Handbook on health inequality monitoring : with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries

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ISBN	9789241548632 (pbk.)
Call Number	RA408.5 H236 2013
Title	Handbook on health inequality monitoring : with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries / World Health Organization
Alternate Title	Health inequality monitoring
Imprint	Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, c2013
Physical	xvi, 105 p. : col. ill., charts ; 25 cm.
Contents Note	Health inequality monitoring: an overview --What is monitoring? --What is involved in health monitoring? --What is health inequality monitoring? --Why conduct health inequality monitoring? --How can health inequality monitoring lead to implementing change? --How are the social determinants of health related to health inequality monitoring? --Data sources --Data source types --Population-based data sources --Institution-based data sources --Strengths and limitations of key data sources --Data source mapping --Measurement of health inequality --How can health inequalities be measured? --Simple measures of inequality (pairwise comparisons) --Limitations of simple measures of inequality --Complex measures of inequality --Complex measures of inequality in ordered groups --Complex measures of inequality in non-ordered groups --Population attributable risk --Reporting health inequalities --Audience-conscious reporting --Methods of presenting data --Key aspects of health inequality reporting --Selecting measures of health inequality to report --Special considerations --Reporting time trends --Defining priority areas --Step-by-step health inequality assessment: reproductive, maternal and child health in the Philippines --Selecting relevant health indicators and equity stratifiers --Data source mapping --Data analysis --Reporting inequality --Defining priority areas
Subject	Health status indicators--Measurement--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Subject	Health services accessibility--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Subject	Equality--Health aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Subject	Health--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc
Subject	Health Status Disparities
Subject	Developing Countries
Subject	Health Services Accessibility
Subject	Health Status Indicators
Subject	Socioeconomic Factors
Corporate Author	World Health Organization
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Handbook on health inequality monitoring : with a special focus on low- and middle-income countries

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