Development of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research's socioeconomic status index for use in the network's sites in low and lower middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Archana B. Patel (Author), Carla M. Bann (Author), Ana L. Garces (Author), Nancy F. Krebs (Author), Adrien Lokangaka (Author), Antoinette Tshefu (Author), Carl L. Bose (Author), Sarah Saleem (Author), Robert L. Goldenberg (Author), Shivaprasad S. Goudar (Author), Richard J. Derman (Author), Elwyn Chomba (Author), Waldemar A. Carlo (Author), Fabian Esamai (Author), Edward A. Liechty (Author), Marion Koso-Thomas (Author), Elizabeth M. McClure (Author), Patricia L. Hibberd (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Socioeconomic status (SES) is an important determinant of health globally and an important explanatory variable to assess causality in epidemiological research. The 10th Sustainable Development Goal is to reduce disparities in SES that impact health outcomes globally. It is easie...