International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare: Volume 9 Issue 4

Editorial

Theo Gavrielides

The role of negative affect in the relation between subjective social status and mental health among economically disadvantaged Latinos in primary care

Michael Zvolensky, Jafar Bakhshaie, Daniel J. Paulus, Monica Garza, Jeanette Valdivieso, Olaguibel Sampogna, Daniel Bogiaizian, Zuzuky Robles, Norman B. Schmidt

The purpose of this paper is to examine the explanatory role of negative affect in the relation between subjective social status and anxiety/depressive disorders, suicidality…

Chronic conditions and barriers to care: exploring the health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in Indiana

Michelle Sandoval-Rosario, Theresa Marie Hunter, Adrienne Durnham, Antoniette Holt, Pam Pontones, Geraldine Perry

Migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) have many health challenges due to the nature of their work, low wages, living conditions, mobility, and lack of health insurance. The…

Dental care utilization in the west of Iran: a cross-sectional analysis of socioeconomic determinants

Satar Rezaei, Esmail Ghahramani, Mohammad Hajizadeh, Bijan Nouri, Sheno Bayazidi, Fatemah Khezrnezhad

Oral health is a major public health problem, both in developed and developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to examine the utilization of dental care and identify the…

Analysis of social functions in Iran’s public hospitals: pattern of offering discounts to poor patients

Aidin Aryankhesal, Manal Etemadi, Zahra Agharahimi, Elham Rostami, Mohammad Mohseni, Zeinab Musavi

Exemption from hospital charges may appear as an essential policy in order to support the poor. Such policies can function for the fulfillment of governments’ social- and…

Exploring the relationship of horizontal violence, organizational cynicism and turnover intention in the context of social exchange theory

Yasin Munir, Muhammad Mudasar Ghafoor, Amran Md. Rasli

The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship of horizontal violence, organizational cynicism and turnover intention in the nursing profession.