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  1. Educational inequalities in sports participation remain a public health issue in the Netherlands. Combining structurally based resources from Pierre Bourdieu’s theory of capital with Amartya Sen’s conceptualiz...

    Authors: Andrea L. Mudd, Michèlle Bal, Frank J. van Lenthe and Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:218
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  2. The cost of cancer drugs presents a significant challenge to accessibility of treatment worldwide. Projections indicate that by 2040, two-thirds of cancer cases will occur in low- and middle- income countries....

    Authors: Nada Benhima, Leila Afani, Mohammed El Fadli, Ismail Essâdi and Rhizlane Belbaraka
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:217
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. Non-village indigenous people may face urban lifestyle influences, impacting their nutritional profile. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the temporal trends in the nutritional status (2008–2023) and food...

    Authors: Brena Barreto Barbosa, Greyceanne Cecília Dutra Brito, Larissa Loures Mendes, Lia Silveira Adriano, Aline Martins de Carvalho and Antonio Augusto Ferreira Carioca
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:216
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  4. Authors: Luis Gabriel Cuervo, Carmen Juliana Villamizar, Daniel Cuervo, Pablo Zapata, Maria B. Ospina, Sara Marcela Valencia, Alfredo Polo, Ángela Suárez, Maria O. Bula, J. Jaime Miranda, Gynna Millan, Diana Elizabeth Cuervo, Nancy J. Owens, Felipe Piquero, Janet Hatcher‑Roberts, Gabriel Dario Paredes…
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:215
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:161

  5. Health inequalities continue to exacerbate in the European Region, this underlines the need to strengthen the equity impact of public health policies. Nurses and midwives, professional groups that account for ...

    Authors: Margrieta Langins and Alba Llop-Gironés
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:214
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  6. Access to primary healthcare services is a core lever for reducing health inequalities. Population groups living with certain individual social characteristics are disproportionately more likely to experience ...

    Authors: Nadia Deville-Stoetzel, Isabelle Gaboury, Djamal Berbiche and Mylaine Breton
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:213
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  7. The COVID-19 pandemic has spread through pre-existing fault lines in societies, deepening structural barriers faced by precarious workers, low-income populations, and racialized communities in lower income sub...

    Authors: Mathieu JP Poirier, Andrea Morales Caceres, Tieneke E Dykstra, Aline Dayrell Ferreira Sales and Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:212
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  8. Long-term care insurance (LTCI) is essential to alleviate the challenges of rapid aging. Research on LTCI in developing countries is limited and conclusions remain controversial. This study aims to empirically...

    Authors: Mengdie Li, Xiaoru Fan, Jushuang Li, Jun Wang, Ping Yin, Ruifei Zuo, Yao Jie Xie and Chun Hao
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:211
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  10. Kerala is a state in south India, appreciated for its education, better health indicators and quality of life. However, there is a proportionately high prevalence of mental health illnesses and suicides report...

    Authors: Kizhessery Rahna, Muhammad Aaqib Shamim, Haseena Chekrain Valappil, Jahnavi Subramanian, Gopal Ashish Sharma and Bijaya K. Padhi
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:209
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  11. Access to health services for asylum seekers is legally restricted in Germany. The law is subject to interpretation, therefore the chance of receiving care is not equally distributed among asylum seekers. What...

    Authors: Sandra Ziegler and Kayvan Bozorgmehr
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:208
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  12. The integration of sex and gender aspects into the research process has been recognized as crucial to the generation of valid data. During the coronavirus pandemic, a great deal of research addressed the menta...

    Authors: Mayte López-Atanes, Margarita Sáenz-Herrero, Nele Zach, Meret Lakeberg, Asier Ugedo, Elisa Fraile-García, Leire Erkoreka, Rafael Segarra, Ingo Schäfer and Tilman Brand
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:207
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  13. Immigrant populations, especially women, continue facing challenges in accessing quality healthcare, particularly sexual and reproductive health services (SRH). Poor cultural competent health systems contribut...

