Application of recommendations for target-setting for global monitoring of economic-related and urban/rural residence inequality in health.

Relevant data for the application of targets for global monitoring of health service coverage, applied to six reproductive, maternal, and child health service indicators in 26–31 countries are shown. Absolute inequality at baseline was calculated as the median difference in coverage between the richest and poorest quintiles (quintiles determined using household asset indices), or between urban and rural areas. The reduction of absolute inequality over 10 years was calculated as the median relative change in absolute difference in coverage between the richest and poorest quintiles, or between urban and rural areas, over a 10 year interval. The median overall coverage and median increase in coverage are displayed alongside. Data were collected as part of Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Because survey years were not consistent across countries, country-level data spanning 9–11 year intervals were collected at two time points between 1993–2011.
Application of recommendations for target-setting for global monitoring of economic-related and urban/rural residence inequality in health.