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Theme: Equity in Health (Part I)

By Anibal Velásquez

Example: Equity of access to health services insured ESSALUD (Example for Peru)

Step 1. define the research variables
know
national health surveys
-DHS (DHS): maternal and child health in MEF and children under 5 years

departments. 1992, 1996, 2000 and from 2004 continued (2004-2007)
-ENAHO (for all ages, demand and use of services, health spending, insurance,

protein caloric intake by department). Annual surveys. Continuous ENAHO

-PLSS (for all ages, demand and use of services, health spending, insurance, and

regions)

Search

main research variables in the questionnaire surveys

Review Review the code dictionary
Check database
main variables are chosen research:

* Target population: ESSALUD insured socioeconomic level

* * Use of services

Step 2. The construction plan of the main variables
Identify the main and supplementary variables in the database
operationally define key variables eg
NSE: accumulated wealth (assets): We show you how in SPSS in the 2nd part of the thesis: Health Equity

Variables assets of the respondent: auto, radio, tv, telephone, bicycle, electricity, etc. Plan
calculation or construction of the variable eg

Reduce asset data at a rate
principal components factor analysis (SPSS)

eg Sick
service use (yes, no)
outpatient and / or hospital and / or emergency service use
=
Step 3. Built the study variables in the database
Step 4. Revising the calculations is evaluated whether to modify the construction of the variable
Step 5. Plan analysis of key variables

main results are presented:

-Contingency table of the main variable Vs NSE (2) study

-curve and concentration index (Lorenz curve and coef. GINI)
EXCEL sheet is used (will be shown in Part 3 Health Equity Thesis)

Step 6. Review of analysis
Step 7. Write the results and discussion
Step 8. Submit draft thesis

Photo: Credit Anibal Velasquez. Haitian Art. It is a wooden sculpture that is located in the Hotel Montana in Port au Prince, Haiti