Table 4 Distribution of different indices based on study design, country, and study theme
Asset-based wealth index (using PCA & FA methods) | Income and expenditure | Indices based on occupation and education group | Wealth index combining education | Indices without any description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Study design (n = 265) | |||||
Cross sectional study | 125 (54%) | 68 (29%) | 20 (9%) | 15 (6%) | 5 (2%) |
Systematic review/review | 8 (62%) | 4 (31%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (8%) |
Cohort study | 6 (75%) | 1 (13%) | 0 | 1 (13%) | 0 |
Case control study | 1 (17%) | 4 (67%) | 1 (17%) | 0 | 0 |
Mixed-method and qualitative study | 2 (50%) | 2 (50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Randomized controlled trial (RCT) | 0 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Geographic region (n = 265) | |||||
India | 77 (52%) | 43 (29%) | 15 (10%) | 10 (7%) | 2 (1%) |
Bangladesh | 30 (68%) | 13 (30%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (2%) |
Pakistan | 11 (39%) | 10 (36%) | 3 (11%) | 3 (11%) | 1 (4%) |
Multiple countries | 15 (79%) | 3 (10%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5%) |
Nepal | 7 (50%) | 4 (29%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) | 1 (7%) |
Sri Lanka | 2 (17%) | 7 (58%) | 1 (8%) | 2 (17%) | 0 |
Afghanistan | 1 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Thematic area of different studies (n = 256) | |||||
Maternal, neonatal and child health | 67 (66%) | 23 (23%) | 3 (3%) | 6 (6%) | 2 (2%) |
Non-communicable disease (NCD) | 37 (42%) | 33 (37%) | 11 (12%) | 8 (9%) | 0 |
Adolescent and women health | 20 (63%) | 9 (28%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) |
Health systems | 11 (46%) | 6 (25%) | 0 | 4 (17%) | 3 (13%) |
TB and other communicable disease | 7 (37%) | 9 (47%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | 0 |