Volume 14, issue 1, December 2015
157 articles in this issue
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Labor and delivery service use: indigenous women’s preference and the health sector response in the Chiapas Highlands of Mexico
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Midiam Ibáñez-Cuevas
- Ileana B. Heredia-Pi
- Miguel A. González-Block
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 156
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Using decision trees for measuring gender equity in the timing of angiography in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a novel approach to equity analysis
Authors
- Arlene S. Bierman
- Adalsteinn D. Brown
- Carey M. Levinton
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 December 2015
- Article: 155
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Explaining differences in education-related inequalities in health between urban and rural areas in Mongolia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Javkhlanbayar Dorjdagva
- Enkhjargal Batbaatar
- Jussi Kauhanen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2015
- Article: 154
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Interventions in Primary Care and their contributions to improving equity in health
Authors
- Ana Lorena Ruano
- John Furler
- Leiyu Shi
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 153
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EQUIP Healthcare: An overview of a multi-component intervention to enhance equity-oriented care in primary health care settings
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Annette J. Browne
- Colleen Varcoe
- on behalf of the EQUIP Research Team
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 152
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Are pre-school girls more likely to be under-nourished in rural Thatta, Pakistan?-a cross-sectional study
Authors
- Rozina Nuruddin
- Wilbur C. Hadden
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 151
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Analysis of the equity of emergency medical services: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing city
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Yalan Liu
- Yi Jiang
- Yang Wang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2015
- Article: 150
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How the economic recession has changed the likelihood of reporting poor self-rated health in Spain
Authors
- Elena Arroyo
- Gemma Renart
- Marc Saez
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 149
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Exploring policy driven systemic inequities leading to differential access to care among Indigenous populations with obstructive sleep apnea in Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Gregory P. Marchildon
- Tarun R. Katapally
- James A. Dosman
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2015
- Article: 148
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A tale of two epidemics: gender differences in socio-demographic characteristics and sexual behaviors among HIV positive individuals in Mexico City
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sergio Bautista-Arredondo
- Edson Servan-Mori
- Patricia Volkow
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2015
- Article: 147
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Characterizing the vulnerability of frequent emergency department users by applying a conceptual framework: a controlled, cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Patrick Bodenmann
- Stéphanie Baggio
- Jean-Bernard Daeppen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 146
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The impact of the experience of childhood poverty on adult health-risk behaviors in Japan: a mediation analysis
Authors
- Maki Umeda
- Takashi Oshio
- Mayu Fujii
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2015
- Article: 145
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Perceived discrimination among Maghrebi users of health services in Tarragona (Spain)
Authors
- Lourdes Rubio-Rico
- Alba Roca-Biosca
- Inmaculada de Molina-Fernández
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2015
- Article: 144
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Poverty identification for a pro-poor health insurance scheme in Tanzania: reliability and multi-level stakeholder perceptions
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- August Kuwawenaruwa
- Jitihada Baraka
- Josephine Borghi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2015
- Article: 143
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Mortality differences and inequalities within and between ‘protected characteristics’ groups, in a Scottish Cohort 1991–2009
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- A. D Millard
- G. Raab
- G. McCartney
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2015
- Article: 142
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An explorative cross-sectional study examining self-reported health and nutritional status of disadvantaged people using food banks in Germany
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Julia Depa
- Carolin Hilzendegen
- Nanette Stroebele-Benschop
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2015
- Article: 141
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Importance of physical health and health-behaviors in adolescence for risk of dropout from secondary education in young adulthood: an 8-year prospective study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Erla Svansdottir
- Sigurbjorn A. Arngrimsson
- Erlingur Johannsson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2015
- Article: 140
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The impact of primary healthcare reform on equity of utilization of services in the province of Quebec: a 2003–2010 follow-up
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Marie-Jo Ouimet
- Raynald Pineault
- Jean-Frédéric Levesque
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 139
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Bringing stakeholders together for urban health equity: hallmarks of a compromised process
Authors
- Amy S. Katz
- Rebecca M. Cheff
- Patricia O’Campo
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2015
- Article: 138
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The mediating effect of discrimination, social support and hopelessness on self-rated health of Roma adolescents in Slovakia
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Peter Kolarcik
- Andrea Madarasova Geckova
- Jitse P. Van Dijk
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2015
- Article: 137
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Primary care visits due to injuries among the Aboriginal off-reserve population of British Columbia, Canada, 1991–2010
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Andrew Jin
- M. Anne George
- Rod McCormick
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2015
- Article: 136
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Eye Care Quality and Accessibility Improvement in the Community (EQUALITY) for adults at risk for glaucoma: study rationale and design
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Cynthia Owsley
- Lindsay A. Rhodes
- Christopher A. Girkin
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2015
- Article: 135
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Chronic diseases among the elderly in a rural Vietnam: prevalence, associated socio-demographic factors and healthcare expenditures
Authors
- Jonathan Mwangi
- Asli Kulane
- Le Van Hoi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2015
- Article: 134
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Analysing implementer narratives on addressing health inequity through convergent action on the social determinants of health in India
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Devaki Nambiar
- Arundati Muralidharan
- Prathibha Ganesan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2015
- Article: 133
