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Leishmaniasis patients' pilgrimage to access health care in rural Bolivia: a qualitative study using human rights to health approach
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease endemic in Bolivia that disproportionately affects people with little social and political capital. Although the treatment is provided free of charge by the Bolivi... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - March 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daniel Eid, Miguel San Sebastian, Anna-Karin Hurtig and Isabel Goicolea Tags: Research article Source Type: research

A cross-sectional survey of parental attitudes towards Human papillomavirus vaccination exclusion categories in Brazil
In 1988, Brazil established a constitutional right to health and universal access to health care for all Brazilians through the creation of the Unified Health System (SUS). As part of its efforts to fulfill th... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariana V. Gattegno, Maria A. F. Vertamatti, Robert A. Bednarczyk and Dabney P. Evans Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Health of Syrian unaccompanied asylum seeking adolescents (UASA) at first medical examination in Germany in comparison to UASA from other world regions
This study aims to describe the weight st... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 26, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Annika Laukamp, Luise Pr üfer-Krämer, Florian Fischer and Alexander Krämer Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Health status of children left behind in rural areas of Sichuan Province of China: a cross-sectional study
In recent decades, many workers from rural areas in China migrated to urban cities in search of a better livelihood. Due to the household registration policy and other financial barriers, more than 40 million ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - January 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daisheng Tang, Weng I. Choi, Liyuan Deng, Ying Bian and Hao Hu Tags: Research article Source Type: research

The recovery experience of people who were sex trafficked: the thwarted journey towards goal pursuit
This article describes how service users in this programme conceptualized and experi... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - January 22, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roderik F. Viergever, Nicki Thorogood, Tamara van Driel, Judith RLM Wolf and Mary Alison Durand Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Sewing shirts with injured fingers and tears: exploring the experience of female garment workers health problems in Bangladesh
The ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh not only contributes to the nation ’s economic development, but has created income opportunities for women, benefiting their whole family. However, these benefits c... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - January 21, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sadika Akhter, Shannon Rutherford and Cordia Chu Tags: Research article Source Type: research

The MuSeS project: a mixed methods study to increase understanding of the role of settlement and multicultural services in supporting migrant and refugee women experiencing violence in Australia
Violence against women is a major human rights and public health issue globally. The experience of violence affects women across Australia, including the large number of migrant and refugee women who permanent... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - January 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cathy Vaughan, Yara Jarallah, Adele Murdolo, Linda Murray, Regina Quiazon, Karen Block and Lana Zannettino Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

Global Abortion Policies Database: a descriptive analysis of the legal categories of lawful abortion
Texts and interpretations on the lawfulness of abortion and associated administrative requirements can be vague and confusing. It can also be difficult for a woman or provider to know exactly where to look for... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - December 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Antonella F. Lavelanet, Stephanie Schlitt, Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr and Bela Ganatra Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Mandatory minimum sentencing policies and cocaine use in the U.S., 1985 –2013
As of May 2017, the United States federal government renewed its prioritization for the enforcement of mandatory minimum sentences for illicit drug offenses. While the effect of such policies on racial dispari... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lauryn Saxe Walker and Briana Mezuk Tags: Research article Source Type: research

A harmful traditional practice exposing young girls to experience virgin pregnancy (Shilshalo): a qualitative study in Argoba community, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
There are various harmful traditional practices and beliefs across the different parts of Ethiopia. Shilshalo, which is yet little known about, is one of these practices existing in Argoba, a community in Amhara ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yohannes Mersha Belete and Negesse Kebede Atlaw Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Words matter: a call for humanizing and respectful language to describe people who experience incarceration
Words matter when describing people involved in the criminal justice system because language can have a significant impact upon health, wellbeing, and access to health information and services. However, termin... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Nguyen Toan Tran, St éphanie Baggio, Angela Dawson, Éamonn O’Moore, Brie Williams, Precious Bedell, Olivier Simon, Willem Scholten, Laurent Getaz and Hans Wolff Tags: Debate Source Type: research

“We need good nutrition but we have no money to buy food”: sociocultural context, care experiences, and newborn health in two UNHCR-supported camps in South Sudan
Determinants of newborn health and survival exist across the reproductive life cycle, with many sociocultural and contextual factors influencing outcomes beyond the availability of, and access to, quality heal... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - November 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Stephanie Gee, Josep Vargas and Angel M. Foster Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Supporting ALL victims of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation: guidance for health providers
Smaller groups of victims of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation – such as male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), victims of elder abuse, victims of abuse by carers, victims of parent abuse, vic... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - October 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Roderik F Viergever, Nicki Thorogood, Judith RLM Wolf and Mary Alison Durand Tags: Debate Source Type: research

Critical assessment of refugees ’ needs in post-emergency context: the case of Malian war refugees settled in Northern Burkina Faso
Empirically assessing the needs of refugees in camps is critical to the improvement of existing policies and programs that aim at enhancing their well-being. By neglecting the needs of refugees, interventions ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 21, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Idrissa Beogo, Amadou Darboe, A. Oluwafunmilade Adesanya and Bomar Mendez Rojas Tags: Research article Source Type: research

HIV prevention: mapping Mozambican people ’s views on the acceptability of the widow’s sexual cleansing ritual called pita-kufa
In Mozambique, the widow is traditionally required to undergo a cleansing ritual called pita-kufa, which generally involves several sessions of unprotected sexual intercourse with the brother of her deceased husb... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Germano Vera Cruz, Aniceto Mateus and Priscilla S. Dlamini Tags: Research article Source Type: research