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How do health system factors (funding and performance) impact on access to healthcare for populations experiencing homelessness: a realist evaluation
This study explores how and why healthcare performance management and fund... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rikke Siersbaek, John Ford, Cl íona Ní Cheallaigh, Steve Thomas and Sara Burke Tags: Research Source Type: research

Income loss and subsequent poor psychological well-being among the Chinese population during the early COVID-19 pandemic
This study examined exogenous negative changes in household income and their implicati... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sha Lai, Li Lu, Chi Shen, Alice Yan, Yanjun Lei, Zhongliang Zhou and Youfa Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Occupation-related factors affecting the health of migrants working during the COVID-19 pandemic – a qualitative study in Norway
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were more pronounced among migrants than in the majority population and went beyond those directly caused by the virus. Evidence suggests that this overburden is due to com... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pierina Benavente, Elena Ronda and Esperanza Diaz Tags: Research Source Type: research

Poverty alleviation and health services for the poor in China: evidence from national health service surveys in 2013 and 2018
China has made intensive efforts to eliminate extreme poverty by 2020. This paper aims to evaluate the changes in health service needs, utilization, and medical expenses for poor people during the poverty alle... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Xiaoyun Liu, Mingyue Li, He Zhu, Qinqin Liu and Xueqin Xie Tags: Research Source Type: research

Accessibility crisis of essential medicines at Sudanese primary healthcare facilities: a cross-sectional drugs ’ dispensaries assessment and patients’ perspectives
Access to essential medicines is a critical component of universal health coverage. However, the availability of essential medicines in Sudan isn ’t well studied. As well, most Sudanese people lack health insur... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lina Hemmeda, Abubaker E. A. Koko, Radia F. Mohamed, Yousra Ibrahim Abdallah Mohammed, Abeer Osman Mukhtar Elabid, Alaa T. Omer, Amna Abdel Rafea Al Hashemi Hamida, Aya M. Haiba, Eithar M. Ali, Istabraq I. Abdelgadir, Reem M. Al Fanob, Saja S. Mohamed Alm Tags: Research Source Type: research

Could an optimally fitted categorization of difference between multi-disease score and multi-symptom score be a practical indicator aiding in improving the cost-effectiveness of healthcare delivery for older adults in developing countries?
Physio-psycho-socioeconomical health comprehensively declines during aging, the complexity of which is challenging to measure. Among the complexity, multiple chronic disorders continuously cumulated during agi... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yuhong Wang, Guoying Guan, Ying xue, Jingyu Zhang, Zhe Cui and Hui Han Tags: Research Source Type: research

Correction: Accessing hepatitis C direct acting antivirals among people living with hepatitis C: a qualitative study
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Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tony Antoniou, Cheryl Pritlove, Dana Shearer, Mina Tadrous, Hemant Shah and Tara Gomes Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Correction: Training non-specialists in teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to help traumatised children in humanitarian settings: a qualitative analysis of experiences gained from 20 years of practice
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Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 11, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Unni Marie Heltne, Anna Sarkadi, Lars Lien and Ragnhild Dybdahl Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Why do transgender individuals experience discrimination in healthcare and thereby limited access to healthcare? An interview study exploring the perspective of German transgender individuals
Transgender individuals experience limited access to healthcare. This results not least from experiences of discrimination to which they are exposed in the health system. These contribute to transgender indivi... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tobias Skuban-Eiseler, Marcin Orzechowski and Florian Steger Tags: Research Source Type: research

Awareness of the public charge, confidence in knowledge, and the use of public healthcare programs among Mexican-origin Oregon Latino/as
We describe awareness about the modified “public charge” rule among Oregon’s Mexican-origin Latino/a population and whether concerns about the rule influenced disenrollment from state-funded programs, which do... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edlyn Wolwowicz-Lopez, Emily Boniface, Sara D íaz-Anaya, Yareli Cornejo-Torres and Blair G. Darney Tags: Research Source Type: research

The association between social integration and utilization of primary health care among migrants in China: a nationwide cross-sectional study
Migrants is a large population in China. To improve the health and wellbeing of migrants is a critical policy and social issue in China, and to enhance the utilization of primary health care by migrants is one... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Xueyao Wang, Jue Liu, Jingmin Zhu, Yang Bai and Jun Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research

Multi-level strategies to improve equitable timely person-centred osteoarthritis care for diverse women: qualitative interviews with women and healthcare professionals
Women are more likely to develop osteoarthritis (OA), and have greater OA pain and disability compared with men, but are less likely to receive guideline-recommended management, particularly racialized women. ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anna R. Gagliardi, Angelina Abbaticchio, Madeline Theodorlis, Deborah Marshall, Crystal MacKay, Cornelia M. Borkhoff, Glen Stewart Hazlewood, Marisa Battistella, Aisha Lofters and Vandana Ahluwalia Tags: Research Source Type: research

Hardship financing, productivity loss, and the economic cost of illness and injury in Cambodia
Financial risk protection is a core dimension of universal health coverage. Hardship financing, defined as borrowing and selling land or assets to pay for healthcare, is a measure of last recourse. Increasing ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Robert John Kolesar, Guido Erreygers, Wim Van Damme, Vanara Chea, Theany Choeurng and Soklong Leng Tags: Research Source Type: research

Informing efforts beyond tailored promotional campaigns by understanding contextual factors shaping vaccine hesitancy among equity-deserving populations in Canada: an exploratory qualitative study
Vaccine hesitancy exists on a continuum ranging between complete adherence and complete refusal due to doubts or concerns within a heterogeneous group of individuals. Despite widespread acknowledgement of the ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lena G. Nascimento, Ève Dubé, Kathleen E. Burns, Patrick Brown, Michael Calnan, Paul R. Ward, Eric Filice, Hoda Herati, Nnenna A. U. Ike, Bobbi Rotolo and Samantha B. Meyer Tags: Research Source Type: research

Barriers and facilitators to health care access for people experiencing homelessness in four European countries: an exploratory qualitative study
People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are known to be at higher risk of adverse health outcomes and premature mortality when compared to the housed population and often face significant barriers when attempti... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - October 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christina Carmichael, Tobias Schiffler, Lee Smith, Maria Moudatsou, Ioanna Tabaki, Ascensi ón Doñate-Martínez, Tamara Alhambra-Borrás, Matina Kouvari, Pania Karnaki, Alejandro Gil-Salmeron and Igor Grabovac Tags: Research Source Type: research