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Gender and Health Data and Statistics: An Annotated Resource Guide
The demand for gender-related information in monitoring and evaluation of health programs and policies has been clearly articulated, yet several challenges related to the collection, analysis and utilization of such data persist."
To address these challenges, an expert consultation, "A Policy Dialogue to Strengthen Evidence to Improve Women's Health through Gender and Health Statistics", was held in Washington, DC, United States, October 25â27 2010. The need for more gender-related health data and statistics was recognised, along with better access to existing resources. This guide is an annotated compilation of these resources - a total of 103 resources - developed by MEASURE Evaluation at the request of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG) and the Department of Gender, Women and Health of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The resource is organised into these categories:
Frameworks and Definitions: 17 resources - includes conceptual and analytic frameworks, as well as definitions of concepts related to gender and health, gender integration, and gender-related factors. Strategic frameworks of multilateral and donor organisations for integrating gender into programmes are also included.
Data Collection Tools: 8 resources - is comprised of questionnaires and study protocols designed to collect gender and health-related information.
Measuring Gender-Related Constructs: 17 resources - encompasses methodologies relating to gender-related measures and constructs, such as the Gender-Equitable Men (GEM) scale, women's autonomy, and experience of intimate partner violence.
Describing Health-Related Gender Factors: 15 resources - includes a selection of the research that describes the levels and patterns of gender-related factors that have been shown to affect health outcomes.
Analytic Strategy: 4 resources - contains examples of how to perform gender analyses using existing data, for example, findings from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).
Data Use: 5 resources - contains resources that explain how to use and present gender- and health-related information.
Monitoring and Evaluation: 24 resources - is divided into three areas: 1) Monitoring and Assessment includes resources on how to monitor gender-based programmes and assess how well systems, programmes, or policies address gender; 2) Gender Indicators includes guides that list gender-related or gender-sensitive indicators; and 3) Capacity Building and Training lists available training resources in gender-related monitoring and evaluation (M&E).
Evaluation: 10 resources - includes documents describing evaluations of general health programmes and services with a gender-perspective, and how to assess services and programmes specifically focused on gender-related outcomes such as violence against women and HIV.
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