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Realization of the right to adequate food and the nutritional status of land evictees: a case for mothers/caregivers and their children in rural Central Uganda
In developing countries like Uganda, the human right to adequate food (RtAF) is inextricably linked to access to land for households to feed themselves directly through production or means for its procurement.... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - May 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Aziiza Nahalomo, Per Ole Iversen, Peter Milton Rukundo, Archileo Kaaya, Joyce Kikafunda, Wenche Barth Eide, Maritha Marais, Edward Wamala and Margaret Kabahenda Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Informal workers ’ access to health care services: findings from a qualitative study in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Northern Ghana
Over the past two decades, employment in the informal sector has grown rapidly in all regions including low and middle-income countries. In the developing countries, between 50 and 75% of workers are employed ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - May 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: James Akazili, Samuel Chatio, John Ele-Ojo Ataguba, Isaiah Agorinya, Edmund Wedam Kanmiki, Osman Sankoh and Abraham Oduro Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Causes of death among street-connected children and youth in Eldoret, Kenya
Street-connected young people carry a disproportionate burden of morbidities, and engage in a variety of practices that may heighten their risk of premature mortality, yet there are currently no reports in the... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - May 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lonnie Embleton, David Ayuku, Dominic Makori, Allan Kamanda and Paula Braitstein Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Persons with disabilities as experts-by experience: using personal narratives to affect community attitudes in Kilifi, Kenya
The last decade has seen improved public awareness of disability in sub-Saharan Africa. However, negative and stereotypical views of disability still persist in many communities. We conducted a study to promot... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - May 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joseph K. Gona, Charles R. Newton, Sally Hartley and Karen Bunning Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Examination of the roles and capacities of duty bearers responsible for protecting the human rights to adequate food, nutritional health and wellbeing in Ugandan children ’s homes
The majority of Ugandan children face vulnerability and malnutrition. As a State Party to international human rights treaties, Uganda has legal obligations of guaranteeing the fundamental rights and the best i... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - April 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Monica Olafsen, Archangel Byaruhanga Rukooko, Per Ole Iversen and B ård A. Andreassen Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Bibliometric analysis of peer-reviewed literature in transgender health (1900 – 2017)
Transgender community is marginalized and under-researched. Analysis of peer-reviewed literature in transgender health is needed to better understand health needs and human rights of transgender people. Theref... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - March 21, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Waleed M. Sweileh Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Attitudes towards help-seeking for sexual and gender-based violence in humanitarian settings: the case of Rwamwanja refugee settlement scheme in Uganda
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) remains a silent epidemic in many humanitarian settings with many survivors concealing their experiences. Attitudes towards help-seeking for SGBV is an important determi... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - March 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: George Odwe, Chi-Chi Undie and Francis Obare Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of under-five mortality in Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a matched case control study
Despite global declaration of the right to life as a fundamental human right and substantial progress in reducing childhood mortality, unacceptably high number of children still die before their fifth birthday... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 27, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Girma Temam Shifa, Ahmed Ali Ahmed and Alemayehu Worku Yalew Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Care- ‘less’: exploring the interface between child care and parental control in the context of child rights for workers in children’s homes in Ghana
This study explored how employed caregivers experience the interface between child care, parental control and child rights in the context of Children ’s Homes in Ghana. The focus was on investigating caregiver ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 20, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ernest Darkwah, Marguerite Daniel and Joana Salifu Yendork Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Small scale migration along the interoceanic highway in Madre de Dios, Peru: an exploration of community perceptions and dynamics due to migration
Madre de Dios, a southern state in the Peruvian Amazon basin, has experienced rapid development as well as an influx of migrants since the construction of the Interoceanic Highway (IOH) connecting Brazil, Boli... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 12, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kelly E Jensen, Nehal N. Naik, Christina O ’Neal, Gabriela Salmón-Mulanovich, Amy R. Riley-Powell, Gwenyth O. Lee, Stella M. Hartinger, Daniel G. Bausch and Valerie A. Paz-Soldan Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Assessing refugee healthcare needs in Europe and implementing educational interventions in primary care: a focus on methods
The current political crisis, conflicts and riots in many Middle Eastern and African countries have led to massive migration waves towards Europe. European countries, receiving these migratory waves as first p... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 8, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Christos Lionis, Elena Petelos, Enkeleint-Aggelos Mechili, Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla, Vasiliki-Eirini Chatzea, Agapi Angelaki, Imre Rurik, Danica Rotar Pavlic, Christopher Dowrick, Michel D ückers, Dean Ajdukovic, Helena Bakic, Elena Jirovsky, Elisabeth So Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Does the Stockholm Syndrome affect female sex workers? The case for a “Sonagachi Syndrome”
Female sex workers are subjected to intense physical, sexual, and mental abuses that are well documented in the medical and public health literature. However, less well-studied are the mental coping mechanisms... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 6, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Abraar Karan and Nathan Hansen Tags: Debate Source Type: research

Influence of indoor work environments on health, safety, and human rights among migrant sex workers at the Guatemala-Mexico Border: a call for occupational health and safety interventions
Migrant women are over-represented in the sex industry, and migrant sex workers experience disproportionate health inequities, including those related to health access, HIV and sexually transmitted infections ... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Shira M. Goldenberg, Teresita Rocha Jim énez, Kimberly C. Brouwer, Sonia Morales Miranda and Jay G. Silverman Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Realising the right to sexual and reproductive health: access to essential medicines for medical abortion as a core obligation
WHO has a pivotal role to play as the leading international agency promoting good practices in health and human rights. In 2005, mifepristone and misoprostol were added to WHO ’s Model List of Essential Medicin... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - February 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Katrina Perehudoff, Luc ía Berro Pizzarossa and Jelle Stekelenburg Tags: Debate Source Type: research

Study design and the estimation of the size of key populations at risk of HIV: lessons from Viet Nam
Estimation of the size of populations at risk of HIV is a key activity in the surveillance of the HIV epidemic. The existing framework for considering future research needs may provide decision-makers with a b... (Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights)
Source: BMC International Health and Human Rights - January 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ali Safarnejad, Wim Groot and Milena Pavlova Tags: Research article Source Type: research