Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of Iran
Background: Proper distribution of general practitioners (GPs) is one of the challenges in all health systems. This study aimed to investigate geographical distribution of GPs in public health sector in Iran between 2010 and 2016. Methods: The study is a descriptive–cross-sectional study. The popula...
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| description | Background: Proper distribution of general practitioners (GPs) is one of the challenges in all health systems. This study aimed to investigate geographical distribution of GPs in public health sector in Iran between 2010 and 2016.
Methods: The study is a descriptive–cross-sectional study. The population of provinces was extracted from Iran's National Statistic Center, while information on GPs was gathered from deputy of statistic and information technology in Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics, Gini coefficient (GC), and by drawing geographical distribution map of GPs. Data analysis was performed by excel 2013, Stata V.14, and Arc GIS software.
Results: The results of calculating the number of GPs per 100,000 population in Iran showed that, in year 2010, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province had the highest (10.39) and Alborz Province had the lowest (0.66) number of per capita GPs. The highest number of GPs per 100,000 population among Iran's provinces belonged to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (8.97), while the lowest belonged to Tehran (0.28) in year 2016. The GC was 0.31 in year 2010 and 0.283 for 2011. The lowest GC belonged to year 2012 (GC = 0.272), while the largest coefficient belonged to year 2016 (0.356).
Conclusions: According to the results of this study, the distribution of GPs in public health sector of Iran in between 2010 and 2016 showed inequality. Therefore, along with increasing the number of GPs working in public health sector, it is necessary to pay attention to their distribution. Further studies are needed to investigate inequality of GPs within and between the provinces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7e75f6f42f454a9380a530c03059c79d2022-12-21T20:09:14ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312018-01-0171898910.4103/jehp.jehp_14_18Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of IranFahimeh RabbanikhahReza MoradiElaheh MazaheriSara ShahbaziLoghman BarzegarAli Kazemi KaryaniBackground: Proper distribution of general practitioners (GPs) is one of the challenges in all health systems. This study aimed to investigate geographical distribution of GPs in public health sector in Iran between 2010 and 2016. Methods: The study is a descriptive–cross-sectional study. The population of provinces was extracted from Iran's National Statistic Center, while information on GPs was gathered from deputy of statistic and information technology in Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics, Gini coefficient (GC), and by drawing geographical distribution map of GPs. Data analysis was performed by excel 2013, Stata V.14, and Arc GIS software. Results: The results of calculating the number of GPs per 100,000 population in Iran showed that, in year 2010, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province had the highest (10.39) and Alborz Province had the lowest (0.66) number of per capita GPs. The highest number of GPs per 100,000 population among Iran's provinces belonged to Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari (8.97), while the lowest belonged to Tehran (0.28) in year 2016. The GC was 0.31 in year 2010 and 0.283 for 2011. The lowest GC belonged to year 2012 (GC = 0.272), while the largest coefficient belonged to year 2016 (0.356). Conclusions: According to the results of this study, the distribution of GPs in public health sector of Iran in between 2010 and 2016 showed inequality. Therefore, along with increasing the number of GPs working in public health sector, it is necessary to pay attention to their distribution. Further studies are needed to investigate inequality of GPs within and between the provinces.http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=89;epage=89;aulast=General practitionerGini coefficienthealth workforcesinequalitypublic health sector |
| spellingShingle | Fahimeh Rabbanikhah Reza Moradi Elaheh Mazaheri Sara Shahbazi Loghman Barzegar Ali Kazemi Karyani Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of Iran Journal of Education and Health Promotion General practitioner Gini coefficient health workforces inequality public health sector |
| title | Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of Iran |
| title_full | Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of Iran |
| title_fullStr | Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of Iran |
| title_short | Trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of Iran |
| title_sort | trends of geographic distribution of general practitioners in the public health sector of iran |
| topic | General practitioner Gini coefficient health workforces inequality public health sector |
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