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Information for health equity in Chile Información para la equidad en salud en Chile
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Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health, Volumen 11, Issue 5-6, 2018, Pages 374-385
10204989
10.1590/S1020-49892002000500012
Autor
Arteaga, Óscar
Thollaug, Susan
Nogueira, Ana Cristina
Darras, Christian
Institución
Resumen
Objectives. To estimate the magnitude of geographical health inequalities in Chile through key indicators based on data and information that are routinely collected and easily obtained, and to characterize the current situation with respect to the availability, quality, and access to information on health equity that official sources routinely collect. Methods. A conceptual framework proposed by the World Health Organization was used to study health equity in terms of four dimensions: 1) state of health, 2) health determinants, 3) resources for and the supply of health system services, and 4) utilization of health system services. For each of these four dimensions, indicators were selected for which there was available information. The information was aggregated according to geographical and administrative units in the country: communes (342 in Chile), sanitary districts called "Health Services" (28), and regions (13). The aggregated information was analyzed using univariate analysis (