Geographic patterns of deprivation in South Africa: Informing health equity analyses and public resource allocation strategies

Health Policy and Planning

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 30-39

  McIntyre, D ^a   Muirhead, D ^b   Gilson, L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deprivation; Resource allocation; South Africa; Vertical equity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

CENSUSES; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0036928323     PISSN: 02681080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapol/17.suppl_1.30     Document Type: Article

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