Informace o kvalifikační práci Measuring and Decomposing Inequality of Opportunity in Maternal and Child Health Care Access Evidence from: The Occupied Palestinian Territories
In developing countries of the Middle East, which incorporates Palestine, access to basic housing, health, and nutrition is characterized as being unequally distributed among children. This study aims to measure and decompose inequality in access to maternal and child healthcare services in The Occupied Palestinian Territories, through the implementation of the Human Opportunity Index and the Shapley Decomposition approach. By using the 2014 survey in the oPt, the study estimates the overall coverage and the level of inequality influenced by different circumstance variables. This study incorporates an extensive set of dependent and circumstance factors representing access to healthcare for mothers and children in the oPt. The study uncovered that an inadequate level of parents' education contributes to higher inequalities, more specifically the circumstance variable "mother's education" indicates that the higher level of education attained by mother leads to the corresponding higher rate of access for overall healthcare services. Thus, the results obtained from this study provide the policy makers with a practical and analytical tool for policy analysis, to implement a proper reference to achieve progress in eliminating inequities in circumstances and opportunities for children.
Anotace v angličtině
In developing countries of the Middle East, which incorporates Palestine, access to basic housing, health, and nutrition is characterized as being unequally distributed among children. This study aims to measure and decompose inequality in access to maternal and child healthcare services in The Occupied Palestinian Territories, through the implementation of the Human Opportunity Index and the Shapley Decomposition approach. By using the 2014 survey in the oPt, the study estimates the overall coverage and the level of inequality influenced by different circumstance variables. This study incorporates an extensive set of dependent and circumstance factors representing access to healthcare for mothers and children in the oPt. The study uncovered that an inadequate level of parents' education contributes to higher inequalities, more specifically the circumstance variable "mother's education" indicates that the higher level of education attained by mother leads to the corresponding higher rate of access for overall healthcare services. Thus, the results obtained from this study provide the policy makers with a practical and analytical tool for policy analysis, to implement a proper reference to achieve progress in eliminating inequities in circumstances and opportunities for children.
Klíčová slova
Access, Inequality, Human Opportunity Index, Dissimilarity Index, Healthcare Access
Klíčová slova v angličtině
Access, Inequality, Human Opportunity Index, Dissimilarity Index, Healthcare Access
Rozsah průvodní práce
47 p.
Jazyk
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Anotace
In developing countries of the Middle East, which incorporates Palestine, access to basic housing, health, and nutrition is characterized as being unequally distributed among children. This study aims to measure and decompose inequality in access to maternal and child healthcare services in The Occupied Palestinian Territories, through the implementation of the Human Opportunity Index and the Shapley Decomposition approach. By using the 2014 survey in the oPt, the study estimates the overall coverage and the level of inequality influenced by different circumstance variables. This study incorporates an extensive set of dependent and circumstance factors representing access to healthcare for mothers and children in the oPt. The study uncovered that an inadequate level of parents' education contributes to higher inequalities, more specifically the circumstance variable "mother's education" indicates that the higher level of education attained by mother leads to the corresponding higher rate of access for overall healthcare services. Thus, the results obtained from this study provide the policy makers with a practical and analytical tool for policy analysis, to implement a proper reference to achieve progress in eliminating inequities in circumstances and opportunities for children.
Anotace v angličtině
In developing countries of the Middle East, which incorporates Palestine, access to basic housing, health, and nutrition is characterized as being unequally distributed among children. This study aims to measure and decompose inequality in access to maternal and child healthcare services in The Occupied Palestinian Territories, through the implementation of the Human Opportunity Index and the Shapley Decomposition approach. By using the 2014 survey in the oPt, the study estimates the overall coverage and the level of inequality influenced by different circumstance variables. This study incorporates an extensive set of dependent and circumstance factors representing access to healthcare for mothers and children in the oPt. The study uncovered that an inadequate level of parents' education contributes to higher inequalities, more specifically the circumstance variable "mother's education" indicates that the higher level of education attained by mother leads to the corresponding higher rate of access for overall healthcare services. Thus, the results obtained from this study provide the policy makers with a practical and analytical tool for policy analysis, to implement a proper reference to achieve progress in eliminating inequities in circumstances and opportunities for children.
