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

open access: yesInternational 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Defining Health Equity

open access: yesHealthcarePapers, 2014
Most people, if asked, would say that they are in favour of health equity. The term connotes fairness, and justice, which many Canadians would see as consistent with our values. And yet, when we push further to define the actions necessary to drive improved health equity, it is apparent that substantive differences regarding how health equity is ...
Rachel, Solomon, Camille, Orridge
openaire   +3 more sources

Risk Adjustment And Health Equity.

open access: yes, 2023
Letter to the editor in response to McWilliams et al.'s article "Risk Adjustment And Promoting Health Equity In Population-Based Payment: Concepts And Evidence" published in Health Affairs in January 2023.Clinical and Population Health ...
Ash, Arlene S.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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

open access: yesInternational 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   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive Ability of Plasma p‐tau217 for β‐Amyloid Status: A Prospective Multicenter Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Plasma tau phosphorylated at threonine 217 (p‐tau217) measured with fully automated platforms has shown high accuracy for Alzheimer's disease (AD) diagnosis, but real‐world multicenter data remain limited. We aimed to validate the diagnostic performance of p‐tau217 for identifying AD pathology in a real‐world multicenter cohort ...
Miquel Massons   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

The viva voce innovation and experience at a new medical school in Rwanda

open access: yesBMC Medical Education
Background Traditional preclinical viva voce examinations have faced significant criticism due to inherent biases in their format. We developed a novel format and evaluated students’ views and experiences with it. Methods This study consists of two parts.
Charles Okot Odongo   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Addressing the mental health needs of children affected by HIV in Rwanda: validation of a rapid depression screening tool for children 7–14 years old

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics, 2021
Background Depression in children presents a significant health burden to society and often co-exists with chronic illnesses, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Agnes Binagwaho   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing Stroke Clinical Trials Using Community Engagement and Implementation Science Approaches

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Stroke clinical trials are essential for advancing stroke care but can face challenges with recruitment, retention, clinical relevance, and translation into real‐world practice. We propose that integrating community engagement and implementation science approaches into stroke trials can help address these needs.
Lesli E. Skolarus   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesBMC 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   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of a social determinants of health screening questionnaire and workflow pilot within an adult ambulatory clinic

open access: yesBMC Family Practice, 2021
Background There is increased recognition in clinical settings of the importance of documenting, understanding, and addressing patients’ social determinants of health (SDOH) to improve health and address health inequities. This study evaluated a pilot of
Rachel L. Berkowitz   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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