PUBLICATIONS
________________
JOURNAL ARTICLES
TECHNICAL REPORTS
MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
As part of our rigorous process, Metrics for Management writes and publicly shares a variety of technical reports, journal articles, and mass media communications. Please find a list of publications, articles, literature reviews, feature stories, and more in our four areas of work below.
EQUITY
Simplified Asset Indices to Measure Wealth and Equity in Health Programs
A Reliability and Validity Analysis Using Survey Data from 16 Countries
The Relationship Between Wealth and Use of Health Service in the Private Sector
A Literature Review and Secondary Data Analysis Focusing on Family Planning and common Childhood Illness
Assessing Provision and Equity in Low- and Middle-Income Country Health Markets
A Study from Kenya
Helen Keller International Uses the EquityTool to Improve the Health Status of Women and Children Around the World
A Case Study
Sightsavers International Uses the EquityTool to Improve Service Delivery in Comprehensive Eye Services and in Outreach Camps
A Case Study
International Rescue Committee Uses the EquityTool to Understand Existing, In-Country Methods to Identify the Poor
A Case Study
HLFPPT Uses the EquityTool to Understand Target Population and Advocate the Importance of their Role to Strengthen National Health Service Delivery
A Case Study
Equity: Enabling the Poor to Access Services
An overview of the equity metric
The EquityTool: Changing Poverty Measurement and Service Delivery
A blog for the Joint Learning Network
Behind the Equity App
How Researchers Were Able to Balance Scientific Rigor with Ease-of-Use
PSI Pulse
PSI Pulse: Simpler Measurement for Reaching The Poor
Use of family planning and child health services in the private sector
Article | April 2018 Read More
QUALITY
Review of Quality Assessment Tools for Family Planning Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Health Policy and Planning
Quality Measuring in Family Planning: Past, Present, Future
Papers from the Bellagio meeting on Family Planning Quality
Advancing Measurement of Abortion Quality
Meeting report and next steps
Quality: Assuring Quality in Family Planning Service Delivery
An overview of the family planning quality metric
Family Planning Quality of Care in Social Franchising
Meeting summary and next steps
EFFICIENCY
Patient Flow Management and Metrics in Public Hospitals in Mexico
A scoping exercise conducted by Aceso Global
Cost Effectiveness: Achieving Impact at an Equal or Lower Cost to Other Sources of Care
An overview of the cost effectiveness metric
Sustainability: Continued and sustained growth in health impact over time
IMPACT
Additionality: Capturing Additional Users in a Health Market
An overview of the additionality metric
Health Impact: Improving Population Health
Interpreting and Understanding Additional Users as Reported by Family Planning Programs
A guide for those who are receiving reports on programmatic contributions to the FP2020 goals and pledges
Data Required to Calculate Family Planning Additionality
Data requirements and best practices
Additionality Terminology
Definitions of terminology to discuss the additionality metric
Identifying Adopters of Family Planning in Client Exit Interviews
Does Recall Period Matter?
Additionality Talking Points
Summary document of key features of the additionality metric
Model Questionnaire for Assessing Client Profile to Calculate Additionality
Excel-formatted sample questionnaire