Klíčová slova
Access, Inequality, Human Opportunity Index, Dissimilarity Index, Healthcare Access
Klíčová slova v angličtině
Access, Inequality, Human Opportunity Index, Dissimilarity Index, Healthcare Access
Zásady pro vypracování
The main aim of this study is to investigate the inequality of opportunity, and the main drivers contributing to the inequality in accessing basic maternal and child healthcare services in the west Bank and Gaza strip. Our study builds on the Human Opportunity Index (HOI) developed at the World Bank (2006) which measures how socioeconomic and demographic circumstances affect inequality of opportunity in accessing basic services (Barros et al., 2012). Specifically, this study focuses on several maternal and newborn health services: antenatal care, place at health facility, skilled birth attendance, receiving vaccination and postnatal care. We also break down the inequality by circumstances using Shapley’s decomposition method. This method indicates the contribution of each circumstance variable to the total inequality of opportunity. This study uses data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). This Paper will utilize the data to compute the human opportunity index (HOI) and dissimilarity index (D-index). Furthermore, Shapley decomposition methods will estimate the relative contribution of circumstances beyond the control of children under-five and contribute to shaping their development outcomes later in life.
Zásady pro vypracování
The main aim of this study is to investigate the inequality of opportunity, and the main drivers contributing to the inequality in accessing basic maternal and child healthcare services in the west Bank and Gaza strip. Our study builds on the Human Opportunity Index (HOI) developed at the World Bank (2006) which measures how socioeconomic and demographic circumstances affect inequality of opportunity in accessing basic services (Barros et al., 2012). Specifically, this study focuses on several maternal and newborn health services: antenatal care, place at health facility, skilled birth attendance, receiving vaccination and postnatal care. We also break down the inequality by circumstances using Shapley’s decomposition method. This method indicates the contribution of each circumstance variable to the total inequality of opportunity. This study uses data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). This Paper will utilize the data to compute the human opportunity index (HOI) and dissimilarity index (D-index). Furthermore, Shapley decomposition methods will estimate the relative contribution of circumstances beyond the control of children under-five and contribute to shaping their development outcomes later in life.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Governement of South Australia and WHO. (2017). Progressing the Sustainable Development Goals through Health in All Policies: Case studies from around the world.
Hanan F Abdul Rahim, Laura Wick, Samia Halileh, Sahar Hassan-Bitar, Hafedh Chekir, Graham Watt, Marwan Khawaja. (2009). Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Lu C, Cuartas J, Fink G, et al. (2020). Inequalities in early childhood care and development in low/middle-income countries: 2010–2018 . BMJ Global Health.
Sanoussi, Yacobou. (2017). Measurement and analysis of inequality of inequality of opportunity in access of maternal and child health care in Togo. BMC Health Services Research, 17(Suppl 2).
UNICEF State of Palestine . (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.unicef.org/sop/what-we-do/health-and-nutrition
(2015 ). World Health Organization Calender .
Seznam doporučené literatury
Governement of South Australia and WHO. (2017). Progressing the Sustainable Development Goals through Health in All Policies: Case studies from around the world.
Hanan F Abdul Rahim, Laura Wick, Samia Halileh, Sahar Hassan-Bitar, Hafedh Chekir, Graham Watt, Marwan Khawaja. (2009). Maternal and child health in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Lu C, Cuartas J, Fink G, et al. (2020). Inequalities in early childhood care and development in low/middle-income countries: 2010–2018 . BMJ Global Health.
Sanoussi, Yacobou. (2017). Measurement and analysis of inequality of inequality of opportunity in access of maternal and child health care in Togo. BMC Health Services Research, 17(Suppl 2).
UNICEF State of Palestine . (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.unicef.org/sop/what-we-do/health-and-nutrition
(2015 ). World Health Organization Calender .
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Marah presented the introducing to the health system in the Occupied Palestinian Territories at the beginning of her Thesis - Measuring Inequality of Opportunity in Maternal and Child Health Care Access in the State of Palestine. She was continuing with the research questions, data, methodology, policy implications and conclusion. In second part of Thesis defense, the committee was familiarized with the both reviews - from supervisor and reviewer. Student answered the question/notes published in reviews and answered the questions from committee in the end of the session.