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  1. Mapping social and geographical disparities in health outcomes helps to identify vulnerable groups that should be targeted for intervention. This study aims to assess the disparities in cardiometabolic multimo...

    Authors: Kanya Anindya, Juan Merlo, Lars Lind, Lars Weinehall, Marcus Bendtsen, Tomas Jernberg, Maria Rosvall and Nawi Ng
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:301
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  2. People with disabilities experienced disproportional health risks and systematic exclusion during the COVID-19 pandemic with particularly severe consequences such as poorer health outcomes and barriers to serv...

    Authors: Queen E. Seketi, Nathaniel Scherer, J. Anitha Menon, Charles Michelo, Lena Morgon Banks and Virginia Bond
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:300
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  3. Severe periodontitis is a global public health challenge, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. BRICS-Plus nations (35 emerging economies representing > 50% world population) face uniq...

    Authors: Li-Sha Luo, Jiao Huang, Hang-Hang Luan, Lan Wu, Wen-Zhong Xie, Xian-Tao Zeng, Xia Zhou, Lan Yang and Yuan-Yuan Zhang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:299
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  4. End-stage renal disease patients on haemodialysis are at risk of malnutrition, leading to poor clinical outcomes. This multifaceted issue is expected to worsen due to the ongoing war and displacement crisis. T...

    Authors: Suodad Elhassan, Iyas A. A. Abdelhadi, Nashwa N. S. Mohamed, Aliaa M. A. Mohammed, Waad A. O. Mohammed, Hiba H. M. Abdalla and Amna Khairy
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:298
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  5. Cervical cancer remains one of the most diagnosed diseases among women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite global efforts to eliminate this disease, the incidence rate in SSA continues to rise due to barriers...

    Authors: Joshua Okyere, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Mainprice Akuoko Essuman, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah and Frank Baiden
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:297
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  6. Mycetoma is a neglected tropical disease with significant physical, social, and economic consequences. In Sudan, biomedical services dominate health policy and funding, often marginalising coexisting tradition...

    Authors: Mohamed Elsheikh, Mei Trueba and Shahaduz Zaman
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:296
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  7. Racial/ethnic and age-related disparities in HIV care continuum engagement are serious in the US. American/Black and Latine (AABL) young/emerging adults living with HIV have the lowest rates of engagement, but...

    Authors: Leo Wilton, Marya Gwadz, Charles M. Cleland, Michelle R. Munson, Stephanie Campos, Khadija Israel, Maria Medvedchikova, Nisha Beharie, Corey Rosmarin-DeStefano, Dawa Sherpa and Samantha Serrano
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:295
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  8. Socioeconomic status (SES) significantly influences individuals’ health behaviours and outcomes. Women with lower income levels show a higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Community-based interventi...

    Authors: Samah Alageel, Reem Alsukait, Amal Alharbi, Lisa Bilal, Haifa Aldakhil and Yasmin Altwaijri
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:294
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  10. People with disabilities face profound health disparities and systemic barriers to healthcare access, especially in low- and middle-income countries. These barriers range from inaccessible infrastructure and c...

    Authors: Jill Hanass-Hancock, Thakasile Ndlovu, Samantha Willan, Nolufefe Zulu, Siqiniseko Mhlongo, Annah Mabunda, Thesandree Padayachee, Jacques Lloyd, Thobeka Mthethwa and Bradley Carpenter
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:292
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  11. Adolescent motherhood poses a significant global public health challenge, with young mothers at twice the risk of postpartum depression compared with adults. However, qualitative insights into how multilevel s...

    Authors: Ansir Ahmed Omar Saansong and John Foster Atta-Doku
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:290
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  12. People experiencing homelessness (PEH) are amongst the most marginalised populations in the society. Despite facing extreme health inequalities and poorer outcomes than the general population, they are under-r...

    Authors: Andrew McPherson, Vibhu Paudyal, Richard Lowrie, Helena Heath, Jane Moir, Natalie Allen, Nigel Barnes, Hugh Hill, Adnan Araf, Cian Lombard, Steven Ross, Sarah Tearne, Parbir Jagpal, Lee Middleton, Versha Cheed, Jennifer Hislop…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:289
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  13. In China, where social health insurance (SHI) covers over 95% of the population, supplementary private health insurance (SPHI) primarily addresses high out-of-pocket (OOP) payments that remain after SHI reimbu...

