International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare

The influence of sports policies on the right to fair competition for women

Marcelo Rocha Nasser Hissa, Miguel Nasser Hissa

Competitions in high-performance sports are based on the premise of fairness and the absence of advantages for participants. Therefore, several metrics were created to…

The impacts of economic sanctions on the performance of hospitals in Iran: implications for human rights

Behzad Karami Matin, Shahin Soltani, Sarah Byford, Moslem Soofi, Satar Rezaei, Ali Kazemi-Karyani, Esmaeil Hosseini, Shiva Tolouei Rakhshan

Studies show that economic sanctions have had major negative impacts on health systems during the past years. The aim of this study is to identify the impacts of US…

Sustainable menstrual products: a classic or a fad?

Prerna Ahuja, Navjit Singh

This all-inclusive bibliometric study aims to highlight the importance and shift of the researchers and the society towards the sustainable menstrual products (SMPs). This…

Compromised well-being: implications on female geriatric abuse during the COVID-19 crisis in India

Debashrita Dey, Priyanka Tripathi

This study aims to reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the social and economic vulnerability of Indian elderly women, thereby making them prone to varied…

The effect of economic factors on suicide: an analysis of a developing country

Mert Akyuz, Cagin Karul

This study aims to examine the effects of industrial production (IP), inflation and investment on suicide mortality in Turkey as a developing country over the 1988–2018 period.

Gender difference in nutrition and health in Nigeria’s agricultural households: the role of corporate social responsibility in oil-producing communities

Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji, Elda Nduka Okolo-Obasi

The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies’ (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus…

Advancing right to health considerations in national responses against health sector corruption: the case for action

Elisavet Athanasia Alexiadou

Health sector corruption constitutes a pervasive challenge and a major obstacle to the equitable enjoyment of the right to health by exacerbating health inequalities…

Factors influencing making a choice and accessing a hearing aid among elders with hearing disability: mixed methods

Ramida Dindamrongkul, Wachara Riewpaiboon, Kwanchanok Yimtae, Warin Krityakiarana, Wiraman Niyomphol

Hearing aid (HA) using is an option for enhancing the sound transmission. It effectively improves hearing ability during communication. In Thailand, two-third of hearing…

Challenges facing hospital human resources during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in Iran

Hehshmatollah Asadi, Omid Barati, Ali Garavand, Yaser Joyani, Masoumeh Bagheri Kahkesh, Nasim Afsarimanesh, Mehrdad Seifi, Azad Shokri

This study aims to identify health workforce challenges at Iranian hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Respect for patients’ rights in health facilities: experiences of patients during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana

Harrison Kwame Golo

This paper aims to identify human rights violations of patients during the early periods of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana by investigating the experiences of people on…

COVID-19 crisis overshadowing the health workforces’ rights and resilience: a systematic review

Omid Khosravizadeh, Bahman Ahadinezhad, Sima Rafiei, Rohollah Kalhor, Aisa Maleki

In the time of the COVID-19 crisis, many physical, psychological and spiritual difficulties are imposed on the front line staff and overshadow their rights, resilience and…

Factors affecting online learning, stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia

Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Mohammed A. Aldoghan, Mohamed A. Moustafa, Bahadur Ali Soomro

This study investigated the factors affecting online learning (OL) and stress and anxiety (SaA) during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.

