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The need for attention to mental health of nursing staff during COVID-19 pandemic as their basic human right
Sina Abdollahzade, Sima Rafiei, Saber Souri International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This purpose of this study was to investigate the role of nurses’ resilience as an indicator of their mental health on sick leave absenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2020 to identify the predictors of absenteeism among 260 nurses working in two training hospitals delivering specialized services in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Data was collected through the use of standard questionnair...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - September 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sina Abdollahzade Sima Rafiei Saber Souri Source Type: research

Does digital technology adoption affect COVID-19 health outcomes? A quantitative analysis on the global level
Faezeh Yazdi, Farzin Rasoulyan, Seyed Reza Mirnezami International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Adopting digital technology could facilitate the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some analysts argue that countries that adopted digital technology in their health sector have managed to control the virus better (Whitelaw et al., 2020). For instance, countries with more comprehensive contact tracing have significantly lower fatality rates (Yalaman et al., 2021). Moreover, World Health Organization (WHO) believes this technology ...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - August 23, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Faezeh Yazdi Farzin Rasoulyan Seyed Reza Mirnezami Source Type: research

Mortality rate, patient length of stay and medical cost prediction in different priority levels for patient admission to an intensive care unit
This study aimed to compare mortality rate, length of stay (LOS) and hospitalization costs at different priority levels for a patient admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) at a public tertiary hospital in Qazvin, Iran. This study also aimed to predict influencing factors on patients’ mortality, ICU LOS and hospitalization costs in different admission groups. The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study among patients who mainly suffered from internal diseases admitted to an ICU of a public hospital. This study was conducted among 127 patients admitted to ICU from July to September 2019. The authors categori...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - August 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fariba Hosseinpour Mahyar Seddighi Mohammad Amerzadeh Sima Rafiei Source Type: research

Compromised well-being: implications on female geriatric abuse during the COVID-19 crisis in India
This study aims to reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the social and economic vulnerability of Indian elderly women, thereby making them prone to varied forms of abuse and denying them of the basic rights of secured existence. This study was conducted by analyzing primary data from government sources that dealt with the aging Indian population and the common predicaments that elderly women experienced during the pandemic. A qualitative interview was conducted in three old-age homes in India where the experiences of 26 elderly female residents were documented for understanding their experiences during...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - August 17, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Debashrita Dey Priyanka Tripathi Source Type: research

The impacts of economic sanctions on the performance of hospitals in Iran: implications for human rights
Behzad Karami Matin, Shahin Soltani, Sarah Byford, Moslem Soofi, Satar Rezaei, Ali Kazemi-Karyani, Esmaeil Hosseini, Shiva Tolouei Rakhshan International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Studies show that economic sanctions have had major negative impacts on health systems during the past years. The aim of this study is to identify the impacts of US sanctions on the performance of public hospitals in Iran. A qualitative research study was conducted between October 2019 and September 2020 in Kermanshah Province, Iran. Semi-structured, face...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - August 16, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Behzad Karami Matin Shahin Soltani Sarah Byford Moslem Soofi Satar Rezaei Ali Kazemi-Karyani Esmaeil Hosseini Shiva Tolouei Rakhshan Source Type: research

Sustainable menstrual products: a classic or a fad?
This study also provides insights for this taboo topic which needs to be addressed for improving the menstrual hygiene of women. This study adopts a trio of systematic literature review, bibliometric analysis and content analysis of the research articles taken from the SCOPUS database. The influential journals, authors and countries were established with the bibliometric analysis. Most prestigious research articles were identified based on the page-rank analysis. The intellectual structure was established with bibliographic coupling through which various themes were identified. For the content analysis, thematic mappi...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - August 11, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Prerna Ahuja Navjit Singh Source Type: research

Guest editorial
Theo Gavrielides International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp.321-323 (Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare)
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - August 9, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Theo Gavrielides Source Type: research

Advancing right to health considerations in national responses against health sector corruption: the case for action
Elisavet Athanasia Alexiadou International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Health sector corruption constitutes a pervasive challenge and a major obstacle to the equitable enjoyment of the right to health by exacerbating health inequalities within societies, while often eroding public trust primarily amid public health crises that threaten human security. The purpose of this paper is to examine the value of advancing right to health considerations in national legislative and regulatory responses against health sector corruption. This pap...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - July 29, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elisavet Athanasia Alexiadou Source Type: research