    Authors: Shiju Dong, Junxiao Ma, Zexuan Yu, Peilong Li, Jingjie Sun and Jiajia Li
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:288
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  14. Financial risk protection (FRP) is central to Universal Health Coverage (UHC), aiming to shield individuals from financial hardship when accessing essential healthcare services. This study estimates trends and...

    Authors: Phuong The Nguyen and Phuong Mai Le
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:287
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  15. Buruli ulcer (BU) is a skin-related neglected tropical disease (skin NTD) considered to be a disease of the poor. This study explored BU wound management in a traditional therapeutic setting in the Atwima Mpon...

    Authors: Edmond Kwaku Ocloo, Daniel Okyere, Emmanuel Afreh Kyei, Ishaque Mintah Siam, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Richard Akuffo, Jennifer Palmer, Tara Mtuy, Rachel Pullan, Stephen L. Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Collins S. Ahorlu and Eric Koka
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:286
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  16. Infants and toddlers with complex medical needs often rely on consistent caregiving and health services. However, when such children remain undiagnosed, their needs may be overlooked by health and social suppo...

    Authors: Tomo Nonoyama, Koji Tamakoshi and Kazuteru Niinomi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:285
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  17. Despite global efforts, significant knowledge gaps remain in applying cultural competence interventions to strengthen clinical interactions for migrant adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ...

    Authors: Ransford Kwaku Afeadie
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:284
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  18. Understanding regarding the healthcare needs and health seeking behaviour of transpersons is crucial to provide inclusive health care services. This study is an attempt to enhance knowledge about the overall h...

    Authors: Samyuktha Umashankar, Gayathri Sivakumar, Delfina Kanchana Sundar and Sudharshini Subramaniam
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:283
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  19. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 3 (ensuring healthy lives and well-being) and SDG 5 (achieving gender equality), esp...

    Authors: María del Río-Lozano, Diana Juanita Mora, Gracia Maroto-Navarro, Ricardo Ocaña-Riola and María del Mar García-Calvente
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:282
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  20. Nearly two decades after adopting SDG 2 to end malnutrition by 2030, significant challenges persist, including high anemia rates and stalled progress in reducing stunting and low birth weight. This paper provi...

    Authors: Mireya Vilar-Compte, Natalia Rovelo-Velázquez, Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen and Michelle Ashwin Mehta
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:281
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  21. Access to healthcare and social protection is a key determinant of health equity. In Morocco illiteracy, low awareness, and complex administrative processes contribute to poor enrolment in state welfare progra...

    Authors: Fadi Baghdadi, Abdellah Soussi and Christopher Hands
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:280
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  22. Brazilian Zero Hunger strategy included the cash-transfer program Bolsa Família, the credit to strengthen family farming PRONAF, and providing cisterns. Understanding the effects of this strategy in rural area...

    Authors: Mariana Lopes Simões
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:279
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  23. This study explores contemporary views on menstruation in Spain, focusing on stigma and the social dynamics shaping menstrual experiences. Based on a national cross-sectional survey with over 4,000 participant...

    Authors: Sara Sánchez López, Dani Jennifer Barrington, Rocío Poveda Bautista and Santiago Moll López
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:278
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  24. Essential medicines are those that meet the primary healthcare needs of the population. During the current Sudan war, access to these medicines is critical for evaluating the quality of the healthcare system i...

    Authors: Ahmed Balla M. Ahmed, Lina Hemmeda, Salma Alrawa, DarElsalam Kowa Hussein Abukhris, Doaa Kamal Eldeen Esmaiel Suliman, Ethar Hamad, Fatima Afeef Altayeb Mohammed, Gasm Alseed Abdelmonim Gasm Alseed Fadlalmoula, Maha Rhamttallah, Mai Fathi Awadalla Alsedig, Mohammed Haydar Awad, Muhannad Bushra Masaad Ahmed and Tarteel Abbas Abaker Joda
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:277
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  25. Despite significant advances in documenting health disparities among Indigenous populations in Latin America, maternal health inequities remain underexplored. Indigenous women in the region face disproportiona...

