Abstract Background Malaria in Southeast Asia frequently clusters along international
borders. For example, while most of Thailand is malaria free, the border region shared with …

Background Understanding HCV disease progression rates among people who inject drugs
(PWID) is important to setting policy to expand access to detection, diagnosis and treatment …

The relationships between human population movement (HPM) and health are a concern at
global level. In the case of malaria, those links are crucial in relation to the spread of drug …

Background The use of self-reported measures of chronic disease may substantially
underestimate prevalence in low-income and middle-income country settings, especially in …

This study examined healthcare access and utilization among rural households in Ogun
state, Southwestern Nigeria. Primary data were collected through the use of structured …

Background There is international evidence that people with disabilities face barriers when
accessing primary healthcare services and that there is inadequate information about …

Background Trachoma is widely considered a disease of poverty. Although there are many
epidemiological studies linking trachoma to factors normally associated with poverty, formal …

ObjectiveTo understand and compare the primary barriers households face when accessing
treatment for cases of childhood severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in different cultural settings …

The prevalence of stunting in children less than five years of age is elevated in Rwanda. It is
one of the main health challenges upon which the government is struggling to achieve …

Health is a fundamental human right and if health care is to be universal and equitable it
should not be less accessible to some sectors of society than to others. The objective of this …