Challenges facing hospital human resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Iran
This study aims to identify health workforce challenges at Iranian hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was a conventional content analysis study conducted in 2020. The population consisted of the managers (heads of hospitals, managers and matrons) and staff (nurses, physicians, etc.) of eligible hospitals. The participants were selected using purposive sampling, and data saturation was achieved after 28 interviews. The data were analyzed in MAXQDA10. In total, 28 interviews were conducted with 10 women and 18 men. The challenges of hospital human resources were categorized into five main themes and 15 su...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - July 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hehshmatollah Asadi Omid Barati Ali Garavand Yaser Joyani Masoumeh Bagheri Kahkesh Nasim Afsarimanesh Mehrdad Seifi Azad Shokri Source Type: research

Gender difference in nutrition and health in Nigeria ’s agricultural households: the role of corporate social responsibility in oil-producing communities
Gender difference in nutrition and health in Nigeria’s agricultural households: the role of corporate social responsibility in oil-producing communities Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji, Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies’ (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of the global memorandum of understanding (GMoU) on gender difference in nutrition and health in th...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - July 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi Source Type: research

Respect for patients ’ rights in health facilities: experiences of patients during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
Respect for patients’ rights in health facilities: experiences of patients during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana Harrison Kwame Golo International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- This paper aims to identify human rights violations of patients during the early periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana by investigating the experiences of people on how health-care professionals discharged their responsibilities during the time in question. Explanatory design of the mixed methods approach was adopted, with the intention ...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - July 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Harrison Kwame Golo Source Type: research

Factors influencing making a choice and accessing a hearing aid among elders with hearing disability: mixed methods
This study aims to explore how the decision was made on the use of HA among the hearing impaired elderly. Mixed-methods sequential explanatory design was used by starting with a retrospective study to identify the prevalence of HA use and influencing factors including demographic and clinical data. Total, 199 elders with moderate to severe hearing impairment were enrolled. Qualitative data collection for thematic analysis was conducted by interviewing 28 participants to reveal elders’ subjective reasoning. It was found that 25.63% of elders used an HA, whereas age, types of health insurance and disability regis...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - July 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ramida Dindamrongkul Wachara Riewpaiboon Kwanchanok Yimtae Warin Krityakiarana Wiraman Niyomphol Source Type: research

The effect of economic factors on suicide: an analysis of a developing country
This study aims to examine the effects of industrial production (IP), inflation and investment on suicide mortality in Turkey as a developing country over the 1988–2018 period. Fourier cointegration test and dynamic ordinary least square regression were used in this study. IP and investment have a statistically significant and negative impact on suicide mortality, whereas inflation has a statistically significant and positive effect on suicide mortality. The results of this study have important implications for policymakers and potentially the creation and implementation of suicide prevention policies. Not...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - July 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mert Akyuz Cagin Karul Source Type: research

COVID-19 crisis overshadowing the health workforces ’ rights and resilience: a systematic review
This study is a systematic review of the factors that affect the health workforce rights and resilience of health-care personnel during the COVID-19 crisis. On the other hand, the policies and strategies used in different countries to overcome the difficulties and increase the resilience and retention of health workers have been summarized and can be used in other crises. (Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare)
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - June 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Omid Khosravizadeh Bahman Ahadinezhad Sima Rafiei Rohollah Kalhor Aisa Maleki Source Type: research

The human right to health, inclusion and essential health care packages in low income countries: “health for all” in Malawi
This study addresses this question through qualitative research into access to health care for vulnerable communities, using Malawi as a case study. This study shows that there are significant accountability gaps and perceptions of weak service provision in Malawi’s EHP in relation to some particularly marginalised (and stigmatised) groups that limit the right to health and the promise of “health for all”. This study extends the body of qualitative work on EHPs in general and on Malawi in particular by exploring the perceptions of key stakeholders in relation to inclusivity and the delivery of health policies to...
Source: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare - June 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jean Grugel Sarah C. Masefield Alan Msosa Source Type: research