In the developed world the importance of evidence-based policy is increasingly recognised. Panel studies – a long-term study design where a cross-sectional sample of units is selected and surveyed at regular intervals – are being used to gather information about the same people or...

Accompanying the call for increased evidence-based policy the developed world is implementing more longitudinal panel studies which periodically gather information about the same people over a number of years. Panel studies distinguish between transitory and persistent states (e.g. poverty,...

In 2005, in recognition of the role of social factors in increasing health inequities, the World Health Organisation established the Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. South Africa is among the most unequal societies in the world. It faces serious public health challenges,...

The ability of households to diversify their income sources is strongly related to their capacity to cope in times of pressure, such as during economic crises. This is particularly so among the poor, who often do not have adequate resources on which to draw when under such pressures. Households...

La salud del niño, en particular su estado nutricional de largo plazo, está estrechamente relacionado con las características de las familias, las comunidades y los niños, incluida la educación de la madre y el acceso a los servicios públicos. Ahora bien, el acceso a los servicios...

Los hogares requieren diversificar sus fuentes de ingreso durante crisis económicas, pero la población pobre suele carecer de recursos para afrontar estas situaciones de emergencia. Peor aún es el caso de los hogares con un recién nacido, puesto que tienen dos restricciones más...

The ability of households to diversify their income sources is strongly related to their capacity to cope in times of pressure, such as during economic crises. This is particularly so among the poor, who often do not have adequate resources on which to draw when under such pressures. Households...

Si bien en el Perú el índice de matrícula en las escuelas primarias es muy alto, más de la mitad de los niños que asisten a la escuela primaria se encuentra uno o más grados por debajo de la media para su edad. Además, las evaluaciones han demostrado que, si se someten a prueba, los...