The human right to health, inclusion and essential health care packages in low income countries: “health for all” in Malawi

Jean Grugel, Sarah C. Masefield, Alan Msosa

Health in low-income countries has become associated with the provision of minimum guaranteed public health services though Essential Health Packages (EHPs). How far do…

Psychological impact of domestic violence on women in India due to COVID-19

Priyanka Tripathi, Prabha S. Dwivedi, Shreya Sharma

The COVID-19 outbreak has significant psychological effects because of reduced support system and social quarantine, making women the worst-hit population of shadow…

The tension between INGOs’ accountability to donors’ agendas and to the affected population and its impact on their access to human rights

Tamara Zibin, Aseel Zibin, Ayman Al-Essa

This paper aims to discuss the main reasons behind the tension between accountability to donors and accountability to beneficiaries, in terms of obtaining the basic needs…

Self-reported unmet health needs of adults with disabilities in Kurdistan, Iran

Arian Azadnia, Amjad Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Hossein Safari, Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Bakhtiar Piroozi, Darya Ghamari, Shiva Khosravi, Zhina Banafshi, Ramazan Ebrahimi

Health is one of the most basic human rights. This study aims to examine the pattern of unmet health services needs and barriers to use health services among people with…

Inequity in out-of-pocket expenditure and utilization of laboratory tests in Iran: lessons learned in human rights

Rauf Kord, Enayatollah Homaie Rad, Ali Davoudi Kiakalayeh

This study aims to calculate the inequity in out of pocket expenditures and utilization of laboratory tests in Iran. Equal access to health services is an important part…

The association between emotional maturity and domestic violence among infertile women

Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh, Hassan Mahmoodi, Khaled Rahmani, Simin Mohammadi, Mandana Haghshenas, Obeidollah Faraji

The study aims to determine the relationship between emotional maturity and domestic violence in infertile women.

Risk assessment of exposure to COVID-19 virus: a cross-sectional study among health-care workers

Saber Souri, Zahra Nejatifar, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Fariba Hashemi, Sima Rafiei

Health-care workers (HCWs) are at increased risk of exposure to the COVID-19 virus, which necessitates implementing transmission prevention measures in health-care…

The role of tinnitus distress in the development of somatization symptoms among patients: implications for health care in Pakistan

Ammar Ahmed, Naeem Aslam

Tinnitus patients are among the most vulnerable group to develop psychopathological symptoms over time if left unresolved. This study aims to investigate the role of…

Eliciting preference for private health services among patients in Iran: evidence from a discrete choice experiment

Fahimeh Ansari, Sima Rafiei, Edris Kakemam, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Bahman Ahadinezhad

The provision of private health-care services by public hospitals is common in Iran. Examining factors associated with patients’ preferences to use private health services…

Russian and UK Dementia Action Plans: a comparative analysis

Nadezhda Koberskaya, Bogdan Kobierskij

This study aims to compare two national dementia plans and analyse the approach of each state to the issue.

Healthcare services utilization in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bahman Ahadinezhad, Omid Khosravizadeh, Sima Rafiei, Aisa Maleki

It can be said that the most important function of the health system is to provide health-care services. This directly affects society’s health and justice. To the best of…

A narrative study on the psycho-social impact of sex trafficking on victim’s parents in the state of Karnataka

Indrajit Goswami, Sujatha M. Jithu, Nigel Raylyn Dsilva

The purpose of this study is to explore the life of the victim’s parents in Karnataka and to gain a better understanding of the consequences or impact of sex trafficking on them.

Barriers to the right to HIV prevention health care for men who have sex with men (MSM) in Barbados: an examination of anti-gay prejudice

Alana Griffith, Mahalia Jackman

A consensus in the literature is that anti-gay prejudice has a negative impact on HIV programming for men who have sex with men (MSM). This paper aims to analyse the…

The urgency of legal protection for medical workers in combating COVID-19 in Indonesia

Sunny Ummul Firdaus

This paper explores the reasons why Indonesia must have legal regulations to provide protection and guarantees for health workers in carrying out the profession in…

Public health insurance for elderly: did researchers recognise health as human right for elderly?

Gaurav Agrawal, Aditi Mishra

This study aims to shed some light on the subject matter of the exploration of public medical coverage and elderly done as such far across the world. To achieve this…

Menstrual knowledge and perceptions of schoolgirls in Bangladesh: do socio-economic factors really matter?

