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Enhancing the value of women’s reproductive rights through community based interventions in upper Egypt governorates: a randomized interventional study
BACKGROUND: In 2012, the WHO described the quality of health care as the route to equity and dignity for women …
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Socioeconomic inequalities in maternal health care utilization in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Improving maternal and child health remains a public health priority in Ghana. Despite efforts made towards universal coverage, there …
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Why teach sexuality education in school? Teacher discretion in implementing comprehensive sexuality education in rural Zambia
BACKGROUND: Reproductive health problems such as HIV, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion among adolescents are closely linked to insufficient knowledge …
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Risky sexual behaviour and contraceptive use in contexts of displacement: insights from a cross-sectional survey of female adolescent refugees in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Difficulty in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare is one of the challenges young refugee women face worldwide, in addition …
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Measuring and explaining changing patterns of inequality in institutional deliveries between urban and rural women in Ghana: a decomposition analysis
BACKGROUND: Despite recent progress in improving access to maternal health services, the utilization of these services remains inequitable among women …
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Health needs, health care seeking behaviour, and utilization of health services among lesbians, gays and bisexuals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BACKGROUND: Studies show that sexual and gender minorities have unique health care needs and encounter complicated problems to access health …
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Subjective social status and inequalities in depressive symptoms: a gender-specific decomposition analysis for South Africa
BACKGROUND: Inequalities in mental health are a notable and well documented policy concern in many countries, including South Africa. Individuals' …
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Equity in household spending on alcoholic beverages in South Africa: assessing changes between 1995 and 2011
BACKGROUND: Globally, alcohol consumption accounts for a substantial burden of disease, which translates into high social and economic costs. To …
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Maternal and newborn health needs for women with walking disabilities; “the twists and turns”: a case study in Kibuku District Uganda
BACKGROUND: In Uganda 13% of persons have at least one form of disability. The United Nations' Convention on the Rights …
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“Let’s talk about money”: how do poor older people finance their healthcare in rural Ghana? A qualitative study
BACKGROUND: Older people utilise more healthcare services and are likely to incur higher healthcare expenditure, however, data on their healthcare …
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Can social network analysis help to include marginalised young women in structural support programmes in Botswana? A mixed methods study
BACKGROUND: In Botswana, one fifth of the adult population is infected with HIV, with young women most at risk. Structural …
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Decomposition of socioeconomic inequalities in cigarette smoking: the case of Namibia
BACKGROUND: Namibia has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world. Increased smoking prevalence, especially among the …
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Assessing the relationship between out-of-pocket spending on blood pressure and diabetes medication and household catastrophic health expenditure: evidence from Pakistan
BACKGROUND: Treatment of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) is costly and could expose households to financial hardship and …
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Shaping the abortion policy – competing discourses on the Zambian termination of pregnancy act
INTRODUCTION: The Zambian Termination of Pregnancy Act permits abortion on socio-economic grounds, but access to safe abortion services is limited …
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Showcasing the contribution of social sciences to health policy and systems research
BACKGROUND: This Special Issue represents a critical response to the frequent silencing of qualitative social science research approaches in mainstream …
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Towards a more integrated and gender-sensitive care delivery for victims of sexual assault: key findings and recommendations from the Belgian sexual assault care centre feasibility study
BACKGROUND: Sexual assault remains a major threat to public health, affecting every gender, gender identity and sexual orientation. Following the …
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Government roles in regulating medical tourism: evidence from Guatemala
BACKGROUND: Regulation of the medical tourism and public health sectors overlap in many instances, raising questions of how patient safety, …
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How do gender and disability influence the ability of the poor to benefit from pro-poor health financing policies in Kenya? An intersectional analysis
BACKGROUND: Health inequity has mainly been linked to differences in economic status, with the poor facing greater challenges accessing healthcare …
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“I attend at Vanguard and I attend here as well”: barriers to accessing healthcare services among older South Africans with HIV and non-communicable diseases
BACKGROUND: HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) are syndemic within sub-Saharan Africa especially among older persons. The two epidemics interact with …
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An evaluation of health systems equity in Indonesia: study protocol
BACKGROUND: Many low and middle income countries are implementing reforms to support Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Perhaps one of the …