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Water, sanitation, and hygiene access among people who inject drugs in Tijuana and San Diego in 2020 –2021: a cross-sectional study
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access is critical to public health and human dignity. People who inject drugs (PWID) experience stigma and structural violence that may limit WASH access. Few studies hav... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alhel í Calderón-Villarreal, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Daniela Abramovitz, Shira Goldenberg, Shawn Flanigan, Penelope J. E. Quintana, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Carlos F. Vera, Gudelia Rangel, Steffanie A. Strathdee and Georgia L. Kayser Tags: Research Source Type: research

Influence of health food literacy on willingness to pay for healthier foods: focus on food insecurity
The repercussions of food insecurity are widely recognized to negatively impact overall health and are influenced by a complex interplay of physiological, psychological, social, and environmental factors. (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Su-Jung Nam and Jaehye Suk Tags: Research Source Type: research

Equity in blood transfusion precision services
Blood collection agencies are integrating precision medicine techniques to improve and individualise blood donor and recipient outcomes. These organisations have a role to play in ensuring equitable applicatio... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Georgina Jacko, Rachel Thorpe and James Daly Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Examining inequalities in spatial access to national health insurance fund contracted facilities in Kenya
Kenya aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 and has selected the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) as the ‘vehicle’ to drive the UHC agenda. While there is some progress in moving the cou... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jacob Kazungu, Angela K. Moturi, Samson Kuhora, Julia Ouko, Matthew Quaife, Justice Nonvignon and Edwine Barasa Tags: Research Source Type: research

Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
Since 2008, children in Catalonia (Spain) have suffered a period of great economic deprivation. This situation has generated broad-ranging health inequalities in a variety of diseases. It is not known how thes... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Neus Carrilero and Anna Garc ía-Altés Tags: Research Source Type: research

Considering inequities in national dementia strategies: breadth, depth, and scope
Considering that dementia is an international public health priority, several countries have developed national dementia strategies outlining initiatives to address challenges posed by the disease. These strat... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Sanjna Navani, Georgia Hacker and Isabelle Vedel Tags: Research Source Type: research

Adverse childhood experiences among black sexually minoritized men and Black transgender women in Chicago
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are important predictors of mental health outcomes in adulthood. However, commonly used ACE measures such as the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) have not... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christoffer Dharma, Katherine M. Keyes, Kara E. Rudolph, Cho-Hee Shrader, Yen-Tyng Chen, John Schneider and Dustin T. Duncan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Inequity in access to digital public primary healthcare in Sweden: a cross-sectional study of the effects of urbanicity and socioeconomic status on utilization
This study aimed to evaluate how urbanicity affect... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jon Eriksson, Susanna Calling, Ulf Jakobsson, Moa Wolff, Beata Borgstr öm Bolmsjö and Veronica Milos Nymberg Tags: Research Source Type: research

Female genital mutilation: trends, economic burden of delay and basis for public health interventions
The practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) is a health and social problem. Millions of girls and women have undergone FGM or will soon, and more information is needed to effectively reduce the practice. T... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kathya Cordova-Pozo, Hisham Hussein Imam Abdalla and Ann-Beth Moller Tags: Research Source Type: research

Advancing the concept of global oral health to strengthen actions for planetary health and One Health
Advancing the concept of global oral health can help tackle the triple planetary crises of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. A model for oral and planetary health places mo... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Julian Fisher, Christian Splieth, Cleopatra Matanhire-Zihanzu and Michael Glick Tags: Comment Source Type: research

An anthropological history of Nepal ’s Female Community Health Volunteer program: gender, policy, and social change
Community health workers (CHWs) are central to Primary Health Care globally. Amidst the current flourishing of work on CHWs, there often is a lack of reference to history —even in studies of programs that have ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 13, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roosa Sofia Tikkanen, Svea Closser, Justine Prince, Priyankar Chand and Judith Justice Tags: Research Source Type: research

Rural –urban inequalities in health care utilization in Bhutan: a decomposition analysis
On the trajectory towards universal health coverage in Bhutan, health equity requires policy attention as significant disparities exist between urban and rural health outcomes. This paper examines health servi... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jayendra Sharma, Milena Pavlova and Wim Groot Tags: Research Source Type: research

Associations between digital literacy, health literacy, and digital health behaviors among rural residents: evidence from Zhejiang, China
Within the digital society, the limited proficiency in digital health behaviors among rural residents has emerged as a significant factor intensifying health disparities between urban and rural areas. Addressi... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 9, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hao Ji, Junqiang Dong, Weiguang Pan and Yingying Yu Tags: Research Source Type: research

Human resources for health and maternal mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last three decades: a systemic-perspective reflections
The role of human resources for health in the operation of health systems is crucial. However, training and incorporating them into institutions is a complex process due to the continuous misalignment between ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Gustavo Nigenda and Edson Serv án-Mori Tags: Research Source Type: research

The chronically ill in the labour market – are they hierarchically sorted by education?
The chronically ill as a group has on average lower probability of employment compared to the general population, a situation that has persisted over time in many countries. Previous studies have shown that th... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - March 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: M. Kamrul Islam, Egil Kjerstad and H åvard Thorsen Rydland Tags: Research Source Type: research