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Dr Sattar Rezaei, Dr Bijan Nouri,
Volume 20, Issue 6 (2-2016)
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Background and Aim: Inequality in the distribution of health resources is one of the main issues that have been a matter of concern for researchers, planner, and managers in the health sector during the last decades. This study investigated the situation and trend of inequality in the distribution of health resources across the Kurdistan province using Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve from 2006 to 2013.

Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, which investigated the inequality in the distribution of health resources in Kurdistan province using Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve. Data including total number of general physicians, specialists, dentists, laboratories, pharmacies, hospital beds, and health centers were obtained from the statistical calendar of the province. We used Stata V.12 and DASP software for data analyses. 

Results: The mean values of Gini coefficient for general physician, specialist, and dentist, laboratory, pharmacy, hospital bed, and health centers were 0.21, 0.368, 0.38, 0.2, 0.218, 0.33 and 0.23, respectively. The highest and lowest inequality rates in 2006 belonged to the number of dentists and health centers, whereas, in 2013, the highest and lowest inequality rates were related to the number of specialists and laboratories, respectively.  

Conclusion: Our study revealed inequality in the distribution of health resources across the Kurdistan province, but the inequality in their distribution in 2013 compared to 2006, was declined significantly. The results of the study suggested that equality in the distribution of health resources is possible by implementing appropriate distribution policies on the health resources.   

Keywords: Inequality, Gini coefficient, Lorenz curve, Health resources

 

Received: Aug 31, 2015      Accepted: Dec 1, 2015


Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad , Ghasem Janbabaei , Behzad Kalantari, Alireza Darrudi, Hamed Dehnavi,
Volume 24, Issue 6 (1-2020)
Abstract

Background and Aim: Equitable distribution of health system resources and hospital beds is crucial for an acceptable level of health for all the people of the country. The aim of this study was to examine the equity in distribution of hospital beds in Iran.
Materials and Methods: In this descriptive and cross sectional study data were collected from Ministry of Health and Medical Education and Iranian statistics Center. The study population consisted of all Iranian hospitals in 2016. The equity in the distribution of hospitals’ beds was evaluated using the Lorenz curve and Gini coefficient. Excel software was used for data analysis.
Results: Iranian population was 79,926,270 and there were 930 hospitals with 118,894 beds in 2016. (1.2 hospitals per 100,000 population and 1.5 hospital beds per 1000 population). Yazd, Semnan and Tehran provinces had the highest hospital beds per 1000 population. About 17% of the total hospitals and 22% of the hospital beds were located in Tehran. The Gini coefficient for hospital bed distribution among Iranian provinces was 0.107. Distribution of the hospital beds was equitable in Alborz and Yazd provinces and inequitable in North Khorasan, Sistan & Baluchestan and Charmahal & Bakhtiary provinces.
Conclusion: The distribution of hospital beds among Iranian provinces has been fair. However, hospital beds were not distributed equitably among the cities in the provinces and were concentrated in the capital cities of the provinces of the country. Healthcare policymakers should take appropriate measures to reduce inequality in the distribution of hospital beds.
 



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مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کردستان Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
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