ArticleRevista de saude publica2019
Developing a deprivation index to study geographical health inequalities in Ecuador.
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- A small area deprivation index for monitoring and evaluating health inequalities in a diverse, low and middle income country: the Índice Brasileiro de Privação (IBP).International journal of population data science · 2025Article
- Leveraging census data to design and implement an area-based deprivation index to assess health inequalities in Ecuador.International journal of population data science · 2025Article
- A multicriteria vulnerability index for equitable resource allocation in public health funding.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024Article
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- Small area vulnerability, household food insecurity and child malnutrition in Medellin, Colombia: results from a repeated cross-sectional study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2023Article
- Subjective socioeconomic status: an alternative to objective socioeconomic status.BMC medical research methodology · 2023Article
- Determinants of self-reported health status during COVID-19 lockdown among surveyed Ecuadorian population: A cross sectional study.PloS one · 2023Article
- Investigating regional excess mortality during 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in selected Latin American countries.Genus · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo develop a deprivation index to study health inequalities in 221 areas of Ecuador, to describe the pattern of deprivation in Ecuador, and to explore the applications of the index to study health inequalities by analysing the association between deprivation and mortality in the study areas.
methodsWe performed principal component analyses of available indicators of the 221 cantons of Ecuador. A set of 41 sociodemographic, social capital, and subjective well-being variables were obtained from the 2010 National Population Census and the National Living Conditions Survey 2013-2014. To explore the application of the index in public health, the association between the index and standardised mortality ratios was estimated through a Poisson regression model.
resultsThe final index was constructed with 17 indicators. The first component explained 51.8% of the total variance of the data. A geographic pattern and a positive association of the index with the standardised mortality ratios of the cantons were observed in both men and women.
conclusionsWe constructed a deprivation index that can identify disadvantaged areas in Ecuador. This index could be a valuable tool for the detection of vulnerabilised populations and the development of interventions and policies adapted to local needs.
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