... development Inequalities Diversity in health and social care provision Oral health care Unmet needs Barriers to care In 2012 about 6.42 million people were estimated to be living with HIV in South Africa, with about 18.8 per cent of the adult population (15-49 years) and about 12.2 per cent...

... Inequalities Health Race Equalities Body weight relative to height has increased globally, resulting in increased mean body mass index (BMI), and so is excessive body fatness or obesity/overweight (Caballero, 2007). The World Health Organization (WHO) observed almost a decade ago that the obesity...

... are to be effective. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Workforce development Diversity in mental health Suicide prevention Inequalities Cultural competency Pacific peoples Globally, suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death for all ages. Each year, almost one million people die...

... of services addressing mental health inequities. In the analysis five core themes emerged that characterized the development of these organizations: the personal investment of leaders within a social justice framework; a very active period of clarifying values and mission, engaging partners, and establishing...

... the outset. Ethnicity Poverty Inequalities Diversity in mental health Multicultural Food insecurity is defined as a lack of regular access to adequate and nutritious food. It occurs because of low income, high cost of food, or when purchasing nutritious foods becomes secondary to other...

... newcomer youth. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Gender Migration Race Inequalities Sexuality Refugee/asylum seeker The experiences of LGBT newcomer youth in this study involved a complex negotiation of multiple systems of oppression. In the following sections, we will discuss...

...Dipty Nawal; Srinivas Goli Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to quantify inequalities in utilization of maternal health care services and measure the relative contribution of different factors affecting it in the context of Nepal. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses data from...

... their individual and cumulative effect may contribute to differential receipt of treatment, including revascularisation, and health inequalities. Findings Four major issues were identified: complex life circumstances; “atypical” presentation and symptomatology; problems related to investigative testing...

... the prevalence of limiting long‐term illness differs between a nationally representative population sample in 1991 and 2001, and examines whether any differences vary by ethnic group. Potential mediators of differences in ethnic inequalities in limiting long‐term illness within these two cohorts...

... Health Services Inequalities Barriers Migrants Women In 2005, the number of international migrants in the world amounted to almost 191 million people, with Europe hosting an estimated 33.6 percent of this number, the largest number of international migrants recorded (Office for National...

... Limited 2010 Primary care Mental health Ethnicity Inequalities Consultation Peer-reviewed paper Consultation, referral and ethnicity: the role of primary care in accessing mental health services Marion Johnson Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Department of Health and Social Work...