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Poverty : assessing the distribution of health risks by socioeconomic
position at national and local levels
Blakely T, Hales S, Woodward A.
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2004 -WHO Environmental Burden of
Disease Series, No. 10
Available online as PDF file [40p.] at:
http://www.who.int/quantifying_ehimpacts/publications/en/ebd10.pdf
60;70;.This guide therefore describes how to calculate the exposure
associated with low socioeconomic status. This will give policy-makers an
indication of the potential gains that could be achieved by reducing
poverty and by targeting health services, including preventive measures, to
the most disadvantaged sections of society.
In the guide, conceptual issues that link socioeconomic status, exposure
to risk factors and health are first explained. A practical, step-by-step
approach is then
used to assess the impact of socioeconomic status on risk factors and
health, using numerical examples. The methods can be adapted both to local
and national levels, and can be tailored to suit data availability70;..61;
Table of Contents
Summary
1. Introduction
1.1. Overview
1.2. Concepts
2. Summary of the method
3. Determine the population distribution of the socioeconomic factor
4. Determine the relative risks for the association between socioeconomic
position and risk factors
5. Determine the current distribution of risk factor levels within the
population
6. Calculate the population attributable risks
7. Estimate uncertainties
8. Case study: absolute poverty and child malnutrition in Pakistan
8.1. Select an appropriate measure of socioeconomic position
8.2. Determine the population distribution of the socioeconomic factor
8.3. Determine the relative risks for the association between socioeconomic
position and risk factors
8.4. Determine the current distribution of risk factor levels within the
population
8.5. Calculate the population attributable risks and burdens
8.6. Estimate Uncertainties
9. Conclusions and policy implications
10. References
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