Table 3 List of topics suggested by participants a , categorized into thematic clusters, with average priority ratings in terms of how important it would be for the INTREC training program to provide instruction the theme/topic b
Cluster/Topic number | Themes and topics | Average Rating |
|---|---|---|
1 | Assessing health inequalities | 3.94 |
23C | Indicators to measure, analyse and evaluate (the dynamics of) health inequalities in different contexts | 4.37 |
29 | Methods for measuring/studying health inequalities | 4.24 |
6 | Health systems influencing health (in)equalities | 4.17 |
2 | Variation in access to health services for different groups | 4.15 |
1 | Evidence on causes of health inequalities in my country | 4.1 |
3 | The evidence on inequalities in health between the poor and wealthy | 4.02 |
16 | Concepts of disease and health inequality | 3.98 |
44 | Mapping the available health facilities and quality of health services they offer | 3.95 |
37 | Understanding methods that advance health equity in my country | 3.95 |
19 | Analysis of life-course as a cause of health inequalities | 3.93 |
28 | Theoretical background knowledge on the concepts of equity, inequalities, social determinants, and health inequities | 3.93 |
56 | Health inequalities: definitions, drivers, and means of addressing them | 3.88 |
40 | Systematic reviews of health inequalities | 3.85 |
58 | Rural–urban disparity in health service provision | 3.83 |
54 | Social and structural explanations of health inequalities based on characteristics of populations and effective interventions | 3.8 |
31 | Social network analysis as a means of mapping social and health inequalities | 3.76 |
41 | Discussion with experts about evidence/reviews on health inequalities | 3.73 |
53 | Consequences of impoverishment and income inequality arising out of high health care expenditures | 3.61 |
39 | How community members/local people in my country perceive and explain inequalities in health | 3.61 |
2 | Demography and health inequalities | 3.77 |
13 | Demography: demographic parameters and health inequalities | 4.12 |
15 | Demographic Changes | 4 |
43 | Population dynamics as factors affecting social inequalities in health | 4 |
14 | The demographic profile and economic profile of the population (and health) | 3.95 |
57 | Health profile of the country: the distribution of disease by age and sex | 3.73 |
4 | Health outcomes as a result of lifestyle differences within and between HDSS areas | 3.71 |
48 | Gender issues in relation to the structure and distribution of health services | 3.68 |
51 | Social injustice | 3.51 |
47 | Migration | 3.25 |
3 | Social determinants of health | 3.67 |
9 | Health (care) seeking behaviours | 4.1 |
8 | Environmental parameters that affect health | 3.88 |
5 | Health status of the elderly | 3.8 |
52 | Health transition | 3.8 |
30 | What are the wider social determinants of health (for example, education, employment, income, socio economic status, housing, gender)? | 3.76 |
32 | Children with special needs | 3.32 |
18 | Mid-life health concerns of men and women | 3.29 |
11 | Social exclusion and development | 3.27 |
4 | Research design and methods | 3.85 |
20 | Analysis of longitudinal data | 4.39 |
35 | Monitoring and evaluation methods | 4.07 |
59 | Qualitative research methods | 4 |
7 | Biostatistics | 3.95 |
34 | Writing research proposals and designs | 3.95 |
36 | (Advanced) statistical software and methods (e.g., for modelling) | 3.93 |
12 | (Social) epidemiology | 3.88 |
33 | Health economics and cost effectiveness studies | 3.61 |
49 | ICD 10 | 2.85 |
5 | Research and policy | 3.84 |
24 | Translating research into policy: how to package lessons learned from research projects into policy messages | 4.39 |
25 | Health policy analysis (including decision-making process) | 4.1 |
45 | Research policy | 3.54 |
38 | Information about other people working in this field in my country | 3.32 |
6 | Interventions | 3.66 |
22 | Public health and public health interventions in the community | 4.22 |
26 | The relation between health policy and social determinants of health (access to care) | 3.95 |
42 | Health policies and politics as social determinants of health | 3.76 |
10 | Concept of health education/promotion (e.g. in the family, in migrating communities, by empowering women) | 3.6 |
46 | Health financing (incl. insurance) | 3.54 |
27 | The effect of subsidized or non-subsidized services on (population) health | 3.51 |
50 | Health awareness of decision makers in the family | 3.49 |
17 | Limited access to health information/education | 3.46 |
55 | Health infrastructure in my country | 3.44 |