International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare: Volume 17 Issue 3

Assessment of attitudes toward patient rights of people live from a Turkey town and migrating to Belgium

Vahide Korkmaz, Nilüfer Demirsoy

The purpose of this study is to assess the attitudes of individuals living in Belgium and in Emirdag in regard to patient rights and the effect of cultural differences in…

Cultural adaptation and validation of the Others as Shamer scale: a barrier to effective health-care assessment

Mahvia Gull, Muhammad Aqeel, Aniqa Kanwal, Kamran Khan, Tanvir Akhtar

Despite the fact that shame is recognized as a significant factor in clinical encounters, it is under-recognized, under-researched and under-theorized in health prevention…

The technological intervention in e-health management: evidence from Thailand

Mohsin Raza, Rimsha Khalid, Worakamol Wisetsri, Luigi Pio Leonardo Cavaliere, Hamza Subhi Mohammad Alnawafleh, Magna Guzman-Avalos

The e-health services came up as an effective tool to mitigate effects of COVID-19 and following social distance norms. This study highlighted an issue of contentious usage…

Evaluation of a dementia prevention program to improve health and social care and promote human rights among older adults

Keisuke Kaneko, Fumihito Sasamori, Masao Okuhara, Suchinda Jarupat Maruo, Kazuki Ashida, Hisaaki Tabuchi, Hisaki Akasaki, Kazuki Kobayashi, Yuya Aoyagi, Noriaki Watanabe, Tomoyuki Nishino, Koji Terasawa

This study aims to evaluate a human rights-informed dementia prevention program promoting better health and social care among older adults. In this study, the authors examined…

Stigma, discrimination and HIV or AIDS: an empirical investigation of Asian immigrants and refugees in Canada

Akm Ahsan Ullah, Ahmed Shafiqul Huque

HIV or AIDS remains invisible and dismissed by most South Asians living in Canada as HIV or AIDS issues are perceived as an offshoot of Western lifestyle linked with drug use and…

Environmental hazards and health rights of workers in shipbreaking in Bangladesh

Md. Kamal Uddin, Mohammad Nur Nobi, ANM Moinul Islam

The shipbreaking sector in Bangladesh has spurred extensive academic and policy debates on relations between shipbreaking industries, environmental degradation and the health…

Legal comparison of the use of telemedicine between Indonesia and the United States

Pujiyono Suwadi, Priscilla Wresty Ayuningtyas, Shintya Yulfa Septiningrum, Reda Manthovani

This study aims to analyze the way Indonesian and the US laws regulate the reality and implications of legal issues regarding telemedicine, including the protection of citizens in…

Challenges and opportunities in female commercial sex worker health care: a critical literature review

Meagan O'Brien, Orla Kistmacher, Sabrina Marie Stephen, Gerard Thomas Flaherty

This paper aims to describe the unique health challenges facing female commercial sex workers (FSWs), including issues related to their marginalisation and difficulty accessing…

Retraction notice: Studying structure of Coronaviridae, analyzing their geometry and focusing on the role of electronic applications in health awareness of viruses

Retraction notice: The impact of quality framework application on patients’ satisfaction