    Authors: Jone G. Lurgain, Hakima Ouaarab-Essadek, Khadija Mellouki, Sumaira Malik-Hameed, Andleed Sarif, Laia Bruni, Valentina Rangel-Sarmiento and Paula Peremiquel-Trillas
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:206
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  14. Addressing health inequity is a central component of the Sustainable Development Goals and a priority of the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO supports countries in strengthening their health information sy...

    Authors: Katherine Kirkby, Daniel A. Antiporta, Anne Schlotheuber and Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:205
    Content type: Review Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:240

  15. Breastfeeding is a powerful public health intervention that produces long-term health benefits. However, in high-income countries such as Denmark, breastfeeding rates are suboptimal and unequally distributed a...

    Authors: Henriette Knold Rossau, Anne Kristine Gadeberg, Katrine Strandberg-Larsen, Ingrid Maria Susanne Nilsson and Sarah Fredsted Villadsen
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:204
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  16. Promoting health equity has been a worldwide goal, but serious challenges remain globally and within China. Multiple decomposition of the sources and determinants of health inequalities has significant implica...

    Authors: Qingbo Wang, Jiawei Zhang, Zhihu Xu, Peng Yin, Maigeng Zhou, Li Yang and Ming Wu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:203
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  17. Colombia, which hosts over 3 million of the Venezuelan diaspora, is lauded for its progressive approach to social integration, including providing migrants access to its universal health coverage system. Howev...

    Authors: Priya Agarwal-Harding, Brielle Ruscitti, Donald S. Shepard, Arturo Harker Roa and Diana M. Bowser
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:202
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  18. Transgender individuals often face stigma, discrimination, and various forms of abuse, which negatively impact their mental and physical health. They face a significantly greater risk of HIV, with a higher pre...

    Authors: Patience A. Muwanguzi, Racheal Nabunya and Tom D. Ngabirano
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:201
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  19. The period of early childhood bears significant importance from the lifespan perspective. Children from marginalized Roma communities face several risk factors that endanger their early development. Based on t...

    Authors: Shoshana Chovan, Daniela Fiľakovská Bobáková, Andrea Madarasová Gecková, Beáta Hubková, Gabriela Štrkolcová, Sijmen A. Reijneveld and Marlou L. A. de Kroon
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:200
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  20. Discrimination may further impede access to medical care for individuals in socially disadvantaged positions. Sociodemographic information and perceived discrimination intersect and define multiple contexts or...

    Authors: Mariam Hassan, Johan Öberg, Maria Wemrell, Raquel Perez Vicente, Martin Lindström and Juan Merlo
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:199
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  21. Māori are over-represented in Aotearoa New Zealand morbidity and mortality statistics. Other populations with high health needs include Pacific peoples and those living with material deprivation. General pract...

    Authors: Nicolette Sheridan, Karen Hoare, Jenny Carryer, Jane Mills, Sarah Hewitt, Tom Love and Timothy Kenealy
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:198
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  22. There are increased sector-wide efforts within health and social care systems to engage those with lived experience in service design, delivery, and monitoring – aiming to secure more equitable health outcomes...

    Authors: Brídín Carroll and Kieran Walsh
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:197
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  23. Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure (OOPHE) without adequate social protection often translates to inequitable financial burden and utilization of services. Recent publications highlighted Cambodia’s progress...

    Authors: Adélio Fernandes Antunes, Theepakorn Jithitikulchai, Juergen Hohmann and Steffen Flessa
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:196
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:255

  24. Despite research dedicated to understanding the health profiles and health-related outcomes of Hispanic individuals, the prevailing body of literature frequently homogenizes the Hispanic population, failing to...

    Authors: Mariana Rodrigues, Emma Risner, Brennan Rhodes-Bratton, Stephanie H. Cook and Adolfo Cuevas
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:195
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  25. Authors: Capucine Barcellona, Yzabel Bryanna Mariñas, Si Ying Tan, Gabriel Lee, Khin Chaw Ko, Savina Chham, Chhea Chhorvann, Borwornsom Leerapan, Nam Pham Tien and Jeremy Lim
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:194
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2023 22:251

  26. In China, national immunization program (NIP) vaccines benefit from robust financial support and have achieved high coverage. Non-NIP vaccines rely on fragmented funding sources, mostly out-of-pocket payment, ...

