Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health services
Background: One of the outstanding aspects of social justice is the balanced distribution of various facilities and services, especially health services, because proper and quick access to these services plays a key role in providing community health. The first step in planning for a fair distributi...
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| author | Ghorban Safaeian Yaqoub Zanganeh Fahimeh Minaei Mina Nouri Roghaye Panahi Laeen |
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| description | Background: One of the outstanding aspects of social justice is the balanced distribution of various facilities and services, especially health services, because proper and quick access to these services plays a key role in providing community health. The first step in planning for a fair distribution of health services is to determine the level of access to these facilities. The present study was conducted to determine the development degree of cities in Khorasan Razavi province based on health indicators.
Methods: In this analytic study 2 methods of numerical taxonomy and Mauritius method and 15 health-therapeutic indicators were utilized to determine and rank the level of development in 24 districts of Khorasan Razavi province. The data were gathered using researcher made questionnaire and by a library method in health centers of cities.
Results: The results of this study indicate that based on both methods of numerical taxonomy and Mauritius method, Chenaran area is among the developed cities and the cities of Jouvein, Goghatay, Zavve and Binalood have low level of development.
Conclusion: The cities of Khorasan Razavi province were not at the same level of development, and there was a significant difference between the Mauritius coefficient and the numerical taxonomic method. It is suggested that less developed cities should be considered by authorities to provide a balance in health services, and appropriate resources and funds should be allocated to them.
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| spelling | doaj.art-3c834a3898454c81a5322c44ad361ad62022-12-22T00:30:42ZfasShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesRāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat2476-68792538-15632017-12-0123215223Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health servicesGhorban Safaeian0Yaqoub Zanganeh1Fahimeh Minaei2Mina Nouri3Roghaye Panahi Laeen4 Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, School of Geography, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran MSc in Geography and Urban Planning, School of Geography, Golestan University, Golestan, Iran MSc in Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran MSc in Funeral History, School of Shia Islamic Studies, University of Religions and Denominations, Qom, Iran Background: One of the outstanding aspects of social justice is the balanced distribution of various facilities and services, especially health services, because proper and quick access to these services plays a key role in providing community health. The first step in planning for a fair distribution of health services is to determine the level of access to these facilities. The present study was conducted to determine the development degree of cities in Khorasan Razavi province based on health indicators. Methods: In this analytic study 2 methods of numerical taxonomy and Mauritius method and 15 health-therapeutic indicators were utilized to determine and rank the level of development in 24 districts of Khorasan Razavi province. The data were gathered using researcher made questionnaire and by a library method in health centers of cities. Results: The results of this study indicate that based on both methods of numerical taxonomy and Mauritius method, Chenaran area is among the developed cities and the cities of Jouvein, Goghatay, Zavve and Binalood have low level of development. Conclusion: The cities of Khorasan Razavi province were not at the same level of development, and there was a significant difference between the Mauritius coefficient and the numerical taxonomic method. It is suggested that less developed cities should be considered by authorities to provide a balance in health services, and appropriate resources and funds should be allocated to them. http://mshsj.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-26&slc_lang=en&sid=1Development Health indicator Mauritius coefficient Numerical taxonomy |
| spellingShingle | Ghorban Safaeian Yaqoub Zanganeh Fahimeh Minaei Mina Nouri Roghaye Panahi Laeen Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health services Rāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat Development Health indicator Mauritius coefficient Numerical taxonomy |
| title | Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health services |
| title_full | Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health services |
| title_fullStr | Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health services |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health services |
| title_short | Measuring the Development Degree of Cities in Khorasan Razavi Province based on Accessibility index for health services |
| title_sort | measuring the development degree of cities in khorasan razavi province based on accessibility index for health services |
| topic | Development Health indicator Mauritius coefficient Numerical taxonomy |
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