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Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration: a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries
The COVID-19 pandemic substantially magnified the inequity gaps among vulnerable populations. Both public health (PH) and primary health care (PHC) have been crucial in addressing the challenges posed by the p... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Dorien Vanden Bossche, Q. Jane Zhao, Sara Ares-Blanco, Maria Pilar Astier Pe ña, Peter Decat, Naoki Kondo, Madelon Kroneman, Daisuke Nishioka, Ferdinando Petrazzuoli, Guri Rortveit, Emmily Schaubroeck, Stefanie Stark, Andrew D. Pinto and Sara Willems Tags: Research Source Type: research

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare among people with disabilities: evidence from six low- and middle-income countries
The pandemic has placed considerable strain on health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), leading to reductions in the availability of routine health services. Emerging evidence su... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Xanthe Hunt, Shaffa Hameed, Shailaja Tetali, Luong Anh Ngoc, John Ganle, Lopita Huq, Tom Shakespeare, Tracey Smythe, Zeynep Ilkkursun, Hannah Kuper, Ceren Acarturk, Nanda Kishore Kannuri, Vu Quynh Mai, Rifat Shahpar Khan and Lena Morgon Banks Tags: Research Source Type: research

Patient-centeredness —a cultural targeted survey among junior medical managers
Patient-centeredness is a core element in healthcare. However, there is a gap between the understanding of this term by healthcare professionals, and patients ’ capability, self-efficacy, and willingness to tak... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Orna Tal, Royi Barnea and Aviad Tur-Sinai Tags: Research Source Type: research

Understanding why racial/ethnic inequities along the HIV care continuum persist in the United States: a qualitative exploration of systemic barriers from the perspectives of African American/Black and Latino persons living with HIV
Racial/ethnic inequities along the HIV care continuum persist in the United States despite substantial federal investment. Numerous studies highlight individual and social-level impediments in HIV, but fewer f... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Prema Filippone, Samantha Serrano, Stephanie Campos, Robin Freeman, Sabrina R. Cluesman, Khadija Israel, Brianna Amos, Charles M. Cleland and Marya Gwadz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Trends in health service needs, utilization, and non-communicable chronic diseases burden of older adults in China: evidence from the 1993 to 2018 National Health Service Survey
This study analyzed the trends in older adults ’ ne... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nina Wu, Xueqin Xie, Min Cai, Youli Han and Shiyong Wu Tags: Research Source Type: research

The impact of community and provider-driven social accountability interventions on contraceptive use: findings from a cohort study of new users in Ghana and Tanzania
Although contraceptive use has increased over 15 years, discontinuation rates remain high. Contraceptive use is becoming more important when addressing unmet need for family planning. Social accountability, de... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Petrus S. Steyn, Joanna Paula Cordero, Dela Nai, Donat Shamba, Kamil Fuseini, Sigilbert Mrema, Ndema Habib, My Huong Nguyen and James Kiarie Tags: Research Source Type: research

Impact of pension income on healthcare utilization of older adults in rural China
In China, rural residents experience poorer health conditions and a higher disease burden compared to urban residents but have lower healthcare services utilization. Rather than an insurance focus on enhanced ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Peizhe Yan, Fenghang Li, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland, Jialong Tan, Chen Chen and Jian Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Understanding Dalit equity: a critical analysis of primary health care policy discourse of Kerala in the context of ‘Aardram’ mission
The Government of Kerala in 2017 launched the Aardram Mission with the aim to revamp public health delivery in the State. A key strategy under the mission was its focus on comprehensive primary health care to ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sreenidhi Sreekumar Tags: Research Source Type: research

Temporal trends in inequalities of the burden of cardiovascular disease across 186 countries and territories
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. The extent to which CVD affects the population ’s health varies across countries. Moreover, quantitative estimates of the tre... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Penghong Deng, Yu Fu, Mingsheng Chen, Dong Wang and Lei Si Tags: Research Source Type: research

Societal stigma and mistreatment in healthcare among gender minority people: a cross-sectional study
Gender minority (GM; individuals whose gender is not aligned with that traditionally associated with the sex that was assigned to them at birth) people have widely reported mistreatment in healthcare settings.... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kristen D. Clark, Mitchell R. Lunn, Jordon D. Bosse, Jae M. Sevelius, Carol Dawson-Rose, Sandra J. Weiss, Micah E. Lubensky, Juno Obedin-Maliver and Annesa Flentje Tags: Research Source Type: research

Voices of those living with type 2 diabetes in Belize: barriers to care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Belize has the highest national prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) of Central and South America, and fifth direst in the world. T2D is the leading cause of death in Belize, a country facing burdens of increas... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 24, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lindsay P. Allen, Lucia Ellis, Christophe Engleton, Valerie Lynette Valerio and Andrew R. Hatala Tags: Research Source Type: research

Years of life lost due to deaths of despair and COVID-19 in the United States in 2020: patterns of excess mortality by gender, race and ethnicity
In 2020 COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States. Increases in suicides, overdoses, and alcohol related deaths were seen —which make up deaths of despair. How deaths of despair compare... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Parker Entrup, Leon Brodsky, Candice Trimble, Stephanie Garcia, Nasra Mohamed, Megan Deaner, J. P. Martell, Julie Teater, Ayana Jordan, Jeanette M. Tetrault and O. Trent Hall Tags: Research Source Type: research

Explaining gender inequalities in overweight people: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition analysis in northern Sweden
Being overweight and obesity are considered serious public health concerns worldwide. At the population level, factors contributing to overweight as well as the differences in overweight between men and women ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fethi Mohammed Yusuf, Miguel San Sebasti án and Masoud Vaezghasemi Tags: Research Source Type: research

The socioeconomic distribution of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Chile
Life expectancy (LE) has usually been used as a metric to monitor population health. In the last few years, metrics such as Quality-Adjusted-Life-Expectancy (QALE) and Health-Adjusted-Life- Expectancy (HALE) h... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Manuel Antonio Espinoza, Rodrigo Severino, Carlos Balmaceda, Tomas Abbott and Baltica Cabieses Tags: Research Source Type: research

A qualitative metasynthesis of stigma in women living with HIV in the United States
Our goal was to synthesize qualitative studies on HIV-related stigma as experienced by women living with HIV (WLWH) in the U.S. Qualitative metasynthesis techniques as developed by Sandelowski et al. (Res Nurs... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - August 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sadie Sommer and Julie Barroso Tags: Research Source Type: research