采用主成分分析法创建中学性别平等学校指数。
Creation of the gender-equitable school index for secondary schools using principal components analysis.
机构信息
Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
出版信息
Int Health. 2021 Feb 24;13(2):205-207. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihaa032.
BACKGROUND
Higher schooling attainment for girls is associated with improved maternal and child health outcomes. In low- and middle-income countries, girls drop out of school at higher rates than boys beginning in early adolescence due to factors such as son preference and lack of access to menstrual supplies.
METHODS
Using principal components analysis, we created a gender-equitable school (GES) index with data from 159 secondary schools in Nepal to measure school-level factors that may influence girls' secondary school pass rates.
RESULTS
A component describing girls' safety and hygiene was positively associated with school-wide pass rates for girls, and to a lesser degree for boys.
CONCLUSIONS
The GES index has diagnostic and programmatic utility in programs aimed at supporting girls' education and health.
背景
女孩接受高等教育与改善母婴健康结果有关。在低收入和中等收入国家，由于重男轻女观念和缺乏经期用品等因素，女孩比男孩更早地在青春期就开始辍学。
方法
我们使用主成分分析，利用尼泊尔 159 所中学的数据创建了一个性别平等学校（GES）指数，以衡量可能影响女孩中学毕业率的学校层面因素。
结果
一个描述女孩安全和卫生的组成部分与全校女生毕业率呈正相关，对男生的影响程度较小。
结论
GES 指数在旨在支持女孩教育和健康的项目中具有诊断和计划实用性。
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