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Equity in vaccine coverage in Uganda from 2000 to 2016: revealing the multifaceted nature of inequity
BackgroundThis study analyses vaccine coverage and equity among children under five years of age in Uganda based on the 2016 Uganda Demographic and...
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Identifying barriers to outpatient appointment attendance in patient groups at risk of inequity: a mixed methods study in a London NHS trust
BackgroundThere is significant health inequity in the United Kingdom (U.K.), with different populations facing challenges accessing health services,...
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Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity in Pediatric Cardiology Outcomes
Purpose of ReviewThere has been increasing focus on the disparate health outcomes in children, with multiple studies showing an association between...
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Racial/Ethnic Inequity in Transit-Based Spatial Accessibility to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites
With the ongoing spread of COVID-19, vaccination stands as an effective measure to control and mitigate the impact of the disease. However, due to...
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A survey of nursing teachers’ awareness of discrimination and inequity in telephone nursing care
BackgroundNursing care should be respectful of and unrestricted by patients’ age, ethnicity, gender, dis/abilities or social status, and such values...
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Changing inequity in health service utilization and financial burden among patients with hypertension in China: evidence from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), 2011–2018
BackgroundChina initiated a health system reform in 2009 to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2020. While the effectiveness of health-system...
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Emerging professional practices focusing on reducing inequity in speech-language therapy and audiology: a sco** review protocol
BackgroundHuman communication is essential for socialising, learning and working. Disabilities and social disadvantage have serious negative...
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Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Aboriginal controlled social housing
BackgroundLittle is known about the wellbeing and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in social housing. Aboriginal...
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Inequity and benefit incidence analysis in healthcare use among Syrian refugees in Egypt
BackgroundThe Syrian conflict has created the worst humanitarian refugee crisis of our time, with the largest number of people displaced. Many have...
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Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles Alone Might Not Substantially Reduce Socioeconomic Inequity-Related Mortality Risk in Older People in China: A Prospective Cohort Study
BackgroundWhether healthy lifestyles mediate the association of socioeconomic status (SES) with mortality in older people is largely unknown.
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Intersectionality, vulnerability and foot health inequity
Foot health and wellbeing in the UK are often overlooked in healthcare. Foot health outcomes are strongly interlinked to the social determinants of...
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Experiences of menstrual inequity and menstrual health among women and people who menstruate in the Barcelona area (Spain): a qualitative study
IntroductionMenstrual health and menstrual inequity have been neglected in social, economic, healthcare and political spheres. Although available...
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The Use of Diabetes Technology to Address Inequity in Health Outcomes: Limitations and Opportunities
Purpose of ReviewThe management of diabetes has been revolutionized by the introduction of novel technological treatments and modalities of care,...
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Redressing COVID-19 vaccine inequity amidst booster doses: charting a bold path for global health solidarity, together
BackgroundWith large swathes of the world’s population—majority clustered in low- and middle-income countries—still yet to receive the minimum of two...
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Horizontal inequity in the utilisation of Continuum of Maternal Health care Services (CMHS) in India: an investigation of ten years of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)
BackgroundContinuum of Maternal Health Care Services (CMHS) has garnered attention in recent times and reducing socio-economic disparity and...
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The influence of share buybacks on ill-health and health inequity: an exploratory analysis using a socio-ecological determinants of health lens
IntroductionShare buybacks, when a corporation buys back its own shares, are recognised as having potentially harmful impacts on society. This...
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Menstruation and social inequities in Spain: a cross-sectional online survey-based study
BackgroundAvailable research suggests that menstrual inequity has an impact on (menstrual) health outcomes and emotional wellbeing. It is also a...
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Social determinants of health pave the path to maternal deaths in rural Sri Lanka: reflections from social autopsies
BackgroundEnding preventable maternal deaths remains a challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Society perceived causes and real-life...
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Social determinants of health and adolescent childbearing in WHO Eastern Mediterranean countries
ObjectivesTeenage pregnancy and motherhood is a crucial problem in countries of the World Health Organisation Eastern Mediterranean Region (WHO–EMR)....
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Inequity in the face of success: understanding geographic and wealth-based equity in success of facility-based delivery for under-5 mortality reduction in six countries
BackgroundBetween 2000–2015, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) implemented evidence-based interventions (EBIs) known to reduce under-5...
