期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background After achieving universal basic medical insurance coverage, Chinese government put the development of private health insurance (PHI) on its......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Objective: This study applied the vulnerability framework and examined the combined effect of race and income on health insurance coverage in the US. ......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background The evolving pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a severe threat to public health, and the workplace presents high r......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background To address the challenge of the aging population, community-based care services (CBCS) have been developed rapidly in China as a new way of......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background Socio-economic inequities can strongly influence suboptimal infant feeding outcomes. Factors such as lack of knowledge about breastfeeding,......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background Poor access to healthcare facilities and consequently nutrition counseling services hinders the uptake of recommended infant and young chil......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
BackgroundThe accelerated aging trend brought great chronic diseases burdens. Disabled Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) is a novel way to measure the chron......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have profound mental health impact, including in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region. ......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background Distribution of physicians is a key component of access to health care. Although there is extensive research on urban-rural disparities in ......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background: Research indicates the adverse impacts of perceived discrimination on health, and discrimination inflamed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a type......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background Most existing research on rural-urban health inequalities focuses on disparities in service access and health outcomes based on region. Thi......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Purpose Few studies explored the relationship between the family doctor contract services (FDCS) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among pati......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background Partial- or full-lockdowns, among other interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic, may disproportionally affect people (their behaviors an......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background The goal of this paper was to assess the quality of primary healthcare services at community health centres (CHCs) from the demand (patient......
期刊： INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH, 2021; 20 (1)
Background Improving health equity is a fundamental goal for establishing social health insurance. This article evaluated the benefits of the Integrat......
