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Open AccessStrengthening and expanding health inequality monitoring for the advancement of health equity: a review of WHO resources and contributions
As part of its commitment to advance health equity, the World Health Organization (WHO) has a developed area of work to promote and strengthen health inequality monitoring. This includes an emphasis on the col...
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Open AccessEducation-related inequalities in beliefs and behaviors pertaining to COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed existing social inequalities in relation to disease preventive behaviors, risk of exposure, testing and healthcare access, and consequences as a result of illness and conta...
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Open AccessHealth Inequality Monitoring channel on OpenWHO: capacity strengthening through eLearning
Health inequality monitoring can generate important evidence to inform and motivate changes to policy, programmes and practices. However, the potential of health inequality monitoring practices to quantify ine...
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Open AccessMaternal social support and health facility delivery in Southwest Ethiopia
Maternal mortality continues to decrease in the world but remain the most important health problems in low-income countries. Although evidence indicates that social support is an important factor influencing h...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of upgraded maternity waiting homes and local leader training on improving institutional births: a cluster-randomized controlled trial in Jimma, Ethiopia
Maternity waiting homes (MWHs), residential spaces for pregnant women close to obstetric care facilities, are being used to tackle physical barriers to access. However, their effectiveness has not been rigorou...
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Open AccessPractical considerations for establishing writing groups in interdisciplinary programs
Academic writing capabilities are a cornerstone of success in doctoral programs, yet prove to be a point of anxiety and apprehension for many students. Providing support for academic writing within interdiscip...
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Open AccessHow do community health actors explain their roles? Exploring the roles of community health actors in promoting maternal health services in rural Ethiopia
Maternal and child morbidity and mortality remains one of the most important public health challenges in develo** countries. In rural settings, the promotion of household and community health practices throu...
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Open AccessPromoting and delivering antenatal care in rural Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a qualitative analysis of midwives’ perceptions
Despite improvements in recent years, Ethiopia faces a high burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. Antenatal care (ANC) may reduce maternal morbidity and mortality through the detection of pregnancy-relat...
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Open AccessSubnational health management and the advancement of health equity: a case study of Ethiopia
Health equity is a cross-cutting theme in the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and a priority in health sector planning in countries including Ethiopia. Subnational health managers in Et...
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Open AccessTalking health: trusted health messengers and effective ways of delivering health messages for rural mothers in Southwest Ethiopia
Access to trusted health information has contribution to improve maternal and child health outcomes. However, limited research to date has explored the perceptions of communities regarding credible messenger a...
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Health Inequality Monitoring: A Practical Application of Population Health Monitoring
This chapter draws from contemporary examples to illustrate one application of population monitoring: health inequality monitoring. It demonstrates how monitoring of health inequalities forms a central part of...
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Open AccessPerceptions and experiences related to health and health inequality among rural communities in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia: a rapid qualitative assessment
The Safe Motherhood Research Project studies the implementation and scale-up of maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) initiatives in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. This qualitative rapid assessment study was undert...
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Open AccessSocio-demographic patterns of disability among older adult populations of low-income and middle-income countries: results from World Health Survey
Our objective was to quantify disability prevalence among older adults of low- and middle-income countries, and measure socio-demographic distribution of disability.
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Open AccessMonitoring subnational regional inequalities in health: measurement approaches and challenges
Monitoring inequalities based on subnational regions is a useful practice to unmask geographical differences in health, and deploy targeted, equity-oriented interventions. Our objective is to describe, compare...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequalities in risk factors for non communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries: results from the World Health Survey
Monitoring inequalities in non communicable disease risk factor prevalence can help to inform and target effective interventions. The prevalence of current daily smoking, low fruit and vegetable consumption, p...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic inequality in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: Results from the World Health Survey
Noncommunicable diseases are an increasing health concern worldwide, but particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study quantified and compared education- and wealth-based inequalities in the pre...
