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Factors associated with extrajudicial arrest for syringe possession: results of a department-wide survey of municipal police in Tijuana, Mexico
Mexican law permits syringe purchase and possession without prescription. Nonetheless, people who inject drugs (PWID) frequently report arrest for syringe possession. Extrajudicial arrests not only violate hum... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mario Morales, Claudia Rafful, Tommi L. Gaines, Javier A. Cepeda, Daniela Abramovitz, Irina Artamonova, Pieter Baker, Erika Clairgue, Maria Luisa Mittal, Teresita Rocha-Jimenez, Jaime Arredondo, Thomas Kerr, Arnulfo Ba ñuelos, Steffanie A. Strathdee and Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Global Abortion Policies Database: a new approach to strengthening knowledge on laws, policies, and human rights standards
The Global Abortion Policies Database (GAPD), launched in June 2017, provides a verifiable, comprehensive, nuanced approach to information and data sources on abortion law and policy. Abortion laws, policies, ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - September 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr, Antonella Francheska Lavelanet and Stephanie Schlitt Tags: Database Source Type: research

Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: a clinical study from the Gaza Strip
We describe the injuries, complicatio... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hanne Ed øy Heszlein-Lossius, Yahya Al-Borno, Samar Shaqqoura, Nashwa Skaik, Lasse Melvaer Giil and Mads Gilbert Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Missing knowledge of gendered power relations among non-governmental organisations doing right to health work: a case study from South Africa
Despite 20 years of democracy, South Africa still suffers from profound health inequalities. Gender roles and norms are associated with individuals ’ vulnerability that lead to ill-health. For instance, gender ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mayara Fontes Marx, Leslie London and Alex M üller Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Correction to: The burden of war-injury in the Palestinian health care sector in Gaza Strip
In the original publication of this article [1] the background section contained an inaccurate mention of the amount of civilian deaths in the 2014 Gaza war. In this correction article the incorrect and correc... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marwan Mosleh, Koustuv Dalal, Yousef Aljeesh and Leif Svanstr öm Tags: Correction Source Type: research

Contemporary women prisoners health experiences, unique prison health care needs and health care outcomes in sub Saharan Africa: a scoping review of extant literature.
Sub Saharan African (SSA) prisons have seen a substantial increase in women prisoners in recent years. Despite this increase, women prisoners constitute a minority in male dominated prison environments, and th... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - August 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marie Claire Van Hout and Rosemary Mhlanga-Gunda Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Shared latrines in Maputo, Mozambique: exploring emotional well-being and psychosocial stress
Approximately 18% of Sub-Saharan Africa ’s urban population relies on shared sanitation facilities, which are shared by one or more households. While there is growing recognition of sanitation’s relationship wi... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tess Shiras, Oliver Cumming, Joe Brown, Bacelar Muneme, Rassul Nala and Robert Dreibelbis Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Health expenditure, child and maternal mortality nexus: a comparative global analysis
This paper provides empirical evidence on how the relationship between health expenditure and health outcomes varies across countries at different income levels. (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - July 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rezwanul Hasan Rana, Khorshed Alam and Jeff Gow Tags: Research article Source Type: research

The burden of war-injury in the Palestinian health care sector in Gaza Strip
War-related injury is a major public health concern, and a leading cause of mortality, morbidity, and disability globally, particularly in low and middle-income countries such as Palestine. Little is known abo... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marwan Mosleh, Koustuv Dalal, Yousef Aljeesh and Leif Svanstr öm Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Determinants and perceptions of the utilization of tetanus toxoid immunization among reproductive-age women in Dukem Town, Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT) is still the major public health problem in about 25 countries, mainly in Africa and Asia. However, the utilization of intervention strategies, like tetanus toxoid (TT) immu... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 28, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Meseret Delesa Anatea, Tesfaye Hambisa Mekonnen and Berihun Assefa Dachew Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Combining survey data, GIS and qualitative interviews in the analysis of health service access for persons with disabilities
Equitable access to health services is a key ingredient in reaching health for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. So far, research on access to health services in low- and middle-income cou... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Arne H. Eide, Karin Dyrstad, Alister Munthali, Gert Van Rooy, Stine H. Braathen, Thomas Halvorsen, Frans Persendt, Peter Mvula and Jan Ketil R ød Tags: Technical advance Source Type: research

Registered or unregistered? Levels and differentials in registration and certification of births in Ghana
The birth of a child is a vital event that needs to be registered but this is not always the case as an estimated 40 million births go unregistered annually. Birth registration safeguards the basic rights of c... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fidelia A. A. Dake and Kamil Fuseini Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Factors associated with sexual risk taking behavior by precarious urban migrants in French Guiana
The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of risk of HIV transmission and its perception among migrants ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: August Eubanks, Marie Claire Parriault, Astrid Van Melle, C élia Basurko, Leila Adriouch, Claire Cropet and Mathieu Nacher Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Language interpretation conditions and boundaries in multilingual and multicultural emergency healthcare
With an increasing migrant population globally the need to organize interpreting service arises in emergency healthcare to deliver equitable high-quality care. The aims of this study were to describe interpret... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - June 5, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christina Lundin, Emina Hadziabdic and Katarina Hjelm Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Factors shaping political priorities for violence against women-mitigation policies in Sri Lanka
Although violence against women (VAW) is a global public health issue, its importance as a health issue is often unrecognized in legal and health policy documents. This paper uses Sri Lanka as a case study to ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - May 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Manuela Colombini, Susannah H Mayhew, Ragnhild Lund, Navpreet Singh, Katarina Swahnberg, Jennifer Infanti, Berit Schei and Kumudu Wijewardene Tags: Research article Source Type: research