Browsing Institutt for sosiologi og statsvitenskap by Journals "International Journal for Equity in Health"
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An anthropological history of Nepal's Female Community Health Volunteer program: gender, policy, and social change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Community health workers (CHWs) are central to Primary Health Care globally. Amidst the current flourishing of work on CHWs, there often is a lack of reference to history—even in studies of programs that have ... -
Inequalities in the burden of non-communicable diseases across European countries: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Although overall health status in the last decades improved, health inequalities due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) persist between and within European countries. There is a lack of studies giving insights ... -
Physical activity among Norwegian adolescents- a multilevel analysis of how place of residence is associated with health behaviour: the Young-HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Introduction The purpose of this article is to investigate whether and to what degree participation in physical activity among adolescents is associated with area economic deprivation in the municipality where they live. ... -
Subjective social status and inequalities in depressive symptoms: A gender-specific decomposition analysis for South Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Inequalities in mental health are a notable and well documented policy concern in many countries, including South Africa. Individuals’ perception of their position in the social hierarchy is strongly and ...