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Quantifying reciprocal relationships between poverty and health: combining a causal loop diagram with longitudinal structural equation modelling
This study takes on the challenge of quantifying a complex causal loop diagram describing how poverty and health affect each other, and does so using longitudinal data from The Netherlands. Furthermore, this p... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - May 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laurens Reumers, Niels Hameleers, Henk Hilderink, Marleen Bekker, Maria Jansen and Dirk Ruwaard Tags: Research Source Type: research

High prevalence of diabetes among young First Nations Peoples with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a population-based study in Australia
Liver disease is an important contributor to the mortality gap between First Nations Peoples and non-Indigenous Australian adults. Despite a high burden of metabolic comorbidities among First Nations Peoples, ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Patricia C. Valery, Shruti Roche, Catherine Brown, James O ’Beirne, Gunter Hartel, Barbara Leggett, Richard Skoien and Elizabeth E. Powell Tags: Research Source Type: research

Health care: life stories by trans women in Colombia
In Colombia, health care for people with trans life experiences is characterised by countless barriers to health services and care. Commonly, trans people have experienced stigma and discrimination among healt... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Juan Carlos Zapata Mayor and Paula Andrea Hoyos Hern ández Tags: Research Source Type: research

From office to digital primary care services: analysing income-related inequalities in utilization
The use of digital technologies to deliver primary health care has increased over the past decade. While some technologies have been shown to be medically effective and efficient, the effects of digital primar... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jens Wilkens, Hans Thulesius and Bj örn Ekman Tags: Research Source Type: research

Barriers to accessing care for cardiometabolic disorders in Malawi: partners as a source of resilience for people living with HIV
People living with HIV (PLWH) are at increased risk of cardiometabolic disorders (CMD). Adequate access to care for both HIV and CMD is crucial to improving health outcomes; however, there is limited research ... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Everlyne G. Ogugu, Julie T. Bidwell, Allison Ruark, Rita M. Butterfield, Sheri D. Weiser, Torsten B. Neilands, Nancy Mulauzi, Ethel Rambiki, James Mkandawire and Amy A. Conroy Tags: Research Source Type: research

Inequities in access to palliative and end-of-life care in the black population in Canada: a scoping review
Improving equity and early access to palliative care for underserved populations in Canada is a priority. Little is known regarding access to palliative and end-of-life care in the Black population. (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nahyeni Bassah, Julia Beranek, Megan Kennedy, Juliet Onabadejo and Anna Santos Salas Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Ethnic discrimination, asking for fair treatment, and poor self-rated health: a gender stratified analysis of 13,443 Korean Chinese waged workers in South Korea
This study aimed to examine whether perceived eth... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hayoung Lee, Ji-Hwan Kim, Garin Lee, Hyelin Lee, Mita Huq, Delanjathan Devakumar and Seung-Sup Kim Tags: Research Source Type: research

Water, sanitation, and hygiene access among people who inject drugs in Tijuana and San Diego in 2020 –2021: a cross-sectional study
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access is critical to public health and human dignity. People who inject drugs (PWID) experience stigma and structural violence that may limit WASH access. Few studies hav... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alhel í Calderón-Villarreal, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Daniela Abramovitz, Shira Goldenberg, Shawn Flanigan, Penelope J. E. Quintana, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Carlos F. Vera, Gudelia Rangel, Steffanie A. Strathdee and Georgia L. Kayser Tags: Research Source Type: research

Influence of health food literacy on willingness to pay for healthier foods: focus on food insecurity
The repercussions of food insecurity are widely recognized to negatively impact overall health and are influenced by a complex interplay of physiological, psychological, social, and environmental factors. (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Su-Jung Nam and Jaehye Suk Tags: Research Source Type: research

Equity in blood transfusion precision services
Blood collection agencies are integrating precision medicine techniques to improve and individualise blood donor and recipient outcomes. These organisations have a role to play in ensuring equitable applicatio... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Georgina Jacko, Rachel Thorpe and James Daly Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Examining inequalities in spatial access to national health insurance fund contracted facilities in Kenya
Kenya aims to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030 and has selected the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) as the ‘vehicle’ to drive the UHC agenda. While there is some progress in moving the cou... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jacob Kazungu, Angela K. Moturi, Samson Kuhora, Julia Ouko, Matthew Quaife, Justice Nonvignon and Edwine Barasa Tags: Research Source Type: research

Health inequalities in childhood diseases: temporal trends in the inter-crisis period
Since 2008, children in Catalonia (Spain) have suffered a period of great economic deprivation. This situation has generated broad-ranging health inequalities in a variety of diseases. It is not known how thes... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Neus Carrilero and Anna Garc ía-Altés Tags: Research Source Type: research

Considering inequities in national dementia strategies: breadth, depth, and scope
Considering that dementia is an international public health priority, several countries have developed national dementia strategies outlining initiatives to address challenges posed by the disease. These strat... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Sanjna Navani, Georgia Hacker and Isabelle Vedel Tags: Research Source Type: research

Adverse childhood experiences among black sexually minoritized men and Black transgender women in Chicago
Adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are important predictors of mental health outcomes in adulthood. However, commonly used ACE measures such as the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) have not... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christoffer Dharma, Katherine M. Keyes, Kara E. Rudolph, Cho-Hee Shrader, Yen-Tyng Chen, John Schneider and Dustin T. Duncan Tags: Research Source Type: research

Inequity in access to digital public primary healthcare in Sweden: a cross-sectional study of the effects of urbanicity and socioeconomic status on utilization
This study aimed to evaluate how urbanicity affect... (Source: International Journal for Equity in Health)
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jon Eriksson, Susanna Calling, Ulf Jakobsson, Moa Wolff, Beata Borgstr öm Bolmsjö and Veronica Milos Nymberg Tags: Research Source Type: research