Leveraging census data to design and implement an area-based deprivation index to assess health inequalities in Ecuador
Traditional deprivation measures may not adequately identify deprivation in Ecuador, given the country's unique specific contextual factors. The wider scope of the EDI will inform policy-makers towards developing tailored programs to alleviate deprivation and health inequalities in Ecuador.
Authors
- Ruth Dundas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-4286)
- Diego Santos Andrade
- Irena Chis Ster
- Jonathan Olsen
- SEDHI Project
Institutions
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- St George's, University of London (GB)
- Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (EC)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Population Data Science
- Published
- 2026-01-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v10i3.2970
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Medical Research Council