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Comparative Study
. 2018;11(sup1):1440783.
doi: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1440783.

Health Equity Assessment Toolkit Plus (HEAT Plus): software for exploring and comparing health inequalities using uploaded datasets

Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor  1 , Anne Schlotheuber  1 , Devaki Nambiar  2 , Zev Ross  3
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Comparative Study

Health Equity Assessment Toolkit Plus (HEAT Plus): software for exploring and comparing health inequalities using uploaded datasets

Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor et al. Glob Health Action. 2018.

Abstract

As a key step in advancing the sustainable development goals, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has placed emphasis on building capacity for measuring and monitoring health inequalities. A number of resources have been developed, including the Health Equity Assessment Toolkit (HEAT), a software application that facilitates the assessment of within-country health inequalities. Following user demand, an Upload Database Edition of HEAT, HEAT Plus, was developed. Launched in July 2017, HEAT Plus allows users to upload their own databases and assess inequalities at the global, national or subnational level for a range of (health) indicators and dimensions of inequality. The software is open-source, operates on Windows and Macintosh platforms and is readily available for download from the WHO website. The flexibility of HEAT Plus makes it a suitable tool for both global and national inequality assessments. Further developments will include interactive graphs, maps and translation into different languages.

Keywords: Health equity; equity monitoring; health inequality; software application; summary measures of inequality.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Access to improved drinking water in Indonesia, by place of residence (WHO 1990, 2000, 2015).
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Figure 2.
Access to improved drinking water in Indonesia: absolute place-of-residence-related inequality (WHO 1990, 2000, 2015).
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Figure 3.
Access to improved drinking water in 11 low- and middle-income countries from the WHO South-East Asia Region: national average and absolute place-of-residence-related inequality (WHO 2015).
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Figure 4.
Access to improved drinking water in 34 provinces in Indonesia, by district (SUSENAS 2015).
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Figure 5.
Access to improved drinking water in 34 provinces in Indonesia: province average and absolute within-province inequality (SUSENAS 2015).
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Figure 6.
Access to improved drinking water in Papua province in Indonesia, by district (SUSENAS 2015).
Figure A1.
Figure A1.
Screenshot of the HEAT Plus homepage.
Figure A2.
Figure A2.
Screenshot of the Explore Inequality tab and subtabs in HEAT Plus.
Figure A3.
Figure A3.
Screenshot of the Compare Inequality tab and subtabs in HEAT Plus.
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