Regional Disparity in Physical Resources in the Health Sector in Iran: A Comparison of Two Time Periods

One of the major health policy issues, in the both developed and developing countries, is the equality in the distribution of health resources. The aim of this study was to investigate the disparity in the distribution of health physical resources across the provinces of Iran in 2001 and 2011. This...

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Published in:Iranian journal of public health 2015-06, Vol.44 (6), p.848-854
Main Authors: Akbari Sari, Ali, Rezaei, Satar, Homaie Rad, Enayatollah, Dehghanian, Nasim, Chavehpour, Yousef
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dentists
Developing countries
Drug stores
Equality
Health care industry
Health care policy
Health sector
Inequality
Iran
Laboratories
LDCs
Mortality
Original
Pharmacy
Physical resources
Population
Provinces
Public health
Regional disparity
Rehabilitation
Studies
Variables
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Summary:One of the major health policy issues, in the both developed and developing countries, is the equality in the distribution of health resources. The aim of this study was to investigate the disparity in the distribution of health physical resources across the provinces of Iran in 2001 and 2011. This was a cross-sectional retrospective study which investigated inequality in the distribution of health physical resources by three indexes of Gini Coefficient, Gaswirth index and Index of Dissimilarity. The data on provinces were obtained from the yearbook statistics and Ministry of Health, and Medical Education. The Excel software was used to calculated indexes. The finding showed the mean Gini Coefficient for all variables was 0.178 in 2001 and 0.158 in 2011. Besides, the mean Gaswirth index and index of dissimilarity were 11.5 and 1.5% in 2001 and 11 and 1.4% in 2011, respectively. There was slightly inequality in distribution of physical health resources in Iran. According to the results of three indexes, this study showed when Tehran province excluding from total sample, the inequality was decreased.
ISSN:2251-6085
2251-6093