Gulsan Ara Parvin, Nina Takashino, Md. Shahidul Islam, Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Anwarul Abedin, Mrittika Basu

This study aims to explore whether socio-economic factors determine the level of menstrual knowledge and perceptions of schoolgirls in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is…

Articulating key obligations of states to persons deprived of liberty under a right to health framework: the Philippine case study

Lee Edson P. Yarcia, Jan Michael Alexandre C. Bernadas

This paper aims to examine key obligations of states to persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) under the right to health framework in the context of COVID-19. As a case study…

Health-related needs and barriers in transgender populations: a systematic review study

Yousef Moradi, Marzieh Mahboobi, Ghobad Moradi

Identifying the health-related needs in transgender (TG) people can help to formulate strategies for providing appropriate and accessible health services and promoting…

The impact of the European court of human rights on the development of rights in health care

Oleg M. Yaroshenko, Volodymyr M. Steshenko, Hanna V. Anisimova, Galina O. Yakovleva, Mariia S. Nabrusko

The purpose of this paper is to examine the international regional system of the preservation of the right to health in the European human rights system through the work…

From accident to hospital: measuring inequality in pre-hospital emergency services in a city in the North of Iran

Mohaddese Omidi, Behzad Zohrevandi, Enayatollah Homaie Rad

As a human right, people need to arrive early at the hospitals when they are injured in traffic accidents. Both the mean and equality of the time of arriving at the…

The relationship between health-care expenditure and disposable personal income: a panel econometric analysis on the EU countries

Mehmet Hilmi Özkaya, Naib Alakbarov, Murat Gündüz

When the factors affecting health expenditures are examined in the literature, it is seen that one of the most important factors is income. In this context, the purpose of…

Modern chromatographic method for estimating Loratadine and affections on healthcare

H.N.K. Al-Salman, Qutaiba A. Qasim, Rajaa Hussein Fayadh, Hussein H. Hussein

The purpose of this study is to establish Loratadine [LRD] quantification in purified and capsule formulations using a precise and specific Reversal Phase with a very…

Reconsidering the criteria of the healthy house's interior design during crises: COVID-19 pandemic as an example

Anas Atef Shamaileh

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic brought various and radical changes at the worldwide level. Globally, severe preventive measures were imposed to respond to the crisis…

Family level drivers of access to healthcare among persons with disabilities in the Bosomtwe district of Ghana

Enoch Acheampong, Alberta Nadutey, Peter Bredu-Darkwa, Peter Agyei-Baffuor, Anthony Kwaku Edusei

The perceptions of disability conditions held by parents and immediate family members directly determine the types of treatments that are likely to opt for persons with…

Women’s health concern in Jordan: knowledge, practice and barriers toward cervical cancer screening

Roqia Saleem Maabreh, Raya Yousef Al-Husban, Hekmat Yousef Al-Akash, Noha Al-Shdayfat

Cervical cancer (CC) is one of the most important health issues faced by women worldwide. The purpose of this study is to identify Jordanian women’s knowledge, barriers…

The current quality criteria of MRI reports distributed to healthcare stakeholders in Jordan

Mohammad Ayasrah

Many international radiology societies, including American College of Radiologists (ACR), have established guidelines for optimum forms and contents of medical imaging…

Measurement and evaluation the impact of perceived healthcare service quality on guest loyalty during COVID-19

Husam Jasim Mohammed, Qasim Ali Mohammed, Mustafa Hatwan Rhima

The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of perceived healthcare service quality (human aspects, technical aspects and tangible aspects) on satisfaction and…

Safeguarding the rights and welfare of the health-care workers amid the pandemic: a social protection approach

Harlida Abdul Wahab, Asmar Abdul Rahim, Nor Anita Abdullah

This paper aims to study the elements of social protection, namely, the labour market policy (working conditions), social insurance and social assistance from the law and…

Psychological resilience and its relationship to life stress among Al-Bayda University students

