BACKGROUND Women and men face different gender-based health inequities in relation to HIV, including HIV testing as well as different challenges in accessing HIV care, treatment and support programs and services when testing HIV-positive. In this article, we discuss the findings of a mixed methods study exploring the various individual and structural barriers and facilitators to HIV counselling...

BACKGROUND Gender inequality harms the health of millions of women and girls in all over the world. This study aimed to identify the state of gender equity in the health sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran. METHODS This study was based on the secondary analysis of the available data in four provinces. The research team held three sessions to select the appropriate indicators for measuring ...

Health is the outcome of all policies, including those related to social determinants of health, gender and equity, nutrition, injury prevention and disabilities. In 2015, WHO continued its efforts to protect and promote the health, safety and well-being of the population in the Region, across the life course. From conception to old age, diverse population health needs were addressed, while foc...

BACKGROUND Improvements in continuum of care (CoC) utilization are needed to address inadequate reductions in neonatal and infant mortality in India and elsewhere. This study examines the effect of Ananya, a health system training and community outreach intervention, on reproductive, maternal and newborn health continuum of care (RMNH CoC) utilization in Bihar, India, and explores whether that ...

Gender equity concerns in health care often centre on ensuring access to high-quality health care services for women. Although women consistently show higher rates of health care utilization and longer life expectancies, they tend to have higher reported morbidity rates, and the quality of care for services such as maternity and child health services can be poor. Primary health care (PHC) progr...

PURPOSE Gender inequity is a risk factor for intimate partner violence (IPV), although there is little research on this relationship that focuses on youth or males. Using survey data collected from 240 male and 198 female youth aged 15-24 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, we explore the association between individual-level support for gender equity and IPV experiences in the past 6 months and describe...

By presenting this collection of timely and interesting papers in a single volume, Evans et al. make a valuable contribution to the growing literature on social inequalities in health. The volume includes work from and about countries on all the continents, and a wide range of conceptual, methodological, and empirical approaches. Anyone concerned with achieving greater equity in health and deve...