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):198
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  16. This is the fourth paper in our supplement on improving the health and well-being of rural indigenous Maya mothers and children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, where the prevalence of stunting is the h...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Ira Stollak, Ramiro Llanque, Stanley Blanco, Elizabeth Jordan-Bell, Alexis Shindhelm, Carey C. Westgate, Andrew Herrera and Mario Valdez
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):197
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  17. This is the third in a series of 10 articles describing the Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, and its effectiveness in improving the health and well-being of 15,327 children y...

    Authors: Stanley Blanco, Mario Valdez, Ira Stollak, Carey C. Westgate, Andrew Herrera and Henry B. Perry
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):196
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  18. The Curamericas/Guatemala Maternal and Child Health Project, 2011–2015, included implementation research designed to assess the effectiveness of an approach referred to as CBIO+ , composed of: (1) the Census-...

    Authors: Henry B. Perry, Mario Valdez, Stanley Blanco, Ramiro Llanque, Shayanne Martin, Jason Lambden, Corey Gregg, Kaitlin Leach, Elijah Olivas, Barbara Muffoletto, Jacqueline Wallace, Nina Modanlo, Erin Pfeiffer, Carey C. Westgate, Breanne Lesnar and Ira Stollak
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 2):195
    Content type: Research Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 2

  20. This study describes the inequalities in access to a medication delivery service (MDS) during the COVID-19 pandemic and identifies the social determinants of health-related inequalities among non-communicable ...

    Authors: Jiraluck Nontarak, Polathep Vichitkunakorn and Orratai Waleewong
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:38
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  21. African newborns undergo numerous traditional and religious practices ranging from fontanelle fomentation to total head shaving, scalp molding, skin scarification and ano-genital irrigation which can negativel...

    Authors: Mary Ani-Amponsah, Solina Richter, Mariam Al-Hassan Adam, Evans Appiah Osei, Mahama Mustapha and Ezekiel Oti-Boadi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:37
    Content type: Review Published on:

  22. Gender equality remains an outstanding global priority, more than 25 years after the landmark Beijing Platform for Action. The disconnect between global health policy intentions and implementation is shaped by...

    Authors: Tanya Jacobs and Asha S. George
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:36
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  24. The preservation of human ova for future fertilization has been made available to healthy women in 2011–2012. This treatment, dubbed elective egg freezing (EEF), is undertaken primarily by highly educated unpa...

    Authors: Daphna Birenbaum-Carmeli
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:34
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  25. Biomedical advances in healthcare and antiretroviral treatment or therapy (ART) have transformed HIV/AIDS from a death sentence to a manageable chronic disease. Studies demonstrate that people living with HIV ...

    Authors: Apondi J. Odhiambo, Patricia O’Campo, La Ron E. Nelson, Lisa Forman and Daniel Grace
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:33
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  26. The rate of international migration for the primary purpose of employment has increased exponentially in recent decades. A significant proportion of this global movement takes place across East and Southeast A...

    Authors: Margo Turnbull, Tiffany Ching and Carol Yu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:32
    Content type: Review Published on:

  27. Although discriminatory experiences of transgender people seeking healthcare services have been well-documented in several studies, differentiating those experiences based on gender identity/expression and rel...

    Authors: Nachale Boonyapisomparn, Natthaporn Manojai, Pimwarat Srikummoon, Walaithip Bunyatisai, Patrinee Traisathit and Nontiya Homkham
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:31
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  28. Compared to the general population, persons with disabilities are at increased risk of poor mental health. The aim of this study was to determine the rates and correlates of psychological distress and post-tra...

    Authors: Alan Maddock, Paul Best, Nil Ean, Cherie Armour and Nerrolyn Ramstrand
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:30
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  29. In Morocco, the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is mainly focused on medication and only 2% of patients are coached towards a healthier lifestyle. In Oujda, Eastern Morocco the prevalence of T2D is 10.2%, a...

    Authors: Usman Sani Dankoly, Dirk Vissers, Souad Ben El Mostafa, Abderrahim Ziyyat, Bart Van Rompaey, Paul Van Royen and Abdellatif Maamri
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:29
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  30. Some reports suggest there are differences in health needs between the population affiliated to the subsidized health insurance scheme (SS) and those affiliated to the contributory health insurance scheme (CS)...

    Authors: Laura Mora-Moreo, Kelly Estrada-Orozco, Oscar Espinosa and Lorena Mesa Melgarejo
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:28
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  31. Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly adopting mandatory social health insurance programs. In Kenya, mandatory social health insurance is being implemented through the national health insurer, the N...

    Authors: Beryl Maritim, Adam D. Koon, Allan Kimaina, Cornelius Lagat, Elvira Riungu, Jeremiah Laktabai, Laura J. Ruhl, Michael Kibiwot, Michael L. Scanlon and Jane Goudge
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:27
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  32. Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries. For India, the hidden burden of undiagnosed hypertension is a major concern. This study aims to assess and explain soci...

    Authors: Mrigesh Bhatia, Priyanka Dixit, Manish Kumar and Laxmi Kant Dwivedi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:26
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  33. One of the primary objectives of the Brazilian health care system is to improve the health and well-being of all citizens. Since the establishment of the Unified Health System/Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) in 1988...

