Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical Taxonomy

Abstract Introduction: knowledge and understanding of the situation is necessary for planning to achieve optimal development that this identifying involves separating study regions to planning areas and evaluation of the separate regions by development indicators and analysis and ranking of each are...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Raadabadi, Mohsen Barouni, Reza Goudarzi, Najmeh Baghian, Asma Sabermahani
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Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Community Health Research
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author Mehdi Raadabadi
Mohsen Barouni
Reza Goudarzi
Najmeh Baghian
Asma Sabermahani
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Mohsen Barouni
Reza Goudarzi
Najmeh Baghian
Asma Sabermahani
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description Abstract Introduction: knowledge and understanding of the situation is necessary for planning to achieve optimal development that this identifying involves separating study regions to planning areas and evaluation of the separate regions by development indicators and analysis and ranking of each area in terms of having development blessings. This study aims to Stratification of Kerman Province Districts in Terms of Health Indicators with taxonomy models. Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was applied using taxonomy Models to Stratification of 16 Kerman Province Districts based on 10 selected health indicators. Data were collected by the researcher form and through statistical center of Iran and Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Data analysis was done using SPSS/19. Results: The calculations based on taxonomy Model, Baft district with 0.46 and Rigan district with 0.96 were most and less developed districts, respectively. Conclusions: there is a relatively large difference between cities in the health sector and Most of the citiesare not satisfactory in the aspect of healthcare indices. So having plan on how to allocate resources for the health sector to improve the health of the cities is essential for policy makers.
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spelling doaj.art-1d06441fa4aa4573913d2d30c7e3e4c72022-12-22T02:18:28ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesJournal of Community Health Research2322-56882345-26092015-12-0143203214Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical TaxonomyMehdi Raadabadi0Mohsen Barouni1Reza Goudarzi2Najmeh Baghian3Asma Sabermahani4 Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Department of Health Management, Policy & Economics, Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Department of Health Management, Policy & Economics, Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Health Policy Research center, faculty of health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Department of Health Management, Policy & Economics, Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Abstract Introduction: knowledge and understanding of the situation is necessary for planning to achieve optimal development that this identifying involves separating study regions to planning areas and evaluation of the separate regions by development indicators and analysis and ranking of each area in terms of having development blessings. This study aims to Stratification of Kerman Province Districts in Terms of Health Indicators with taxonomy models. Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was applied using taxonomy Models to Stratification of 16 Kerman Province Districts based on 10 selected health indicators. Data were collected by the researcher form and through statistical center of Iran and Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Data analysis was done using SPSS/19. Results: The calculations based on taxonomy Model, Baft district with 0.46 and Rigan district with 0.96 were most and less developed districts, respectively. Conclusions: there is a relatively large difference between cities in the health sector and Most of the citiesare not satisfactory in the aspect of healthcare indices. So having plan on how to allocate resources for the health sector to improve the health of the cities is essential for policy makers.http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1112-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Keywords: Development Taxonomy Health Care
spellingShingle Mehdi Raadabadi
Mohsen Barouni
Reza Goudarzi
Najmeh Baghian
Asma Sabermahani
Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical Taxonomy
Journal of Community Health Research
Keywords: Development
Taxonomy
Health Care
title Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical Taxonomy
title_full Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical Taxonomy
title_fullStr Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical Taxonomy
title_full_unstemmed Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical Taxonomy
title_short Association Levels of Development the City of Kerman In Terms of Health and Indicators Using the Numerical Taxonomy
title_sort association levels of development the city of kerman in terms of health and indicators using the numerical taxonomy
topic Keywords: Development
Taxonomy
Health Care
url http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1112-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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