Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Journals "International Journal for Equity in Health"
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The access paradox: abortion law, policy and practice in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)Introduction: Unsafe abortion is a major contributor to the continued high global maternal mortality and morbidity rates. Legal abortion frameworks and access to sexuality education and contraception have been pointed out ... -
Access to Norwegian healthcare system - challenges for sub-Saharan African immigrants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-14)Background: Immigrants face barriers in accessing healthcare services in high-income countries. Inequalities in health and access to healthcare services among immigrants have been previously investigated. However, little ... -
Achieving progress in maternal and neonatal health through integrated and comprehensive healthcare services - experiences from a programme in northern Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-30)Background: An integrated and comprehensive hospital/community based health programme is presented, aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity. It is run as part of a general programme of health care at ... -
Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration: a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic substantially magnified the inequity gaps among vulnerable populations. Both public health (PH) and primary health care (PHC) have been crucial in addressing the challenges posed by the ... -
Axes of alienation: applying an intersectional lens on the social contract during the pandemic response to protect sexual and reproductive rights and health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)While economic inequalities have been a key focus of attention through the COVID 19 pandemic, gendered relations of power at every level have undermined health rights of women, girls and gender diverse individuals. Sexual ... -
Challenges to fair decision-making processes in the context of health care services: a qualitative assessment from Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-07)Background: Fair processes in decision making need the involvement of stakeholders who can discuss issues and reach an agreement based on reasons that are justifiable and appropriate in meeting people’s needs. In Tanzania, ... -
Changes in self-rated health and quality of life among Syrian refugees migrating to Norway: a prospective longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Forced migrants can be exposed to various stressors that can impact their health and wellbeing. How the different stages in the migration process impacts health is however poorly explored. The aim of this study ... -
Combining photo-elicitation and discourse analysis to examine adolescents’ sexuality in rural Zambia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction This article aimed to analyse constructions of adolescents’ sexualities and sexual health and the consequences of these discourses for adolescents’ exercise of their sexual reproductive health and rights ... -
Community health workers and accountability: Reflections from an international "think-in"
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-25)Community health workers (CHWs) are frequently put forward as a remedy for lack of health system capacity, including challenges associated with health service coverage and with low community engagement in the health system, ... -
Community participation in formulating the post-2015 health and development goal agenda: Reflections of a multi-country research collaboration
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-10)Global discussion on the post-2015 development goals, to replace the Millennium Development Goals when they expire on 31 December 2015, is well underway. While the Millennium Development Goals focused on redressing extreme ... -
Engaging with complexity to improve the health of indigenous people: a call for the use of systems thinking to tackle health inequity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The 400 million indigenous people worldwide represent a wealth of linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as traditional knowledge and sustainable practices that are invaluable resources for human development. However, ... -
Exploring inequities in skilled care at birth among migrant population in a metropolitan city Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-25)Introduction: Ethiopia records high levels of inequity in skilled birth care (SBC), where the gaps are much wider among urban migrant women. An intervention project has been conducted in Addis Ababa, intending to improve ... -
Financial risk of seeking maternal and neonatal healthcare in southern Ethiopia: a cohort study of rural households
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Ethiopian households’ out-of-pocket healthcare payments constitute one-third of the national healthcare budget and are higher than the global and low-income countries average, and even the global target. Such ... -
From knowing our needs to enacting change: findings from community consultations with indigenous communities in Bangladesh
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-09)Introduction: Indigenous peoples are among the most marginalized peoples in the world due to issues relating to well-being, political representation, and economic production. The research consortium Goals and Governance ... -
Gender inequalities in occupational health related to the unequal distribution of working and employment conditions: a systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-05)Introduction: Gender inequalities exist in work life, but little is known about their presence in relation to factors examined in occupation health settings. The aim of this study was to identify and summarize the working ... -
Health equity impact of community-initiated kangaroo mother care: a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Kangaroo mother care (KMC) can substantially enhance overall survival of low birthweight babies. In a large randomized controlled trial, we recently showed that supporting mothers to provide community initiated ... -
Health inequalities in Ethiopia: modeling inequalities in length of life within and between population groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-11)Background and objectives: Most studies on health inequalities use average measures, but describing the distribution of health can also provide valuable knowledge. In this paper, we estimate and compare within-group and ... -
Health, equity and the post-2015 agenda: raising the voices of marginalized communities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-10)In September 2012 the United Nations (UN) initiated a process that would extend and enhance the unfinished agenda of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), integrating a new vision for sustainable development beyond the ... -
Health, life and rights: a discourse analysis of a hybrid abortion regime in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)Background: Unsafe abortion continues to be a major hazard for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa, where abortion remains highly controversial and access to safe abortion services is unequally distributed. Although ... -
The ideal of equal health revisited: definitions and measures of inequity in health should be better integrated with theories of distributive justice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-18)The past decade witnessed great progress in research on health inequities. The most widely cited definition of health inequity is, arguably, the one proposed by Whitehead and Dahlgren: "Health inequalities that are avoidable, ...