Abdullah Mohammed Al-dhuraibi, Mohammed Hasan Ali Al-Abyadh

The phenomenon of stress is a problem for a large number of interested people and researchers, and it has even become a global phenomenon in recent times. This is due to…

Policies and initiatives/programs that promote health and self-care in asylum seekers living in high income countries: a narrative review

Gloria Nkhoma, Chiao Xin Lim, Gerard Kennedy, Ieva Stupans

This paper aims to identify health-care entitlements that exist for asylum seekers with chronic non-communicable disease (CNCD) that promote their health and self-care…

Psychometric development and validation of victim gaslighting questionnaire (VGQ): across female sample from Pakistan

Mahnoor Mahmood Bhatti, Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Muhammad Aqeel, Zainab Bokhari, Syeda Nasreen Gulzar, Tabassum Fatima, Manahil Sama

Gaslighting a form of abusive manipulation both emotional and psychological is a growing phenomenon in recent times. However, as of yet, there is a scarcity of a valid and…

Psychometric development and validation of personal growth initiative scale across male and female in early adulthood population in Pakistan: a comparative study

Bisma Zahid, Saima Ehsan, Mehreen Ashraf, Nimra Shoukat, Aaisha Rafi, Hina Naukhaiz, Zoia Nawaz

The active and intentional involvement of a person in changing and developing as a person is a crucial and worth considering phenomenon that comes under the umbrella of…

Organizational health between theory and practice field research in the General Company for Petroleum Products

Majeed Hameed Taher, Namariq Abdulkareem Muhsen, Luma Majid Hameed

This study aims to measure the basic foundations of organizational health in the General Company for Food Products and to indicate the extent of its presence or not within…

Self-compassion: the influences on the university students’ life satisfaction during the COVID-19 outbreak

Hani Abdel Hafeez Abdel Azeem, Mohammed Hasan Ali Al-Abyadh

This study investigates the relationship between self-compassion and life satisfaction, and there is a significant statistical correlation between some dimensions of the…

A hindrance to proper health care: psychometric development and validation of opiophobia questionnaire among doctors in Pakistan

Faiqa Naz, Kanwar Hamza Shuja, Muhammad Aqeel, Saima Ehsan, Atqa Noor, Dua Butt, Hajra Gul, Ushba Rafaqat, Amna Khan, Shafaq Gulzamir

There is an ever-increasing number of patients suffering from various forms of acute and chronic pain and getting treatment for such ailments is a basic human right…

Decomposition of inequality determinants of stressful events in Tehran; Oaxaca–Blinder analysis

Fateh Tavangar, Hassan Rafiey, Farhad Nosrati Nejad, Ahmad Ali Noorbala, Gholamreza Ghaedamini Harouni

Social determinants of stressful events (SE) play an important role in justifying the cause of inequality in the experience of SE. The purpose of this study is to…

Work environment and performance among nurses: a significant way to overcome violation of human rights in the health sector

Mitho Khan Bhatti, Bahadur Ali Soomro, Naimatullah Shah

The study aims to purpose the role of the work environment (WE) towards employees’ performance (EP) in Pakistan’s health sector.

Exploring the potential causes of HIV prevalence among young women in South Africa: a critical literature review

Karin Zakeyo, Mathew Nyashanu

The purpose of this study is to explore the potential causes of HIV prevalence among young women in South Africa. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is one of the leading…

How workplace bullying affects nurses’ well-being? The roles of burnout and passive avoidant leadership

Talat Islam, Muhammad Ali, Saqib Jamil, Hafiz Fawad Ali

This study aims to investigate individual-related consequences of workplace bullying among the health-care section. Specifically, this study examined the mediating role of…

Self-differentiation as an intermediate variable between anger management and neurotic perfectionism among high achievers “a psychological study of the rights of special education”

Hossam Mahmoud Zaki Ali

This study aims to explore the intermediate role of self-differentiation in anger management and neurotic perfectionism for a sample of high achievers at some public…

Gender inequalities in perceived stress and the factors affecting it in infertile couples in Iranian society: a case in one of the provinces of Iran

Sima Mirzaei Moghadam, Hassan Mahmoodi, Farzaneh Zaheri, Azad Shokri

The aim of this study is to investigate the gender inequalities in perceived stress and the influencing factors in infertile couples in Iranian society.

