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Improving immunization coverage and equity - technical resources
Comparing Resources
| Resource | Handbook on health inequality monitoring with a special focus on LMIC countries |
|---|---|
| Purpose | To provide a comprehensive resource to clarify the concepts associated with health inequality monitoring, illustrate the process through examples and promote the integration of health inequality monitoring within health information systems of low- and middle-income countries. |
| Content | Overview of health inequality monitoring, data sources, measures of health inequality, and examples of inequality monitoring in practice (a set of ppt lectures and e-learning module accompanies the handbook). Topic areas include concepts and measurements of health inequalities, data sources, reporting, health inequality assessment, and appendix of indicator definitions. |
| Expected outcomes | Development of inequality monitoring systems, promotion of understanding of concepts and processes of inequality monitoring. |
| Strengths | (a) The concepts and processes outlined in the handbook are complemented by eLearning modules and ppt presentations. (b) Uses real examples from low- and middle-income country settings to explain and apply the main concepts. |
| Contraints/Limitations | The 5 main data sources for health inequality monitoring (census, vital registration systems, surveys, institution based records and surveillance systems) have data limitations related to sampling, timing, data gaps, data quality and lack of representativeness of data. |
| Why use it | (a) Zero dose and under immunised: An information resource on immunisation inequities to inform development of pro equity policies & strategies. (b) Supports establishment of monitoring systems for health inequalities in national health information systems, and also as a capacity building resource for health managers. |
| Who should use it | Policy makers, planners, researchers, public health professionals, advisers and educators. |
| Additional Links | |
| Link to access the resource | /en/resources/guidance/handbook-on-health-inequality-monitoring-with-a-special-focus-on-lmic-countries |
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