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Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting: the GATHER statement.
Gretchen A Stevens1, Leontine Alkema2, Robert E Black3
1Department of Information, Evidence and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
Lancet (London, England)
|July 3, 2016
Summary
Accurate health estimates require standardized reporting. The Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting (GATHER) provide a checklist to improve the quality and comparability of global health data.
Area of Science:
- Global Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Health indicator data is often incomplete or inconsistent across populations and time.
- Lack of standardized reporting hinders accurate health estimates and comparisons.
- Existing data limitations impact public health research and policy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce the Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting (GATHER).
- To establish best practices for reporting quantitative population-level health estimates.
- To enhance the comparability and accuracy of health data across diverse populations.
Main Methods:
- Development of the GATHER checklist, comprising 18 essential reporting items.
- Focus on studies calculating health estimates from multiple data sources and populations.
- Provision of a detailed explanation and elaboration document with examples.
Main Results:
- GATHER provides a framework for reporting health estimates, including health status, disease incidence/prevalence, and determinants.
- The guidelines cover global, regional, national, and subnational quantitative population-level estimates.
- A comprehensive website offers resources for implementing GATHER recommendations.
Conclusions:
- Adherence to GATHER guidelines promotes transparency and accuracy in health estimates.
- Standardized reporting improves the reliability of health indicators for research and policy.
- GATHER facilitates better understanding and utilization of global health data.
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