Inequalities in health and health-related indicators: a spatial geographic analysis of Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In developing countries, Pakistan is one of the countries where access to health and health-related indicators is a major concern. Their improvement would reduce inequalities among various Communities/Districts or groups of Communities. A Community health index (CHI) in this regard is estimated to explore inequality ratio, inequality slope, and spatial analysis of inequalities among all Communities at regional and geographical levels.

Methods

Data from Pakistan Social and Living Standard Measurement (PSLM) survey, Round-VI, 2014-15 were used to construct CHI. The index was constructed in two steps. In the first step, the study indicators were standardized while in the second step, the standardized indicators were aggregated into a single metric by applying non-lin

SUBMITTER: Khan SU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7690118 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature