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Quality of Health Service Serving in Kurdistan`s Health Houses in 1998
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Ahmad Ghazizadeh   |
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| ABSTRACT
INTODUCTION: The aim of this study was evaluation of health service serving in Kurdistan`s health houses in 1998.
MATERIALS & METHODS: Data was collected from 166 health houses throughout the province by (multistage) random sampling. We used a questionnary including 165 questions for evaluation of health systems and multiple practices in health houses. Computerized analysis of data was performed by measuring 2 and variance analysis.
RESULTS: Forty seven percent of female health workers and 49% of male health workers were not native. More than 50% of both male and female health workers were not resident in health house of main village. Eeighteen percent of them were resident in the city. The coverage of vaccination and caring of pregnant women were 96% and 91.5%, respectively. They were significantly different in health systems throughout the province (P=0.013). Family planning coverage was 73% and it was significantly different among health systems (P=0.003).Coverage of infant`s care was 86% and there was no significant difference among health systems (P=0.621).
CONCLUSIONS: Coverage of vaccination and caring pregnant women were acceptable while there was significant problems regarding health house building, residency of health workers, using native health works, providing essential drugs, health supports, official and pecuniary supports, continuous program for travelling physician and health team and environmental health (microbiological analysis of water, hygienic toilettes, water chlorinating) that warrant further attentions and supervisions by responsible managers. |
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| Keywords: Quality, Health service, Health system |
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Received: 2009/03/7 | Published: 2000/09/15
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