    Authors: Mingzhu Jiang, Weixi Jiang, Xuanxuan Yan, Haifeng Ma, Sijuan Zhou and Xiaohua Ying
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:193
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  27. Persons with disabilities (PwDs) experience various adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes. However, there is a paucity of evidence on the strategies to improve their SRH outcomes. This study, t...

    Authors: Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Kristin McBain-Rigg, Aduli E. O. Malau-Aduli and Theophilus I. Emeto
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:192
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  29. Access of all people to the healthcare they need, without financial hardship is the goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). As UHC initiatives expand, assessing the needs of vulnerable populations can reveal ...

    Authors: Maira Shaukat, Alina Imping, Lisa Rogge, Fatima Khalid, Safat Ullah, Fayaz Ahmad, Zeeshan Kibria, Andreas Landmann, Zohaib Khan and Manuela De Allegri
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:190
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  30. Australia hosts over 680,000 international students, contributing $47.8 billion to the Australian economy in 2023, and Chinese students rank first among all nationalities. However, despite their considerable n...

    Authors: Qinglin Men, Wen Li, Asaduzzaman Khan and Robyn M. Gillies
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:189
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  31. This scoping review aims to understand the extent and attributes of literature evaluating differences between rural and urban populations’ utilization of health services in upper-middle and high-income countries.

    Authors: Talis Liepins, Garry Nixon and Tim Stokes
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:188
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  32. Managing genetic disease using medically assisted reproductive technology is increasingly promoted as a feasible option, given revolutionary advances in genomics. Far less attention has been directed to the is...

    Authors: Libby Massey, John Gilroy, Emma Kowal, Denise Doolan and Alan Clough
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:187
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  34. The level of experienced sociocultural pressure to have an idealized body can vary depending on a person’s gender identity and sexual orientation. The current study explored whether differences in levels of bo...

    Authors: Nikola Komlenac, Kristina Stockburger, Jennifer Birke and Margarethe Hochleitner
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:185
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  35. Undocumented immigrants face many obstacles in accessing emergency healthcare. Legal uncertainties, economic constraints, language differences, and cultural disparities lead to delayed medical care and thereby...

    Authors: Sezer Kisa and Adnan Kisa
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:184
    Content type: Review Published on:

  36. When managed effectively, oil wealth can drive economic development and improve wellbeing. Conversely, as has been the experience in Ogoniland in the Niger Delta, the presence of the oil industry can lead to e...

    Authors: Augusta C. Nkem, Susan Devine, Daprim S. Ogaji and Stephanie M. Topp
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:183
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  37. Efficiency, equity and financial risk protection are key health systems objectives. Equitable distribution of health care is among the priority strategic initiative of the government of Ethiopia. However, data...

    Authors: Solomon Tessema Memirie, Muluken Argaw, Mieraf Taddesse Tolla, Frehiwot Abebe, Wubaye Walelgne Dagnaw, Ole F. Norheim and Amanuel Yigezu
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:182
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  38. The growing use of mobile health applications (apps) for managing diabetes and hypertension entails an increased need to understand their effectiveness among different population groups. It is unclear if effic...

    Authors: Nancy Abdelmalak, Jacob Burns, Laura Suhlrie, Michael Laxy and Anna-Janina Stephan
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:181
    Content type: Systematic Review Published on:

  39. Ethnically diverse neighborhoods encounter pronounced inequalities, including housing segregation and limited access to safe outdoor spaces. Residents of these neighborhoods face challenges related to physical...

    Authors: Lisette Farias, Mai-Lis Hellenius, Gisela Nyberg and Susanne Andermo
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:180
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  40. Local governments have a critical role to play in addressing health inequities. Health equity impact assessments are recommended to help governments apply an equity lens to the development and implementation o...

