International Journal for Equity in Health最新文献

{"title":"'Putting food on the table': a critical discourse analysis of media representation of First Nations food insecurity in Australia.","authors":"Leigh Bramwell, Leonie Cox, Danielle Gallegos","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02764-8","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02764-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13036911/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147275927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social justice for adults with high body weight: a systematic review.","authors":"Imogen Sophia Weidinger, Leonie Josefa Renelt, Solveig Lena Hansen","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02792-4","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02792-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Health inequalities that arise form structural and social factors beyond an individual's control (e.g., socioeconomic status (SES), education access, or neighbourhood and built environment) are widely regarded as unjust in public health ethics. However, to be translated into practice, meaningful calls for greater social justice in health must be grounded in a clear and robust conception of justice. Against this backdrop, this systematic review examines how notions of social justice are conceptualized and operationalized in responses to public health challenges, using obesity as paradigmatic example.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following a PRISMA guideline for systematic reviews on ethics literature we searched PubMed, Web of Science, and BeLit in March 2024 and identified 1,377 titles. Screening, data extraction, and analysis were conducted independently by two authors. A total of 33 texts were included in this study. The analysis followed the Qualitative Analysis Guide of Leuven (QUAGOL) framework, providing a structured and theory-oriented interpretation. The qualitative software ATLAS.ti supported the analysis throughout. This systematic review was not registered.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>While global inequalities are extensively studied, ethical debates focus mainly on the Global North. The included literature discusses obesity primarily in terms of responsibility, autonomy, disease concepts, stigma, healthcare and food access, as well as prevention. Social justice theories helped to identify injustices and guide policy, although a unified understanding remains emergent.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This paper examines how ethical theories can guide efforts to advance social justice for adults with high body weight (AHBW) and identifies practical steps forward, thereby providing a robust starting point for interdisciplinary research and translational work.</p>","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12933919/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146776317","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Women's participation in a disease management intervention for podoconiosis in northern Rwanda: understanding the context of women's lives.","authors":"Corinna Thellmann, Gemma Aellah, Valerienne Maltemps, Gail Davey, Dieudonne Uwizeye, Papreen Nahar","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02795-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02795-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12973594/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146775929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Contextual aspects of implementing an intervention to mitigate podoconiosis-related stigma in Musanze district, Rwanda.","authors":"Richard Kalisa, Papreen Nahar, Peter John Mugume, Gail Davey, Shahaduz Zaman","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02791-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02791-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13032216/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146776262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health equity and the global social contract: beyond incrementalism and illusionary solidarity.","authors":"Moses Mulumba, Jessica Oga, Christopher Baguma, Juliana Nantaba, Ana Lorena Ruano","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02773-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02773-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12983504/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146776325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Prevalence and determinants of financial toxicity in patients with colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Xinye Shao, Yue Ma, Yikun Wang, Xuejun Lin, Xin Wang, Ang Zheng","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02794-2","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02794-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13032382/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146258206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the crux of refugees' health inequities: the challenges of the health system in Nguenyyiel refugee camp in Ethiopia.","authors":"Addisu Tsegaye, Hayley MacGregor, Gail Davey, Getnet Tadele","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02789-z","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02789-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13019862/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146226575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating an ambiguous abortion terrain in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: autonomy and relational dynamics in pregnancy termination.","authors":"Addisu Tsegaye, Karen Marie Moland, Astrid Blystad, Haldis Haukanes, Getnet Tadele","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02779-1","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-026-02779-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12983659/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146219691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maternal mortality rates for Indigenous and Afro/Colombian groups in Colombia: an ecological study.","authors":"J Andrés Cuestas, Sergio Moreno, Maria Paula Aguilera-Pena, Mónica Pinilla-Roncancio","doi":"10.1186/s12939-026-02778-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-026-02778-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146179449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceptions of and barriers to equitable healthcare access for undocumented populations in Belize: a qualitative study.","authors":"Rebecca Yang, Gino Orellana, Curtis Wentz, Heba Mesbah, Joy M Mackey","doi":"10.1186/s12939-025-02741-7","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s12939-025-02741-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Belize is both a transit and destination country for migrants transiting through Central America. The impact of legal status on health access in Belize is under-researched. In October 2023, the Belize government removed medical fees in public hospitals to increase accessibility for all residents regardless of legal status. This study aims to qualitatively explore patterns of healthcare access for undocumented individuals compared to Belizean nationals in two historically under-resourced districts of Belize.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>60 semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted exploring healthcare utilization, access, and barriers to care for undocumented populations between September to October 2024. Key informants, including health administrators, health providers, and community health workers (CHWs) were recruited through purposive snowball sampling. Undocumented participants and Belizean nationals were recruited through respondent-driven sampling via CHWs. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and translated as applicable. Transcripts were deductively and inductively coded for qualitative content analysis by three independent coders using Dedoose.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>17 CHWs, 5 health providers, 4 health administrators, 19 undocumented and 15 documented individuals were interviewed across 14 rural villages and 3 towns in Southern Belize. Irrespective of documentation status, long wait times, staffing and medication shortages, limited and expensive transport to health facilities, and language barriers for Spanish and Mayan speaking individuals were significant obstacles. For undocumented participants, these existing challenges were compounded by lack of formal employment and resultant impoverishment, misinformation regarding healthcare access, marginalization by clinic staff, fear of deportation, and subsequent reluctance to seek government-provided health services and preference for free, NGO provided care.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Understanding how undocumented individuals in Belize access health services is crucial for enhancing their health outcomes and accurately assessing healthcare utilization and costs, especially amid government efforts to expand healthcare access. Study findings will enable more strategic resource allocation and ensure undocumented populations are included in national healthcare improvement plans.</p>","PeriodicalId":13745,"journal":{"name":"International Journal for Equity in Health","volume":"25 1","pages":"41"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12903366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146179466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}