International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare: Volume 10 Issue 2

Editorial

Theo Gavrielides

Correcting malapropisms: strategies to bridge cultural and socioeconomic gaps

Israel Berger, John A. Cartmill

Although patients and lay people are often more knowledgeable about medical conditions than their predecessors, the dominant culture’s increased involvement in understanding their…

Humanitarian healthcare: treating Syrian patients in Israeli hospitals

Savannah Spivey Young, Denise C. Lewis, Assaf Oshri, Peter Gilbey, Arie Eisenman, Richard J. Schuster, Desiree M. Seponski

The purpose of this paper is to present the findings on interpersonal relational processes of Israeli healthcare providers (HCPs) and Syrian patients and caregivers using data…

Maternal health services: an equal or framed territory?

Joana Bessa Topa, Conceição Oliveira Nogueira, Sofia Antunes Neves

Despite the high prevalence of immigrant women at the national level, studies on migration have been indifferent to the gender perspective. The purpose of this paper is to discuss…

Nurses’ reciprocation of perceived organizational support: the moderating role of psychological contract breach

Talat Islam, Mubbsher Munawar Khan, Fauzia Naheed Khawaja, Zulfqar Ahmad

The nursing profession demands emotional and psychological attachment to perform well. Nurses should not only engage in their work thoroughly, but also be willing to perform…

The socio-economic impacts of AIDS on families caring for AIDS-orphaned children in Mbeya rural district, Tanzania

Nelsensius Klau Fauk, Silivano Edson Mwakinyali, Sukma Putra, Lillian Mwanri

The purpose of this paper is to explore the socio-economic impacts of AIDS on families caring for AIDS-orphaned children in Mbeya rural district, Tanzania.

Evaluating service quality in the higher education sector in Iran: an examination of students’ perspective

Satar Rezaei, Behzad Karami Matin, Mohammad Hajizadeh, Ali Soroush, Zahra Mohammadi, Maryam Babakhany, Khadije Jamshidi

Education is a human right and access to high quality education is key to sustainable socioeconomic development. Improving the quality of higher education institutes is essential…