Table 2 Publications with metrics descriptions.
From: Towards the construction of health workforce metrics for Latin America and the Caribbean
Country | Metric |
|---|---|
1. Brazil [18] | Develops an index to measure job instability among nursing personnel. |
2. Colombia [19] | Proposes a formula for calculating HRH supply and demand. Quantifies tasks assigned to nurses and uses formulae to substitute occupational profiles. |
3. Mexico [20] | Generates formulae to calculate labor wastage in five occupational categories. |
4. Peru [21] | Presents information regarding the four areas of HRH and develops an analysis of in-country HRH distribution. |
5. Peru [22] | Uses formulae for projecting physician demand and needs between 2006 and 2011. Makes projections of physician supply and needs in Peru. |
6. Nicaragua [23] | Proposes formulae for calculating the number of physicians required according to hospital profile; and calculations to determine nursing personnel, general practitioners required to meet hospital admission demands, and nursing staff needs. |
7. Mexico [24] | Uses formulae to measure occupational status, rates of unemployment, and underemployment. |