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Socioeconomic hierarchy and health gradient in Europe: the role of income inequality and of social origins
Authors
- Louis Chauvel
- Anja K. Leist
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2015
- Article: 132
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Social inequality in morbidity, framed within the current economic crisis in Spain
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- A.R. Zapata Moya
- V. Buffel
- P. Bracke
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2015
- Article: 131
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Care seeking pathways of older adults with hip fracture in India: exploratory study protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Abha Tewari
- Kirti Sundar Sahu
- Santosh Rath
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2015
- Article: 130
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Integrating traditional indigenous medicine and western biomedicine into health systems: a review of Nicaraguan health policies and miskitu health services
Authors
- Heather Carrie
- Tim K. Mackey
- Sloane N. Laird
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 129
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Health care utilization and costs among medical-aid enrollees, the poor not enrolled in medical-aid, and the near poor in South Korea
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jae Woo Choi
- Eun-Cheol Park
- Tae Hyun Kim
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2015
- Article: 128
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A population-based analysis of use and outcomes of laparoscopic bariatric surgery across socioeconomic groups in Taiwan
Authors
- Chun-Che Huang
- Yu-Tung Huang
- Chong-Chi Chiu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2015
- Article: 127
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From knowing our needs to enacting change: findings from community consultations with indigenous communities in Bangladesh
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sameera Hussain
- Ana Lorena Ruano
- Peter S. Hill
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 November 2015
- Article: 126
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Disparities in hypertension among black Caribbean populations: a scoping review by the U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR)
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Aurelian Bidulescu
- Damian K. Francis
- on behalf of the U.S. Caribbean Alliance for Health Disparities Research Group (USCAHDR)
- Content type: Systematic review
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 125
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Inequalities in medicine use in Central Eastern Europe: an empirical investigation of socioeconomic determinants in eight countries
Authors
- Sabine Vogler
- August Österle
- Susanne Mayer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 124
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Inequalities in mortality by socioeconomic factors and Roma ethnicity in the two biggest cities in Slovakia: a multilevel analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Katarina Rosicova
- Sijmen A. Reijneveld
- Jitse P. van Dijk
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2015
- Article: 123
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Addressing unresolved tensions to build effective partnerships: lessons from an Aboriginal cancer support network
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Beatriz Cuesta-Briand
- Dawn Bessarab
- Sandra C. Thompson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2015
- Article: 122
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Unemployment and health selection in diverging economic conditions: Compositional changes? Evidence from 28 European countries
Authors
- Kristian Heggebø
- Espen Dahl
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2015
- Article: 121
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How substandard dwellings and housing affordability problems are associated with poor health in a vulnerable population during the economic recession of the late 2000s
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ana M. Novoa
- Julia Ward
- Carme Borrell
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2015
- Article: 120
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The old age health security in rural China: where to go?
Authors
- Baozhen Dai
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 04 November 2015
- Article: 119
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Social capital and active membership in the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme - a mixed method study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Christine J. Fenenga
- Edward Nketiah-Amponsah
- Inge Hutter
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 02 November 2015
- Article: 118
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The role of income inequality and social policies on income-related health inequalities in Europe
Authors
- Regina Jutz
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2015
- Article: 117
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Cross-national comparison of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity in the United States and Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Arjumand Siddiqi
- Rashida Brown
- Ichiro Kawachi
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2015
- Article: 116
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Barriers in household access to medicines for chronic conditions in three Latin American countries
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Isabel Cristina Martins Emmerick
- Vera Lucia Luiza
- Dennis Ross-Degnan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2015
- Article: 115
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Does a pay-for-performance program for primary care physicians alleviate health inequity in childhood vaccination rates?
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Alan Katz
- Jennifer Emily Enns
- The PATHS Equity Team
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 December 2015
- Article: 114
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Perceived affordability of health insurance and medical financial burdens five years in to Massachusetts health reform
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Leah Zallman
- Rachel Nardin
- Danny McCormick
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 113
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Affordability of health care under publicly subsidized insurance after Massachusetts health care reform: a qualitative study of safety net patients
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Leah Zallman
- Rachel Nardin
- Danny McCormick
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 112
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Ensuring equity of access to primary health care in rural and remote Australia - what core services should be locally available?
Authors
- Susan L. Thomas
- John Wakerman
- John S. Humphreys
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 111
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Is utilization of health services for HIV patients equal by socioeconomic status? Evidence from the Basque country
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Manuel GarcÃa-Goñi
- Roberto Nuño-SolinÃs
- Francesco Paolucci
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 110
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Colon cancer care and survival: income and insurance are more predictive in the USA, community primary care physician supply more so in Canada
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Kevin M. Gorey
- Sindu M. Kanjeekal
- Nancy L. Richter
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 109
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Effects of individual immigrant attitudes and host culture attitudes on doctor-immigrant patient relationships and communication in Canada
Authors
- Amanda Whittal
- Ellen Rosenberg
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2015
- Article: 108