International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare: Volume 17 Issue 1

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 emphasize…

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 experience…

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 health and…

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 investigate the…

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 overcoming…

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 EHPs…

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 (ICU) at a…

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 forms of…

Retraction notice: Measuring the knowledge and attitudes of physicians towards patients with HIV/AIDS: study of Anatolian group

Retraction notice: Human rights in mental health with specific focus on international standards and clinical practices