Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping review
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe and assess currently used area-based measures of deprivation in Brazil for health research, to the purpose of informing the development of a future small area deprivation index. METHODS We searched five electronic databases and seven websites of Brazilian research in...
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doaj-3afcba6b7a474232b2009288aa417adf2020-11-25T00:15:35ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública1518-87872018-09-0152010.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000933S0034-89102018000100508Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping reviewMaria Yury Travassos IchiharaDandara RamosPoliana RebouçasFlávia Jôse OliveiraAndrêa J. F. FerreiraCamila TeixeiraMirjam AllikSrinivasa Vittal KatikireddiMauricio L. BarretoAlastair H LeylandRuth DundasABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe and assess currently used area-based measures of deprivation in Brazil for health research, to the purpose of informing the development of a future small area deprivation index. METHODS We searched five electronic databases and seven websites of Brazilian research institutions and governmental agencies. Inclusion criteria were: studies proposing measures of deprivation for small areas (i.e., finer geography than country-level) in Brazil, published in English, Portuguese or Spanish. After data-extraction, results were tabulated according to the area level the deprivation measure was created for and to the dimensions of deprivation or poverty included in the measures. A narrative synthesis approach was used to summarize the measures available, highlighting their utility for public health research. RESULTS A total of 7,199 records were retrieved, 126 full-text articles were assessed after inclusion criteria and a final list of 30 articles was selected. No small-area deprivation measures that have been applied to the whole of Brazil were found. Existing measures were mainly used to study infectious and parasitic diseases. Few studies used the measures to assess inequalities in mortality and no studies used the deprivation measure to evaluate the impact of social programs. CONCLUSIONS No up-to-date small area-based deprivation measure in Brazil covers the whole country. There is a need to develop such an index for Brazil to measure and monitor inequalities in health and mortality, particularly to assess progress in Brazil against the Sustainable Development Goal targets for different health outcomes, showing progress by socioeconomic groups.http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102018000100508&lng=en&tlng=enPovertyPoverty AreasSocioeconomic FactorsSocial Inequity, classificationSocial IndicatorsReview |
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Maria Yury Travassos Ichihara Dandara Ramos Poliana Rebouças Flávia Jôse Oliveira Andrêa J. F. Ferreira Camila Teixeira Mirjam Allik Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi Mauricio L. Barreto Alastair H Leyland Ruth Dundas |
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Maria Yury Travassos Ichihara Dandara Ramos Poliana Rebouças Flávia Jôse Oliveira Andrêa J. F. Ferreira Camila Teixeira Mirjam Allik Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi Mauricio L. Barreto Alastair H Leyland Ruth Dundas Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping review Revista de Saúde Pública Poverty Poverty Areas Socioeconomic Factors Social Inequity, classification Social Indicators Review |
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Maria Yury Travassos Ichihara Dandara Ramos Poliana Rebouças Flávia Jôse Oliveira Andrêa J. F. Ferreira Camila Teixeira Mirjam Allik Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi Mauricio L. Barreto Alastair H Leyland Ruth Dundas |
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Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping review |
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Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping review |
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Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping review |
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Area deprivation measures used in Brazil: a scoping review |
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Universidade de São Paulo |
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Revista de Saúde Pública |
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2018-09-01 |
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ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe and assess currently used area-based measures of deprivation in Brazil for health research, to the purpose of informing the development of a future small area deprivation index. METHODS We searched five electronic databases and seven websites of Brazilian research institutions and governmental agencies. Inclusion criteria were: studies proposing measures of deprivation for small areas (i.e., finer geography than country-level) in Brazil, published in English, Portuguese or Spanish. After data-extraction, results were tabulated according to the area level the deprivation measure was created for and to the dimensions of deprivation or poverty included in the measures. A narrative synthesis approach was used to summarize the measures available, highlighting their utility for public health research. RESULTS A total of 7,199 records were retrieved, 126 full-text articles were assessed after inclusion criteria and a final list of 30 articles was selected. No small-area deprivation measures that have been applied to the whole of Brazil were found. Existing measures were mainly used to study infectious and parasitic diseases. Few studies used the measures to assess inequalities in mortality and no studies used the deprivation measure to evaluate the impact of social programs. CONCLUSIONS No up-to-date small area-based deprivation measure in Brazil covers the whole country. There is a need to develop such an index for Brazil to measure and monitor inequalities in health and mortality, particularly to assess progress in Brazil against the Sustainable Development Goal targets for different health outcomes, showing progress by socioeconomic groups. |
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Poverty Poverty Areas Socioeconomic Factors Social Inequity, classification Social Indicators Review |
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