@2024 Afarand., IRAN
ISSN: 2538-4384 Geographical Researches 2020;35(4):325-332
ISSN: 2538-4384 Geographical Researches 2020;35(4):325-332
Comparative Analysis of Health Inequalities in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Using Mabak Technique
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Akbari M. (*1)(*1) Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Yasuj University, Yasuj, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Yasuj, Yasuj, Iran. Postal Code: 7591775955.Phone: +98 (74) 3100000
Fax: +98 (74) 3100000
Mahmoodakbari91@yahoo.com
Article History
Received: August 6, 2020Accepted: August 30, 2020
ePublished: December 12, 2020
ABSTRACT
Aims & Backgrounds
Inequality has different dimensions and one of these dimensions is inequality related to the health indicators and health in general. Inequality in access to health indicators exists in both developed and developing countries. The aim of the present study was to analyze the health inequalities in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, using Mabak technique.
Methodology In this analytical-comparative study, the data required for the research were collected through statistical yearbooks and general population and housing censuses of Kohgiluyeh and BoyerAhmad Province and health inequalities among 8 cities of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in 2019 were analyzed using Mabak technique.
Findings Boyer-Ahmad Township was at the desired level with a score of 0.773. The townships of Kohgiluyeh with a score of 0.184 and Gachsaran with a score of 0.133 were somewhat desired. Dena Township with a score of -0.110 and Choram Township with a score of -0.144 were at the deprived level. The townships of Bahmaei with a score of -0.165, Basht with a score of -0.178 and Lende with a score of -0.203 were located in the very deprived level.
Conclusion In terms of access to health services, Boyer-Ahmad Township is in the highest rank and the townships of Bahmaei, Basht, and Lende are in the very deprived level and need special attention.
Methodology In this analytical-comparative study, the data required for the research were collected through statistical yearbooks and general population and housing censuses of Kohgiluyeh and BoyerAhmad Province and health inequalities among 8 cities of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in 2019 were analyzed using Mabak technique.
Findings Boyer-Ahmad Township was at the desired level with a score of 0.773. The townships of Kohgiluyeh with a score of 0.184 and Gachsaran with a score of 0.133 were somewhat desired. Dena Township with a score of -0.110 and Choram Township with a score of -0.144 were at the deprived level. The townships of Bahmaei with a score of -0.165, Basht with a score of -0.178 and Lende with a score of -0.203 were located in the very deprived level.
Conclusion In terms of access to health services, Boyer-Ahmad Township is in the highest rank and the townships of Bahmaei, Basht, and Lende are in the very deprived level and need special attention.
CITATION LINKS
[1]Ademiluyi IA, Sunday O, Arowolo A (2009). Infrastructural distribution of healthcare services in Nigeria: An overview. Journal of Geography and Regional Planning. 2(5):104-110.
[2]Akbari M (2015). Spatial analysis of indicators of educational development in urban and rural areas of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad. Journal of Geography and Urban-Regional Development. 5(15):84-69. [Persian]
[3]Audibert M (2009). Issues and Challenges of Measurement of Health: Implications for Economic Research. Prepared for the African Economic Research Consortium. 2009, 20-22 April, Accra, Ghana.
[4]Bork T, Kraas F, Yuan Y (2011). Governance challenges in China’s urban health care system the role of stakeholders. Erdkunde. 65(2):121-135.
[5]Braveman P, Tarimo E (2002). Social Inequalities in Health within Countries: not only an issue for affluent nations. Social Science and Medicine. 54(11):1621-1635.
[6]Costa C, Santana P, Dimitroulopoulou S, Burstrom B, Borrell C, Schweikart J, et al (2019). Population health inequalities across and within European metropolitan areas through the lens of the EURO-HEALTHY population health index. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(5):836.
[7]Etches V, Frank J, Di Ruggiero E, Manuel D (2006). Measuring population health: A review of indicators. Annu. Rev. Public Health. 27(1):29–55.
[8]Fischer J, Katz R (2011). The international flow of risk: The governance of health in an urbanizing world. Global Health Governance. 4(2):1-17.
[9]Ghazanfarpour, H (2013). Leveling and development of health services in the Township of Kerman province using concentration indicators. Journal of Spatial Planning. 3(4):1-18. [Persian]
[10]Glaeser E L, Resseger M, Tobio K (2009). Inequality in cities. Journal of Regional Science. 49(4):617–646.
[11]Gonzalez Block M A, Lucas A, Gomez Dantes O, Frenk J (2009). Health policy in developing counteries. In: Oxford Textbook of Public Health.
[12]Harris D, Batley R, Wales J (2014). The technical is political – what does this mean in the health sector?. London: Overseas Development Institute.
[13]Jaba E, Balan C B, Robu IB (2014). The relationship between life expectancy at birth and health expenditures estimated by a cross-country and time-series analysis. Procedia Economics and Finance. 15:108- 114.
[14]Jaya S (2019). Inequities in urban health: A synthesis of evidence. International Journal of Social Sciences and Management. 6(3):54-62.
[15]Jones H, Cummings C, Nixon H (2014). Services in the city Governance and political economy in urban service delivery. London: Overseas Development Institute.