An inquiry into the achievements in health outcomes of Bangladesh: role of health expenditure, income, governance and female education

Tahmina Sultana, Faroque Ahmed, Mohammad Tareque

Bangladesh is applauded for its achievement in various health and social outcomes though criticized for its failure in properly dealing with governance issues. The purpose…

The legal nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on contractual obligations applied in human rights

Hassan Dakel Abd Radhi

Under international human rights law, states can limit the exercise of most human rights if it is necessary to protect the rights of others or collective interests. The…

Measuring the knowledge and attitudes of physicians towards patients with HIV/AIDS: study of Anatolian group

Safak Kaya, Esref Arac, Fethiye Akgul, Senol Comoglu, Sehmuz Kaya, Songul Araç, Yesim Yildiz, Seyit Ali Buyuktuna, Bircan Kayaaslan, Emine Parlak, Birol Baysal, Faruk Karakecili, Elif Zelal Balik, Ali Akkoç, Kevser Ozdemir, Seyhmus Kavak, Suat Ali Dogan, Emrah Günay, Semsi Nur Karabela, Mehmet Cabalak, Yasemin Cag, Veli Avci, Yasemin Durdu, Zehra Kaya, Damla Kilic, Halis Yerlikaya, Hüseyin Tarakçı, Osman Mentes, Ayse Sağmak Tartar, Adem Kose, Omer Faruk Alakus, Ulas Aktas, Halil Komek, Selcuk Aksoz

This paper aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of the physicians regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), to…

The nursing community’s discriminatory attitude towards LGBTQ individuals

Manar Aslan, Eylem Paslı Gürdoğan

Equality is a basic human right. However, LGBTQ individuals often have their human rights violated because of their gender identity or sexual orientation. They also…

Impact of restricting access to health care services on Syrian refugees in Jordan: evidence from cross-sectional surveys

Ibraheem Khaled Abu Siam, María Rubio Gómez

Access to health-care services for refugees are always impacted by many factors and strongly associated with population profile, nature of crisis and capacities of hosing…

Psychometric properties of the revised Urdu version dyadic adjustment scale for evaluating marital relationship quality between madrassa and Non-Madrassa married women

Bushra Naeem, Muhammad Aqeel, Aneela Maqsood, Ishrat Yousaf, Saima Ehsan

This study aims to explore the indigenous needs of married women in Pakistan due to the public health challenges they face due to marital conflict. The research focuses on…

Psychological hardiness as a mediator variable between workplace bullying and job anxiety among early childhood teachers: implications for healthcare

Ghada Farghal Gaber Ahmed

Early childhood teachers play a significant role in building children’s success in their first years of school. Therefore, a healthy early childhood workforce in a healthy…

Human rights of people with mental illness: determining knowledge and attitude of nursing students in Enugu state Nigeria

Peace Njideka Iheanacho, Chisom Joy Mbadugha, Chinenye Juliet Anetekhai, Chinenye Ifeoma Ubah, Adaobi Lilian Obiekwu, Nonye Anne Chukwujama

Human right is a phenomenon universal to all but greatly significant for disadvantaged groups like people with mental illness who due to the limitations of their illness…

The moderating role of life satisfaction in the relationship between burnout and depression among nursing staff: a human rights concern in Pakistan

Naeem Aslam, Araib Khan, Nida Habib, Ammar Ahmed

This study aims to see the role of life satisfaction in the relationship between burnout and depression among nurses to highlight the human rights norms for institutions…