Gender and Health Data and Statistics: An Annotated Resource Guide

The minimum requirement for a gender-based analysis is the availability of sex-disaggregated health data. These data are collected in surveys and some routine health systems, such as those developed in response to the HIV pandemic. Several different search strategies were used to locate tools, papers, trainings, and other types of resources pertaining to gender and health data and statistics. Websites of global partners, NGOs, and other organizations that have conducted gender-related work and launched gender strategies were searched for gender publications and tools from September 2010 to January 2011. These organizations included UNAIDS, UN WOMEN (formerly UNIFEM) and UNFPA, PAHO, WHO, and the World Bank, Futures Group, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Population Council, EngenderHealth, and MEASURE Evaluation. Frameworks and Definitions include conceptual and analytic frameworks, and definitions of concepts related to gender and health, gender integration, and gender-related factors. Strategic frameworks of multilateral and donor organizations for integrating gender into programs are also included. Data Collection Tools comprise questionnaires and study protocols designed to collect gender and health-related information. Data Sources lists datasets that can be downloaded to perform gender and health analyses. Measuring Gender-Related Constructs 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 includes a selection of research that describes the levels and patterns of gender-related factors that have been shown to affect health outcomes. These include sex preference for children, female homicide, women's empowerment, and violence against women. Analytic Strategy contains examples of how to perform gender analyses using existing data. For example, findings from the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Data Use contains resources that explain how to use and present gender and health-related information. Monitoring and Evaluation is divided into three areas: 1) Monitoring and Assessment includes resources on how to monitor gender-based programs and assess how well systems, programs, 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 M&E. Evaluation includes documents describing evaluations of general health programs and services with a gender perspective, and how to assess services and programs specifically focused on gender-related outcomes such as violence against women and HIV. The resources included in this guide were evaluated for relevance and technical merit, and had to pertain to gender and health, with relevance to data and data use, analysis, or statistics.