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…

“We are experiencing pain on our own”: mental health care to prevail over impacts of cultural silence on HIV

Gertrude Mwalabu, Catrin Evans, Sarah Redsell, Pammla Petruka, Patrick Mapulanga

This qualitative case study aims to investigate how current services meet the emotional needs of young women growing up with perinatally acquired human immunodeficiency…

Persistent economic inequalities in menstrual hygiene practices in India: a decomposition analysis

Jalandhar Pradhan, Kshirabdhi Tanaya Patra, Sasmita Behera

The purpose of this study is to examine the socio-economic inequalities that exist in the use of unhygienic menstrual practices in India and its states, as well as to…

“Even though we are elders living alone”: has social support reshaped the care of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Washiraporn Wannachot, Pimporn Phukrongpet, Kanokporn Rattanasuteerakul, Hanvedes Daovisan

This study aims to explore how social support has reshaped the care of older adults living alone in northeast Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Protection of intellectual property and human rights during health emergencies: an assessment of the patent waiver proposal

Vishnu Nambiar, Gayatri Kunte, Varadurga Bhat

Several countries, such as South Africa and India, believe that intellectual property rights (IPRs), including patents, impede the efficient increase in vaccine production…

COVID-19 phobia, response to the vaccine and the right of urban migrant dwellers in the Ghanaian slums

Anthony Nkrumah Agyabeng, Alexander Preko, Kofi Hilla Avusuglo, Anthony Sumnaya Kumasey, Akwasi Sarfo Kantanka, Mawuli Feglo

This study investigate urban migrant dwellers’ gender and age differences in response to the specific phobia of COVID-19 and hesitancy toward vaccines in the slum settlements.

Enhancing female status by improving nutrition: the role of corporate social responsibility in Nigeria’s oil region

Joseph Ikechukwu Uduji, Nduka 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…

Racial differentials in American Indian- White American Postneonatal Mortality in the United States: evidence from cohort linked birth/infant death records

Laurens Holmes Jr, Elias Malachi Enguancho, Rakinya Hinson, Justin Williams, Carlin Nelson, Kayla Janae Whaley, Kirk Dabney, Johnette Williams, Emanuelle Medeiros Dias

Postneonatal mortality (PNM), which differs from infant and perinatal mortality, has been observed in the past 25 years with respect to the health outcomes of children…

Evaluation of a dementia prevention program to improve health and social care and promote human rights among older adults

Keisuke Kaneko, Fumihito Sasamori, Masao Okuhara, Suchinda Jarupat Maruo, Kazuki Ashida, Hisaaki Tabuchi, Hisaki Akasaki, Kazuki Kobayashi, Yuya Aoyagi, Noriaki Watanabe, Tomoyuki Nishino, Koji Terasawa

This study aims to evaluate a human rights-informed dementia prevention program promoting better health and social care among older adults. In this study, the authors…

Implementing Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in health care: a scoping review

Clare Davies, Donna Waters, Jennifer Anne Fraser

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of a scoping review on the implementation of Article12 in health care. The scoping review will provide a summary and…

Corona-phobia violated human rights? Impact of COVID-19 on patient’s well-being

Saqib Amin, Waqas Mehmood, Attia Aman-Ullah, Mujahid Ameen Khan

This study aims to measure whether admittance in the quarantine ward due to COVID-19 can affect one’s mental health. Nowadays, many countries worldwide are battling with…

Does digital technology adoption affect COVID-19 health outcomes? A quantitative analysis on the global level

Faezeh Yazdi, Farzin Rasoulyan, Seyed Reza Mirnezami

Adopting digital technology could facilitate the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some analysts argue that countries that adopted digital technology in…

Patient personal data protection: comparing the health-care regulations in Indonesia, Singapore and the European Union

Dona Budi Kharisma, Alvalerie Diakanza

This paper aims to identify the reasons why cases of leakage of patient personal data often occur in the health sector. This paper also analyzes personal data protection…

Challenges and opportunities in female commercial sex worker health care: a critical literature review

Meagan O'Brien, Orla Kistmacher, Sabrina Marie Stephen, Gerard Thomas Flaherty

This paper aims to describe the unique health challenges facing female commercial sex workers (FSWs), including issues related to their marginalisation and difficulty…

Assessment of attitudes toward patient rights of people live from a Turkey town and migrating to Belgium

Vahide Korkmaz, Nilüfer Demirsoy

The purpose of this study is to assess the attitudes of individuals living in Belgium and in Emirdag in regard to patient rights and the effect of cultural differences in…

Trial by media: evaluating the role of mainstream media and fact-checking agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Haoginlen Chongloi

