Background: Health inequities are among debatable and challenging aspects of health
systems. Achieving equity through social determinants of health approach has been …

Objective We aim to explore the barriers to accessing modern healthcare services in two
tribal populations in Assam. Methods In March 2018, we conducted qualitative research …

Background: Health services utilization, as one of the mechanisms of the health system,
guarantees a healthy life and improves well-being for everyone. Aims: The aim of this study …

METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed on 143 nurses working in educational
hospitals of Zabol in 2019. The proportional sampling method was used, and the Swedish …

Background Fair access to health services is a vital issue in low-and middle-income
countries. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the equity in access to …

Background: Protecting households from risk of impoverishment due to out-of-pocket costs
in health care is a major challenge for health systems. Therefore, this study aimed at …

Purpose Dyslipidemia has been established as one of the most important modifiable risk
factors for cardiovascular disease. Due to the higher prevalence of dyslipidemia in males …

Background Knowledge remains scarce about inequities in health care utilization between
groups defined, not only by single, but by multiple and intersecting social categories. This …

3. Results In this study, the quality of 44 articles was confirmed. Andersen's behavioral
model of health service utilization was used as a theoretical framework to classify the …

Background Although some healthcare reforms such as Health Transformation Plan (HTP)
were implemented in Iran to provide required healthcare services, few studies have been …