Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
Peer-reviewed Medical Quarterly
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Outline
Access to healthcare resources in the cities of west of Iran
Authors
Behzad Karami Matin1, Satar Rezaei1, Ali Kazemi Karyani1, Khadije Jamshidi2, Alireza Zangenah3, Moslem Soofi4,*
1Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
2Students Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
4Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Moslem Soofi, Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran, Tel: +988334216143 Email: moslemsoofi@yahoo.com
Published online:Mar 19, 2016
Article type:Research Article
Received:Oct 31, 2015
Accepted:Mar 01, 2016
How to Cite:Karami Matin B, Rezaei S, Kazemi Karyani A, Jamshidi K, Zangenah A, et al. Access to healthcare resources in the cities of west of Iran. J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci. 2016;19(7):e69767. doi: https://doi.org/10.22110/jkums.v19i7.2494
Abstract
Background: The healthcare sector is one of the most important sectors in the development of each country, and the disparities in the distribution of health resources will reduce the level of development. The aim of this study was to examine the physical accessibility and degree of development in healthcare resources in the cities of five western provinces, including Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Ilam, Lorestan and Hamadan by numerical taxonomy method in 2012.
Methods: The study sample of this cross-sectional study included 51 cities of five Western provinces of Iran. The physical accessibility and degree of development of healthcare resources were evaluated by numerical taxonomy technique using 23 indicators of health resources. Data were obtained from the statistical yearbooks of provinces in 2012. The data analysis was done by Excel and Arc GIS software.
Results: The cities of Kermanshah and Salas-e-Babajani had the highest (F=0.59) and lowest (F=1.07) degree of development in terms of access to healthcare resources, respectively. Also, 50% of Kermanshah cities, 40% of Kurdistan cities, 37.5% of Ilam cities, 40% of Lorestan cities and about 88.8% of Hamadan cities were found to have good and very good status in access to healthcare services..
Conclusion: This study showed a large gap between the cities of one province and among the western provinces in access to healthcare resources.
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