    Authors: Sally Schultz, Felicity Beissmann, Christina Zorbas, Serene Yoong, Anna Peeters and Kathryn Backholer
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:179
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    The Correction to this article has been published in International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:191

  41. Lower extremity amputations (LEAs) significantly contribute to mortality and morbidity, often resulting from peripheral artery disease and diabetes mellitus (DM). Traumatic injuries also account for many LEAs....

    Authors: Yazan A. Al-Ajlouni, Mohamed Abouzid, Mohammad Tanashat, Ahmed Ahmed Basheer, Omar Al Ta’ani, Naciye Bilgin-Badur and Mohammad Islam
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:178
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  42. Health system responsiveness to public priorities and needs is a broad, multi-faceted and complex health system goal thought to be important in promoting inclusivity and reducing system inequity in participati...

    Authors: Nancy Kagwanja, Sassy Molyneux, Eleanor Whyle, Benjamin Tsofa, Hassan Leli and Lucy Gilson
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:177
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  43. Although global poverty rates have declined in the last decade, the fall in the Asia-Pacific region has been slow relative to the rest of the world. Poverty continues to be a major cause of poor maternal and n...

    Authors: Olga P. M. Saweri, William S. Pomat, Andrew J. Vallely, Virginia Wiseman and Neha Batura
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:176
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  44. Equitable access to healthcare for rural, tribal, and underprivileged people has been an emerging area of interest for researchers, academicians, and policymakers worldwide. Improving equitable access to healt...

    Authors: Jignesh Patel, Sangita More, Pravin Sohani, Shrinath Bedarkar, Kamala Kannan Dinesh, Deepika Sharma, Sanjay Dhir, Sushil Sushil, Gunjan Taneja and Raj Shankar Ghosh
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:175
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  45. Around 18% of the population in Chile has disabilities. Evidence shows that this population has greater healthcare needs, yet they face barriers to accessing healthcare due to health system failures. This pape...

    Authors: Danae Rodríguez Gatta, Pamela Gutiérrez Monclus, Jane Wilbur, Johanna Hanefeld, Lena Morgon Banks and Hannah Kuper
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:174
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  46. In China, retail pharmacies are critical sources for obtaining medications and play a vital role in residents’ daily access to drugs and treatment of common illnesses. Effectively guiding the placement of thes...

    Authors: Qian Wang, Ruiming Dai, Qianqian Yu and Tiantian Zhang
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:173
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  47. Kerala has a history of achievements in health through acting on the distal social determinants, but certain communities like tribals were pushed back from the stream of social development and health achieveme...

    Authors: Surendran Maheswari Simi, Regi Jose and Thekkumkara Surendran Anish
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:172
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  48. Achieving health equity is important to improve population health; however, health equity is not typically well defined, integrated, or measured within health service and delivery systems. To improve populatio...

    Authors: Joshua Yusuf, Ninoshka J. D’Souza, Hilary A.T. Caldwell, Sarah Meaghan Sim, Mark Embrett and Sara F.L. Kirk
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:171
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  49. Over 80% of blindness in Kenya is due to curable or preventable causes and 7.5 m Kenyans currently need eye services. Embedding sociodemographic data collection into screening programmes could help identify th...

    Authors: Luke N Allen, Sarah Karanja, Michael Gichangi, Cosmas Bunywera, Hillary Rono, David Macleod, Min Jung Kim, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Matthew J. Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Nigel M. Bolster and Andrew Bastawrous
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:170
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  50. Despite many efforts to provide children with legal existence over the last decades, 1 in 4 children under the age of 5 (166 million) do not officially exist, with limited possibility to enjoy their human righ...

    Authors: Bénédique Paul, David Jean Simon, Vénunyé Claude Kondo Tokpovi, Mickens Mathieu and Clavie Paul
    Citation: International Journal for Equity in Health 2024 23:169
    Content type: Research Published on:
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