INVESTIGATION AND RANKING OF IRANIAN PROVINCES IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH SECTOR INDICATORS

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

TAHARI MEHRJARDI MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN; BABAEI MEYBODI HAMID; MOROVATI SHARIFABADI ALI

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: Journal of Health Information Management Year:2012 | Volume:9 | Issue:3 Page(s): 356-369

Download Full-Text

Persian Verion

View:

4,104

Download:

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

INVESTIGATION AND RANKING OF IRANIAN PROVINCES IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH SECTOR INDICATORS

Author(s)

TAHARI MEHRJARDI MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN | BABAEI MEYBODI HAMID | MOROVATI SHARIFABADI ALI | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

PROVINCESQ3

IRANQ2

HEALTH STATUS INDICATORSQ4

TECHNIQUESQ3

TAXONOMYQ3

SHANNON’S ENTROPYQ3

TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTIONQ3

Abstract

Introduction: Health services currently support physical and mental health of individuals and are a prerequisite for sustainable development in every community. However, such benefits cannot be gained unless balanced distribution of health and treatment facilities and equipments among various geographical regions is ensured. This study assessed the status of development and rankings of IRANian PROVINCES in terms of access to indices of health sector.Methods: This applied, descriptive, cross-sectional study surveyed all IRANian PROVINCES (n=30) in 2008. In order to collect data, online and printed literate was reviewed and the reports of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education and the IRANian Statistics Center were used as references. The TAXONOMY technique was employed to determine the degree of development of different PROVINCES. In addition, indices were weighted by SHANNON’S ENTROPY. Finally, TECHNIQUE FOR ORDER PREFERENCE BY SIMILARITY TO IDEAL SOLUTION (TOPSIS) was used to rank the PROVINCES of the country in terms of access to health sector indicators.Results: TAXONOMY technique showed 12, 9, and 9 PROVINCES to be developed, semi-developed, and underdeveloped, respectively. SHANNON’S ENTROPY introduced the ratio of the number of pharmacists to the population as the most important indicator. According to TOPSIS, the PROVINCES of Semnan and Sistan-and-Baluchestan ranked the first and last (30th) in access to health services.Conclusion: In order to reduce imbalance, health policy makers and officials are recommended to consider the developmental rankings of the PROVINCES while allocating resources.

Cites

References

No record.

Cite

APA: Copy

TAHARI MEHRJARDI, MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN, BABAEI MEYBODI, HAMID, & MOROVATI SHARIFABADI, ALI. (2012). INVESTIGATION AND RANKING OF IRANIAN PROVINCES IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH SECTOR INDICATORS. HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, 9(3), 356-369. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/122187/en

Vancouver: Copy

TAHARI MEHRJARDI MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN, BABAEI MEYBODI HAMID, MOROVATI SHARIFABADI ALI. INVESTIGATION AND RANKING OF IRANIAN PROVINCES IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH SECTOR INDICATORS. HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT[Internet]. 2012;9(3):356-369. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/122187/en

IEEE: Copy

MOHAMMAD HOSSEIN TAHARI MEHRJARDI, HAMID BABAEI MEYBODI, and ALI MOROVATI SHARIFABADI, “INVESTIGATION AND RANKING OF IRANIAN PROVINCES IN TERMS OF ACCESS TO HEALTH SECTOR INDICATORS,” HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 356–369, 2012, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/122187/en

Related Journal Papers