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Defining equity in health [PDF]

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2003
Study objective: To propose a definition of health equity to guide operationalisation and measurement, and to discuss the practical importance of clarity in defining this concept. Design: Conceptual discussion.
Braveman, P., Gruskin, S.
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Prevalence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Australia, 2010–2022: A Population‐Based Study Using Linked National Administrative Health Data

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a heterogenous inflammatory condition with widely varying global prevalence estimates. The frequency of SLE in the general population of Australia has been reported to be notably lower than contemporary estimates in countries such as the United States or United Kingdom, at 19 to 39 per 100,000 as opposed ...
Lucinda Roper, Rachel Black, Joanna Tieu, Winnie Chen, Matthew Parker, Catherine Hill, Natasha Nassar, Mandana Nikpour   +7 more
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Assessing the experiences of teenage mothers in accessing healthcare in Rwanda

BMC Public Health
Teen mothers are more susceptible to the negative consequences of pregnancy, due to system-wide and socio-cultural barriers to accessing needed services, posing higher pregnancy complications and health risks to the babies and mothers.
Delphine Mizero, Marie Immaculee Dusingize, Axel Shimwa, Alima Uwimana, Tsion Yohannes Waka, Rex Wong   +5 more
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Tools and approaches to operationalize the commitment to equity, gender and human rights: towards leaving no one behind in the Sustainable Development Goals

Global Health Action, 2018
The objective of this article is to present specific resources developed by the World Health Organization on equity, gender and human rights in order to support Member States in operationalizing their commitment to leave no one behind in the health ...
Gerardo Zamora, Theadora Swift Koller, Rebekah Thomas, Mary Manandhar, Eva Lustigova, Adama Diop, Veronica Magar   +6 more
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Promoting Men’s Health Equity [PDF]

American Journal of Men's Health, 2020
Men’s health equity is an area of men’s health research and practice that combines the literature on men’s health with that of health equity. More research is needed that describes how to intervene to promote men’s health equity. This introduction to the American Journal of Men’s Health special collection on promoting men’s health equity was created ...
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Exploring the lived socioeconomic experiences of teen mothers in Rwanda

Reproductive Health
Teenage pregnancy is one of the major public health problems worldwide, with the issue more severe in low-and middle-income countries. While poverty is a main risk factor, the negative consequences of teenage pregnancy further perpetuate the cycle of ...
Delphine Mizero, Axel Shimwa, Marie Immaculee Dusingize, Alima Uwimana, Tsion Yohannes, Rex Wong   +5 more
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Implication of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Early Childhood Dental Disorders: Large Cohort Evidence, US National Survey of Children Health

Children
Purpose/Objective: Frequent consumption of fermented carbohydrates and bottle feeding contribute to the development of early childhood caries (ECC). There are no substantial findings on the effects of breastfeeding patterns on oral health conditions in ...
Laurens Holmes, Janille Williams, Neyha Thompson, Valescia John, Kerti Depeika, Benjamin Ogundele, Michael Enwere   +6 more
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Breaking the Barriers to Specialty Care: Practical Ideas to Improve Health Equity and Reduce Cost - Call to Action for a System-wide Focus on Equity [PDF]

, 2016
Tremendous health outcome inequities remain in the U.S. across race and ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, socio-economic status, and geography—particularly for those with serious conditions such as lung or skin cancer, HIV/AIDS, or cardiovascular
Chris Carlson, Jared Sholk, Jennifer Nanni, Kyle Peterson, Lauren A. Smith, Neeraja Bhavaraju   +5 more
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Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
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An intersectional analysis of the composite index of anthropometric failures in India

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2021
Background Nutritional inequality in India has been estimated typically using stunting, wasting and underweight separately which hide the overall magnitude and severity of undernutrition.
Sabu Ulahannan Kochupurackal, Yogish Channa Basappa, Sangeetha Joice Vazhamplackal, Prashanth N Srinivas   +3 more
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