This study aimed to examine the factors influencing self-rated health among Chinese older adults by gender differences and provide suggestions and theoretical references to help make policies for older adults’ health concerns by government agencies. Authors hope the study results can help promote the implementation of the Healthy China Initiative, inform intervention measures, and offer new proposals on creating policies for older adults’ health issues by the Chinese government to improve health equity.Read More
Journal Article
Preferences for Enhanced Treatment Options to Address HIV Care Engagement Among Women Living With HIV and Perinatal Depression in Malawi
This study aims to understand women’s and providers’ preferences for developing a feasible intervention to address perinatal depression (PND) and support engagement in HIV care among women living with PND and HIV. The study looks at how services—including home visits, appointment reminders, group counselling, and peer support—are effective in improving long-term HIV outcomes in women with PND.Read More
Vulnerability of Migrant Women During Disasters: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Migrants and women are among the groups that are at greater risk for and disproportionately affected by disasters. However, despite the large body of evidence that analyzes their vulnerability separately, disaster research that targets migrant women is scant. This scoping review aims to analyze the published scientific literature related to the vulnerability of migrant women and the consequent negative impact they experience during disasters.Read More
Systemic Structural Gender Discrimination and Inequality in the Health Workforce: Theoretical Lenses for Gender Analysis, Multi-Country Evidence and Implications for Implementation and Human Resources for Health Policy
This commentary brings together theory, evidence, and lessons from 15 years of gender and human resources for health (HRH) analyses conducted in health systems in six World Health Organization (WHO) regions to address selected data-related aspects of WHO’s 2016 Global HRH Strategy and 2022 Working for Health Action Plan. It considers useful theoretical lenses, multi-country evidence, and implications for implementation and HRH policy. Read More
War-Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) during armed conflicts has serious ramifications, with women and girls disproportionally affected. This study aims to assess the war-related SGBV impacts of the November 2020 conflict that erupted in Tigray, Ethiopia. Read More
A Participatory Comic Book Workshop to Improve Youth-Friendly Post-Rape Care in a Humanitarian Context in Uganda: A Case Study
Graphic medicine formats, such as comic books in which health information is presented alongside images, may be a useful learning tool to improve post-rape care and youth-friendly service provision among health care providers in humanitarian contexts. This article describes the development and pilot-testing of a workshop using a comic book to improve youth-friendly post-rape care with providers in Bidi Bidi refugee settlement, Uganda. Read More