    Authors: Edson Serván-Mori and Sergio Meneses-Navarro
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:276
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  26. Long COVID (LC) is an infection-associated chronic condition (IACC) that tends to be neglected by healthcare systems. Studies of post-COVID healthcare utilisation find elevated levels of use but have mainly be...

    Authors: Margareth Crisóstomo Portela, Claudia Caminha Escosteguy, Sheyla Maria Lemos Lima, Michelle Bernardino, Bárbara do Nascimento Caldas, Letícia Soares, Maurício Teixeira Leite de Vasconcellos, Mônica Martins, Carla Lourenço Tavares de Andrade, Natalie Perez Baginski, Gabriela Góes, Brenda Sabaine, Marta Cavalcanti, Danielle Furtado, Elisabeth Stelson, Flora Cornish…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:275
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  27. Maternal and neonatal mortality have declined significantly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Postpartum care is one of the most neglected components of healthcare. It still drives maternal and neonatal mortality i...

    Authors: Kadari Cisse, Danielle Yugbaré Belemsaga, Siaka Lougue, Adama Baguiya, Aristide Romaric Bado, Soumaila Traore, Henri Gautier Ouedraogo and Seni Kouanda
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:274
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  28. Delivering quality primary healthcare to the urban population has been challenging in many developing countries including Bangladesh. With a fragmented and pluralistic urban health system, the country experien...

    Authors: Md. Golam Rabbani, Zakir Hossain, Khadija Islam Tisha, Kamrun Nahar, Zillur Rahman Sakin, Towhida Nasrin, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Md. Zahid Hasan, Chandrasegarar Soloman, Margub Aref Jahangir, Maya Vandenent and Shehrin Shaila Mahmood
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:273
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  29. One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is SDG 3.7. Ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated pre-existing inequalities, disproportionately impactin...

    Authors: Paulina Ríos-Quituizaca, Jesus Endara-Mina, Sergio Ramos-Avasola, Alisson Yánez and Nancy Armenta-Paulino
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:272
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  30. Despite significant progress in the past decade, health disparities persist. Digital health interventions (DHIs) offer a transformative opportunity to advance health equity but may also exacerbate the digital ...

    Authors: Laura Bitomsky, Marcia Nißen and Tobias Kowatsch
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:271
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  32. Older people with disabilities frequently have high healthcare needs, but little is known about how they access health services or effective strategies to improve their access. The aim of this study was to exp...

    Authors: Emma Jolley, Stevens Bechange, Gladys Atto, Lillian Namukasa, Beatrice Guzu, Sandra Flight, Juliet Sentongo, Hannah Kuper and Jane Wilbur
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:269
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  33. When there are frank asymmetries in power, resources, and capacity efforts to advance academic collaboration are essential for the conduct of ethical partnership-based health research, education, and policymak...

    Authors: Chelsea E. Modlin, Prakriti Shrestha, Larry W. Chang, Joseph Ali, Nelson K. Sewankambo and Chizoba Wonodi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:268
    Content type: Review Published on:

  34. Poverty and child malnutrition are deeply interconnected. Socioeconomic disparities limit access to adequate nutrition, healthcare, and education, and can lead to long-term developmental and economic consequen...

    Authors: Nicolai Petry, Omar Obeid, James P. Wirth, Carla El-Mallah, Mira El Mokdad, Joelle Najjar, Gloria Safadi, Nour El Houda Ezzeddine, Layal Jaafar, Yasmine Ibrahim, Valeria Galetti, Fabian Rohner, Diana Kobayter, Mirella Abi Zeid Daou, Farah Asfahani, Firass Abiad…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:267
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  35. This study aimed to analyse and document how Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, transformed its Primary Health Care (PHC) model following the COVID-19 pandemic. The reform involved a shift from a reactive, ho...

    Authors: Betzabé Tello, Iván Dueñas-Espín and Laura Di Giorgio
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:266
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  36. Health insurance coverage is a critical determinant of cancer care access. However, the association of different insurance statuses affecting survival outcomes remains understudied worldwide. This meta-analysi...

    Authors: Jiashuai Tian, Jiayang Kong, Na Zhou, Liliang Zhang, Xinyu Cai, Dai Su and Guangying Gao
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:265
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  37. While the public health impacts of malaria in endemic regions of Africa are well documented, the profound personal and socioeconomic impacts remain insufficiently explored in broader discourse. Qualitative stu...

