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Ethnic inequalities in child stunting and feeding practices: results from surveys in thirteen countries from Latin America

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2020
Background Although the prevalence of child stunting is falling in Latin America, socioeconomic inequalities persist. However, there is limited evidence on ethnic disparities.
Giovanna Gatica-Domínguez, Marilia Arndt Mesenburg, Aluisio J. D. Barros, Cesar G. Victora   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex work community participation in criminalized environments: a community-based cohort study of occupational health impacts in Vancouver, Canada: 2010–2019

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background Sex work criminalization and occupational stigma pose barriers to sex workers’ access to support services, including community participation — engagement with sex work specific community organizing at both formalized and grassroots capacities.
Jennie Pearson, Kate Shannon, Bronwyn McBride, Andrea Krüsi, Sylvia Machat, Melissa Braschel, Shira Goldenberg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk Equity: A New Proposal [PDF]

, 2007
What does distributive justice require of risk regulators? Various executive orders enjoin health and safety regulators to take account of “distributive impacts,” “equity,” or “environmental justice,” and many scholars endorse these requirements.
Adler, Matthew D.
core   +3 more sources

Podoconiosis instruction at nursing schools in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2022
Background Podoconiosis is a preventable, progressive, and non-infectious form of elephantiasis that can contribute to significant disability and economic burden when not treated early. Nurses play a critical role in early detection and response in rural
Lilian Nantume Wampande, Lamek Mageto Nyabuga, Kelly Fowler, Grace Chinelo Okengwu, Ursin Bayisenge, Janna M. Schurer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engaging knowledge users in development of the CONSORT-Equity 2017 reporting guideline: a qualitative study using in-depth interviews

Research Involvement and Engagement, 2018
Background Randomized controlled trials (“randomized trials”) can provide evidence to assess the equity impact of an intervention. Decision makers need to know about equity impacts of healthcare interventions so that people get healthcare that is best ...
Janet Jull, Mark Petticrew, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Manosila Yoganathan, Jennifer Petkovic, Peter Tugwell, Vivian Welch, the CONSORT-Equity 2017 and Boston Equity Symposium participants   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Ground on Which We All Stand: A Conversation About Menstrual Equity Law and Activism [PDF]

, 2020
This essay grows out of a panel discussion among five lawyers on the subject of menstrual equity activism. Each of the authors is a scholar, activist or organizer involved in some form of menstrual equity work.
Crawford, Bridget J., Johnson, Margaret E., Karin, Marcy L., Strausfeld, Laura, Esq., Waldman, Emily Gold   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Building research capacity in the global south: insights from a scientific writing workshop

BMC Medical Education
Background Health researchers in the Global South face many barriers to scientific publication, including language limitations, lack of access to mentorship, and minimal training opportunities.
Pierrette Ngutete Mukundwa, Barnabas Tobi Alayande, Divine Iradukunda, Betel Fenta, Georges Bucyibaruta, Oluwaseun Ojomo, Ireri Mbogo, Emmanuel Ngwakongnwi, Robert Riviello, Abebe Bekele, Henry E. Rice   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mentorship effect on healthcare providers' adherence to postpartum haemorrhage guidelines and maternal outcomes in Rwanda. A quasi-experimental study.

NSC Nursing
Background: Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Effective management of PPH heavily relies on adherence to clinical guidelines.
Benjamin David Habikigeni , Arlette Bizimana, Maxwell Mhlanga, Tsion Yohannes   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich, Manali Zope, Peter M. Fantozzi, Cassie N. Kline, Iris Paltin, Matthew C. Hocking   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source