Title of Work

Data Exploration of Social Determinants of Health, Health Access and Quality in a Global Health Setting

Document Type

Contribution to Book

Book Title

Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age

Editor

Michelle Honey, Charlene Ronquillo, Ting-Ting Lee, Lucy Westbrooke

Publication/Presentation Date

12-15-2021

Series

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

First Page

9

Last Page

14

DOI

10.3233/SHTI210652

Abstract

Diseases have no borders, and global health operates from both within and beyond. Global health informatics can adopt an assets-oriented approach to mitigate concerns by maximizing global health data, principles, and resources combined with geographic information systems’ use case mapping. This exploratory study utilizes an assets-oriented approach to analyze four global social determinants of health indicators, including Skilled Birth Attendance, Measles Immunization Coverage, Education (Female), and the Healthcare Access and Quality Index in relation to countries’ income and geographical region. Data were extracted and analyzed from two publicly available datasets. Positive trends and variations were detected among all variables aggregated by countries’ income category and geographical region. These findings pinpoint potential health assets that the discipline of nursing can leverage to build healthier global health communities.

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