Table 3 Materials and methods of HEIA for policy of Removing subsidies from some basic food products
From: Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) reporting tool: developing a checklist for policymakers
Steps of HEIA | Methods used in this study |
|---|---|
Screening | - Qualitative interview - Using algorithm screening (Additional file 1: Appendix 3) |
Scoping | - Rapid review - The scope of this HEIA was determined as below: ◦ Doing a Rapid assessment ◦ Management of HEIA” Health Equity Research Center (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Science (TUMS) ◦ Time duration: 5 weeks ◦ Thematic scope: The policy of Removing the subsidies from some basic food products - HEIA subject scope: According to the assessed policy and the studies conducted in this regard, the following health indicators and issues were considered and assessed: ◦ Growth trend of consumer price index (CPI) ◦ Food inflation rate trend ◦ Amount of food consumption ◦ Change the trend of calories consumed by people ◦ Prevalence of malnutrition ◦ Prevalence of underweight and short stature in children under 5 years old - Geographic Area: people of Iran - Duration of potential impacts: assessment of short-term and long-term impacts |
Impact Identification | - Comprehensive review - Qualitative interview |
Assessment of Impacts | Using dynamic systems methods Library review and qualitative interview methods were used to assess the required data. Then, the prospective analysis method of dynamic systems was applied to show the logical relationship between the studied variables and indicators, during which dynamic systems and loops as well as how they were affected and related were determined. The coefficients and intensity of the impacts of the variables on each other were extracted through the review of the studies, and/or the impact of policy implementation on the defined variables was evaluated and predicted for the coming years |
Decision-making and Recommendations | - Comprehensive review - Expert panel |