The purpose of this paper is to critically assess the function of the media during the COVID-19 pandemic. It tries to understand how media corporations selectively polish…

Monetary penalties for refusal of mandatory Covid-19 vaccination: state’s right to regulate vs people’s rights and freedom in health care

Sefriani Sefriani, Nur Gemilang Mahardhika

The Covid-19 pandemic has persisted for almost three years. States have since then enforced laws, policies and measures believed to be the most effective to handle the…

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…

Psychosocial indicators of suicidal ideation among acid attack survivors

Shakeela Asif, Soulat Khan, Tayyab Ali Butt, Anisa Mehmood, Aimen Zulfiqar, Tahira Mubashar

This study aims to probe the relationship of facial disfigurement, stigmatization, burdensome, hopelessness and suicidal ideation in acid attack survivors and to…

The importance of community support for women in a Gulf Coast Indigenous tribe

Tess A. Carlson, Jessica L. Liddell

Community support is an integral aspect of health and well-being for Indigenous peoples. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the valuable role of community support…

The technological intervention in e-health management: evidence from Thailand

Mohsin Raza, Rimsha Khalid, Worakamol Wisetsri, Luigi Pio Leonardo Cavaliere, Hamza Subhi Mohammad Alnawafleh, Magna Guzman-Avalos

The e-health services came up as an effective tool to mitigate effects of COVID-19 and following social distance norms. This study highlighted an issue of contentious…

Legal comparison of the use of telemedicine between Indonesia and the United States

Pujiyono Suwadi, Priscilla Wresty Ayuningtyas, Shintya Yulfa Septiningrum, Reda Manthovani

This study aims to analyze the way Indonesian and the US laws regulate the reality and implications of legal issues regarding telemedicine, including the protection of…

Environmental hazards and health rights of workers in shipbreaking in Bangladesh

Md. Kamal Uddin, Mohammad Nur Nobi, ANM Moinul Islam

The shipbreaking sector in Bangladesh has spurred extensive academic and policy debates on relations between shipbreaking industries, environmental degradation and the…

Relationship between strategic orientation and performance: the mediating role of green supply chain management for better performance

Samira Jalili, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Saeideh Moosavi, Abdollah Keshavarz, Rouhollah Zaboli, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Rohollah Kalhor

Strategic orientation is one of the critical principles affecting the marketing and strategy selection of an organization’s activities, reflecting the strategic tendencies…

Stigma, discrimination and HIV or AIDS: an empirical investigation of Asian immigrants and refugees in Canada

Akm Ahsan Ullah, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque

HIV or AIDS remains invisible and dismissed by most South Asians living in Canada as HIV or AIDS issues are perceived as an offshoot of Western lifestyle linked with drug…

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…

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Others as Shamer scale: a barrier to effective health-care assessment

Mahvia Gull, Muhammad Aqeel, Aniqa Kanwal, Kamran Khan, Tanvir Akhtar

Despite the fact that shame is recognized as a significant factor in clinical encounters, it is under-recognized, under-researched and under-theorized in health…

Ethnic minority and their knowledge about their human health rights: evidence from a national survey in Peru

Angela Uyen-Cateriano, Fabriccio J. Visconti-Lopez, Cielo Cabanillas-Ramirez, Milene Morocho-Pinedo, Vicente A. Benites-Zapata, Daniel Raa-Ortiz, Percy Herrera-Añazco

This study aims to evaluate the association between ethnic minority membership and their knowledge about their human health rights in Peru.

Aging is inevitable: understanding aging anxiety related to physical symptomology and quality of life with the mediating role of self-esteem in adults

Rowaida Yawar, Soulat Khan, Maryam Rafiq, Nimra Fawad, Sundas Shams, Saher Navid, Muhammad Abdullah Khan, Nabiha Taufiq, Areesha Touqir, Moazma Imran, Tayyab Ali Butt

This study aims to examine the relationship between aging anxiety, self-esteem, physical symptomology and quality of life in early and middle adults as well as to explore…

Mortality rate, patient length of stay and medical cost prediction in different priority levels for patient admission to an intensive care unit

Fariba Hosseinpour, Mahyar Seddighi, Mohammad Amerzadeh, Sima Rafiei

This study aimed to compare mortality rate, length of stay (LOS) and hospitalization costs at different priority levels for a patient admitted to an intensive care unit…

The need for attention to mental health of nursing staff during COVID-19 pandemic as their basic human right

Sina Abdollahzade, Sima Rafiei, Saber Souri

This purpose of this study was to investigate the role of nurses’ resilience as an indicator of their mental health on sick leave absenteeism during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…