[16]Keefer P, Khemani S (2005). Democracy, public expenditures and the poor. World Bank Research Observer. 20(1):1-28
[17]Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Management and Planning Organization [Internet]. Statistical Yearbook of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. [Cited 2019, 1 January; Published 2019, 1 March]. Yasusj: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Management and Planning Organization Publications. Available From: https://kb.mporg.ir [Persian]
[18]Mousavi M, Meshkini A, Visian M, Hosseini M (2016). Evaluation of developmental levels of health care services with multi-Criteria decision making model (case study: Khorasan Razavi Provinces). Journal of Planning Human Resource Studies. 11(37):89-101. [Persian]
[19]Pamucar D, Cirovic G (2015). The selection of transport and handling resources in logistics centers using Multi-Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison (MABAC). Expert Systems with Applications. 42(6):3016–3028.
[20]Peters DH, Garg A, Bloom G, Walker DG, Brieger WR, Rahman MH (2008). Poverty and Access to Health Care in Developing Countries. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1136(1):161–171.
[21]Rezaei MR, Akbari M (2018). Survey of health indicator inequalities in the township of Fars. Regional Planning Quarterly. 8(31):19–32. [Persian]
[22]Overseas Development Institute (2013). Why Neglected Tropical Diseases Matter in Reducing Poverty. London: Overseas Development Institute.
[23]Takano T, Nakamura K (2001). An analysis of health levels and various indicators of urban environments for Healthy Cities projects. Epidemiol Community Health. 55(4):263–270.
[24]Tawa Lama Rewal S (2011). Urban governance and health care provision in Delhi. Environment and Urbanization. 23(2):563-581.
[25]Wang M, Liu P, Zhang R, Li Z, Li X (2020). A Scientometric Analysis of Global Health Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(8):1-19.
[2]Akbari M (2015). Spatial analysis of indicators of educational development in urban and rural areas of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad. Journal of Geography and Urban-Regional Development. 5(15):84-69. [Persian]
[3]Audibert M (2009). Issues and Challenges of Measurement of Health: Implications for Economic Research. Prepared for the African Economic Research Consortium. 2009, 20-22 April, Accra, Ghana.
[4]Bork T, Kraas F, Yuan Y (2011). Governance challenges in China’s urban health care system the role of stakeholders. Erdkunde. 65(2):121-135.
[5]Braveman P, Tarimo E (2002). Social Inequalities in Health within Countries: not only an issue for affluent nations. Social Science and Medicine. 54(11):1621-1635.
[6]Costa C, Santana P, Dimitroulopoulou S, Burstrom B, Borrell C, Schweikart J, et al (2019). Population health inequalities across and within European metropolitan areas through the lens of the EURO-HEALTHY population health index. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(5):836.
[7]Etches V, Frank J, Di Ruggiero E, Manuel D (2006). Measuring population health: A review of indicators. Annu. Rev. Public Health. 27(1):29–55.
[8]Fischer J, Katz R (2011). The international flow of risk: The governance of health in an urbanizing world. Global Health Governance. 4(2):1-17.
[9]Ghazanfarpour, H (2013). Leveling and development of health services in the Township of Kerman province using concentration indicators. Journal of Spatial Planning. 3(4):1-18. [Persian]
[10]Glaeser E L, Resseger M, Tobio K (2009). Inequality in cities. Journal of Regional Science. 49(4):617–646.
[11]Gonzalez Block M A, Lucas A, Gomez Dantes O, Frenk J (2009). Health policy in developing counteries. In: Oxford Textbook of Public Health.
[12]Harris D, Batley R, Wales J (2014). The technical is political – what does this mean in the health sector?. London: Overseas Development Institute.
[13]Jaba E, Balan C B, Robu IB (2014). The relationship between life expectancy at birth and health expenditures estimated by a cross-country and time-series analysis. Procedia Economics and Finance. 15:108- 114.
[14]Jaya S (2019). Inequities in urban health: A synthesis of evidence. International Journal of Social Sciences and Management. 6(3):54-62.
[15]Jones H, Cummings C, Nixon H (2014). Services in the city Governance and political economy in urban service delivery. London: Overseas Development Institute.
[16]Keefer P, Khemani S (2005). Democracy, public expenditures and the poor. World Bank Research Observer. 20(1):1-28
[17]Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Management and Planning Organization [Internet]. Statistical Yearbook of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. [Cited 2019, 1 January; Published 2019, 1 March]. Yasusj: Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province Management and Planning Organization Publications. Available From: https://kb.mporg.ir [Persian]
[18]Mousavi M, Meshkini A, Visian M, Hosseini M (2016). Evaluation of developmental levels of health care services with multi-Criteria decision making model (case study: Khorasan Razavi Provinces). Journal of Planning Human Resource Studies. 11(37):89-101. [Persian]
[19]Pamucar D, Cirovic G (2015). The selection of transport and handling resources in logistics centers using Multi-Attributive Border Approximation area Comparison (MABAC). Expert Systems with Applications. 42(6):3016–3028.
[20]Peters DH, Garg A, Bloom G, Walker DG, Brieger WR, Rahman MH (2008). Poverty and Access to Health Care in Developing Countries. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1136(1):161–171.
[21]Rezaei MR, Akbari M (2018). Survey of health indicator inequalities in the township of Fars. Regional Planning Quarterly. 8(31):19–32. [Persian]
[22]Overseas Development Institute (2013). Why Neglected Tropical Diseases Matter in Reducing Poverty. London: Overseas Development Institute.
[23]Takano T, Nakamura K (2001). An analysis of health levels and various indicators of urban environments for Healthy Cities projects. Epidemiol Community Health. 55(4):263–270.
[24]Tawa Lama Rewal S (2011). Urban governance and health care provision in Delhi. Environment and Urbanization. 23(2):563-581.
[25]Wang M, Liu P, Zhang R, Li Z, Li X (2020). A Scientometric Analysis of Global Health Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(8):1-19.