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. 2013 Dec 26;8(12):e83822. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083822

Table 2. Indicators of equality of public health services and associated measurement strategies.

Indicator Population in need Definition of indicator
Equality level of children with effective management Children aged 0–6 OR of effective management* rate between left-behind children group and living-with-parents children group
Equality level of hypertension patients receiving follow-up regularly Hypertension patients OR of receiving follow-up regularly# between the group of hypertension adults in low-income group and middle and high income group
Equality level of women with effective postnatal care Women who gave birth in a specific year OR of receiving postnatal care regularly# between women living in suburban villages and whom in general villages
*

Effective management means that a child has taken all immunization vaccination at his/her age and has undergone physical examination at least once in the recent year.

#People received sufficient follow-up visits according to the National Basic Public Health Service Specifications.