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Improving immunization coverage and equity - technical resources
Comparing Resources
| Resource | Health Inequality Monitoring: A Practical Application of Population Health Monitoring |
|---|---|
| Purpose | A case study that demonstrates the importance of health inequality monitoring for equity-oriented policies, programmes and practices. |
| Content | It provides examples of application of the health inequality monitoring cycle, discusses practical challenges of monitoring health inequalities, and suggest strategies for strengthening health inequality monitoring. The 5 steps in equality monitoring described are: (1) determining the scope of monitoring; (2) data collection; (3) analysing and interpreting the data; (4) reporting results and (5) knowledge translation. |
| Expected outcomes | Facilitates development of inequality monitoring systems, and promote understanding of the steps in inequality monitoring. |
| Strengths | Outlines five practical steps for implementing health inequality monitoring. |
| Contraints/Limitations | (a) The main constraint associated with applying health inequality monitoring systems relates to incomplete or inaccurate sources of data. The 5 main data sources for health inequality monitoring (census, vital registration systems, surveys, institution based records and surveillance systems,) all have data limitations related to sampling, timing, data gaps, data quality and lack of representativeness of data, fragmented data and non-disaggregated data. (b) Feasibility depends on the level of development of health information systems, as well as the capacity that exists to conduct monitoring, and the extent to which addressing health inequalities has been prioritized. |
| Why use it | (a) Zero dose and under immunised: Can be used as an information resource on the importance of health inequality monitoring process, as well as a source of information when establishing or improving health inequality monitoring systems or developing pro equity health policies and strategies. (b) An educational resource to understand concepts and processes for monitoring of health inequalities. |
| Who should use it | Of relevance to policy makers, planners, and as a an educational resource to understand the determinants of immunisation inequities. |
| Additional Links | |
| Link to access the resource | /en/resources/journal-article/health-inequality-monitoring-a-practical-application-of-population-health-monitoring |
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