Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World

This paper provides a selective survey of the literature to date on poverty, equity and health outcomes. It begins with an overview of the methods that can be used to measure poor/non-poor inequalities in health outcomes, and then reviews the evide...

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Main Author:	Wagstaff, Adam
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY ADULT MORTALITY AGED AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DIET ECOLOGY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EXERCISES GENDER HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MALNUTRITION MEDICAL CARE MORBIDITY MORTALITY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION OLDER PEOPLE PATIENTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY RISK FACTORS ROADS TRANSPORT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/3916898/research-equity-poverty-health-outcomes-lessons-developing-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13680

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spelling	okr-10986-136802021-04-23T14:03:10Z Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World Wagstaff, Adam ACCESSIBILITY ADULT MORTALITY AGED AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DIET ECOLOGY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EXERCISES GENDER HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MALNUTRITION MEDICAL CARE MORBIDITY MORTALITY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION OLDER PEOPLE PATIENTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY RISK FACTORS ROADS TRANSPORT This paper provides a selective survey of the literature to date on poverty, equity and health outcomes. It begins with an overview of the methods that can be used to measure poor/non-poor inequalities in health outcomes, and then reviews the evidence on the extent of these inequalities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The data presented relate mostly to children, but some results are also presented on adults. The paper then presents a conceptual framework for understanding the causes of poor/non-poor inequalities in health outcomes, distinguishing between the effects of inequalities in the proximate determinants of health, and inequalities in the socioeconomic or underlying determinants. The paper goes on to review the evidence on what these determinants are, and how far inequalities in them appear to explain inequalities in health outcomes. The final part of the paper examines the influence of policies and programs on inequalities in health outcomes, reviewing both studies that shed light on the effects of broad policies. 2013-05-30T14:51:17Z 2013-05-30T14:51:17Z 2000-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/3916898/research-equity-poverty-health-outcomes-lessons-developing-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13680 English en_US HNP discussion paper series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	ACCESSIBILITY ADULT MORTALITY AGED AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DIET ECOLOGY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EXERCISES GENDER HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MALNUTRITION MEDICAL CARE MORBIDITY MORTALITY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION OLDER PEOPLE PATIENTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY RISK FACTORS ROADS TRANSPORT
spellingShingle	ACCESSIBILITY ADULT MORTALITY AGED AGRICULTURE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DIET ECOLOGY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EXERCISES GENDER HEALTH ECONOMICS HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOMES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVING STANDARDS LOW INCOME MALNUTRITION MEDICAL CARE MORBIDITY MORTALITY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION OLDER PEOPLE PATIENTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE SECTOR PROBABILITY RISK FACTORS ROADS TRANSPORT Wagstaff, Adam Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World
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description	This paper provides a selective survey of the literature to date on poverty, equity and health outcomes. It begins with an overview of the methods that can be used to measure poor/non-poor inequalities in health outcomes, and then reviews the evidence on the extent of these inequalities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The data presented relate mostly to children, but some results are also presented on adults. The paper then presents a conceptual framework for understanding the causes of poor/non-poor inequalities in health outcomes, distinguishing between the effects of inequalities in the proximate determinants of health, and inequalities in the socioeconomic or underlying determinants. The paper goes on to review the evidence on what these determinants are, and how far inequalities in them appear to explain inequalities in health outcomes. The final part of the paper examines the influence of policies and programs on inequalities in health outcomes, reviewing both studies that shed light on the effects of broad policies.
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author	Wagstaff, Adam
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title	Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World
title_short	Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World
title_full	Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World
title_fullStr	Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World
title_full_unstemmed	Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World
title_sort	research on equity, poverty and health outcomes : lessons for the developing world
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/3916898/research-equity-poverty-health-outcomes-lessons-developing-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13680
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Research on Equity, Poverty and Health Outcomes : Lessons for the Developing World

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