    Authors: Sirey H. Zhang, Ogechi Nwankwoala, Chioniso S. Jakazi, Anjali J. D’Amiano, Jean-Bertin Kabuya, Kelvin Kapungu, Miriam Laker and Matthew M. Ippolito
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:264
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  38. During the covid-19 pandemic, despite sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services being considered essential, in Brazil, only 55% of abortion services remained in operation. This restriction of access could ...

    Authors: Carolina Braga Trabach, Nelio Neves Veiga-Junior, Priscilla Brenda Fonseca Dantas, Aline Aparecida Junqueira, Carina Cordeiro Nunes, Ana Luiza Sturião Vieira Santana, Ana Kaori Fecchio Matsubara and Luiz F. Baccaro
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:263
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  39. Multimorbidity accounts for 77% of overall mortality in low- and middle-income countries, with scarce prevalence estimates among populations living in slums. This study aims to estimate the prevalence and fact...

    Authors: Amanda Echeverría-Guevara, Paula M. Luz, Débora C. Pires, Emilia M. Jalil, Hugo Perazzo, Thiago S. Torres, Sandra W. Cardoso, Guilherme T. Goedert, Daniel Csillag, Eduardo M. Peixoto, Breno Augusto Bormann de Souza Filho, Carlos A. M. Costa, Rodrigo T. Amancio, Cleber V. B. D. Santos, Nadia C. P. Rodrigues, Beatriz Grinsztejn…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:262
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  40. It can take several years for people with rare dementias to receive a diagnosis. People from non-White and linguistically diverse backgrounds are also often diagnosed with dementia later than their White, Engl...

    Authors: Anna Volkmer, Jessica Jiang, Sebastian Crutch, Kerry Dathan and Emma Harding
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:261
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  42. Equitable access to healthcare is fundamental to improving population health outcomes, yet persistent disparities leave many underserved, particularly those in socio-economically vulnerable circumstances. In B...

    Authors: Emilie Op de Beeck, Hannah Ledegen, Gytha Slechten, Josefien Van Olmen, Hans De Loof, Hilde Bastiaens and Caroline Masquillier
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:259
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  43. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the urgent need for more equitable and inclusive health research, particularly focusing on groups underrepresented in public health development, such as older migrant women. D...

    Authors: Prabhjot Kour, Gemma K. Agata and Esperanza Diaz
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:258
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  45. Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) remains a critical public health and human rights issue across Africa, affecting vulnerable populations including women, children, and marginalized groups. This study ex...

    Authors: Abisola Esther Babatope, Oluyemi Adewole Okunlola, Idowu Peter Adewumi, Damola Olanipekun Ajisafe, Titilayo Yoyinsola Ajenifuja and Temitope Felix Ojomu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:256
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  46. Testing and isolation are crucial measures to control infectious diseases, yet limited research has examined inequalities in the impact of these measures on individual earnings. This study aimed to assess whet...

    Authors: Sunoong Hwang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:255
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  47. Podoconiosis is a Skin Neglected Tropical Disease (SNTD) that affects impoverished individuals in tropical regions. While there is a substantial understanding of the stigma associated with podoconiosis, little...

    Authors: Jean Paul Bikorimana, Josephine Mukabera, Gail Davey, Peter John Mugume and Papreen Nahar
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:254
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  48. Achieving digital health equity is essential to realizing the transformative goals of the Quintuple. Aim: optimizing patient experience, improving population health, supporting provider well-being, reducing co...

    Authors: Pavani Rangachari, Khadija Al Arkoubi and Rajaa Shindi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:253
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  49. Female sex workers (FSW) in Bangladesh face multifaceted socio-cultural, legal, and economic challenges that significantly impact their mental health and well-being. With an estimated population of 200,000, FS...

    Authors: Md. Ashiquir Rahaman and Farah Tabassum Shamma
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:252
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  50. Measuring healthcare access barriers is crucial for improving service equity. However, existing tools often lack a holistic, process-integrated approach. This study addresses this gap by developing and validat...

    Authors: Min Hu, Yusheng Jia, Xiaoyu Wang, Jinsui Zhang, Danyang Wei and Wen Chen
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2025 24:251
    Content type: Research Published on:
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