    Authors: Maíra Coube, Zlatko Nikoloski, Matías Mrejen and Elias Mossialos
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:25
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  34. Analyses of out-of-pocket healthcare spending often suffer from an inability to distinguish necessary from optional spending in the data without making further assumptions. We propose a two-dimensional rating ...

    Authors: Laura Nübler, Reinhard Busse and Martin Siegel
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:24
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  35. Increasing evidence suggests that participation proportions in longitudinal health research vary according to sex/gender, age, social class, or migration status. Intersectionality scholarship purports that suc...

    Authors: Sibille Merz, Philipp Jaehn, Tobias Pischon, Beate Fischer, Kerstin Wirkner, Stefan Rach, Kathrin Guenther, Nadia Obi and Christine Holmberg
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:23
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  36. The persistence of racial/ethnic inequities in rates of engagement along the HIV care continuum signals the need for novel approaches. We developed six behavioral intervention components for use in an optimiza...

    Authors: Sabrina R. Cluesman, Marya Gwadz, Robin Freeman, Linda M. Collins, Charles M. Cleland, Leo Wilton, Robert L. Hawkins, Noelle R. Leonard, Elizabeth Silverman, Carey B. Maslow, Khadija Israel, Amanda Ritchie and Sarah Ory
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:22
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  37. Physical activity is crucial for our wellbeing. Since the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, physical activity behaviour has changed globally, and social inequalities that already exist in physical activity have incre...

    Authors: Frida Brattlöf, Per E. Gustafsson and Miguel San Sebastián
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:21
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  38. Despite a publicly-funded healthcare system, alarming cancer-related health and healthcare inequities persist in Canada. However, it remains unclear how equity is being understood and taken up within the Canad...

    Authors: Leah K. Lambert, Tara C. Horrill, Scott M. Beck, Amber Bourgeois, Annette J. Browne, Shannon Cheng, A. Fuchsia Howard, Jagbir Kaur, Michael McKenzie, Kelli I. Stajduhar and Sally Thorne
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:20
    Content type: Review Published on:

  39. Health inequities lead to low rates of cancer screening in certain populations, such as low-income and ethnic minority groups. Different interventions to address this have been developed with mixed results. Ho...

    Authors: Afua Richardson-Parry, Carole Baas, Shaantanu Donde, Bianca Ferraiolo, Maimah Karmo, Zorana Maravic, Lars Münter, Ignacio Ricci-Cabello, Mitchell Silva, Stacey Tinianov, Jose M. Valderas, Seth Woodruff and Joris van Vugt
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:19
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  41. The extent to which people are physically active is dependent upon social gradients. Numerous studies have shown that especially people with social disadvantages do not meet the physical activity (PA) recommen...

    Authors: Simone Kohler, Lea Dippon, Natalie Helsper, Alfred Rütten, Karim Abu-Omar, Leonie Birkholz, Klaus Pfeifer, Philipp Weber and Jana Semrau
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:18
    Content type: Review Published on:

  42. International organisations have called to increase young people’s involvement in healthcare and health policy development. We currently lack effective methods for facilitating meaningful engagement by young p...

    Authors: Daniella Watson, Mimi Mhlaba, Gontse Molelekeng, Thulani Andrew Chauke, Sara Correia Simao, Sarah Jenner, Lisa J. Ware and Mary Barker
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:17
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  43. Since the 2008 publication of the reports of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health and its nine knowledge networks, substantial research has been undertaken to document and describe health inequities...

    Authors: Orielle Solar, Nicole Valentine, Antia Castedo, Gonzalo Soto Brandt, Jaitra Sathyandran, Zahra Ahmed, Paul Cheh, Emma Callon, Felicity Porritt, Isabel Espinosa, Kira Fortune, Shogo Kubota, Elizabeth Elliott, April Joy David, Maryam Bigdeli, Hafid Hachri…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 21(Suppl 3):193
    Content type: Brief report Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 21 Supplement 3

  44. The re-emerging dominance of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2021 caused a new wave of Afghan refugees heading Iran and neighboring countries. Iran in the Middle East and Germany in Europe are two major host cou...

    Authors: Parisa Rahimitabar, Alexander Kraemer, Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Fatemeh Ebrahimi and Amirhossein Takian
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:16
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  46. The processing of food can cause changes that turn them into risk factors for chronic diseases. A higher degree of food processing is associated with the development of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs)...

    Authors: Lídia Bezerra Barbosa, Nancy Borges Rodrigues Vasconcelos, Ewerton Amorim dos Santos, Tamara Rodrigues dos Santos, Thays Ataide-Silva and Haroldo da Silva Ferreira
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:14
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  47. There are persistent ethnic gaps in uptake of child healthcare services in New Zealand (NZ), despite increasing policy to promote equitable access. We examined ethnic differences in the uptake of immunisation ...

    Authors: Sonia Lewycka, Kabir Dasgupta, Alexander Plum, Terryann Clark, Mary Hedges and Gail Pacheco
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:13
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  49. Early diagnosis of genetic rare diseases is an unmet need in Brazil, where an estimated 10–13 million people live with these conditions. Increased use of chromosome microarray assays, exome sequencing, and who...

    Authors: Têmis Maria Félix, Carolina Fischinger Moura de Souza, João Bosco Oliveira, Mariana Rico-Restrepo, Edmar Zanoteli, Mayana Zatz and Roberto Giugliani
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:11
    Content type: Review Published on:
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