Introduction: accessing developmental goals and
decreasing regional inequality requires regional planning in developing
countries. Therefore, it is important to identify developmental position of
regions relative to each other. The aim of this study was to classify
Kermanshah province townships about situation of health structural enjoyment
indicators using Scalogram Model.
Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive study and it
determines health structural enjoyment indicators in townships of Kermanshah
province. Data related to indicators were collected in 3 categories of
institutional, human resources and rural health by the researcher using
statistical yearbook. Data analysis was done using Scalogram Model, Excel 2010andSPSS/18.
Findings: There is a large gap between townships
of Kermanshah province in terms of enjoyment of structural indicators of health
services. Kermanshah and Javanrud Townships with 81 score
and Sarpol-e Zahab Township with 39 score were the highest and lowest scores
respectively from enjoyment of health structural indicators. Generally, 50% of
townships were in less
developed and underdeveloped level whereas 35.72% of townships
were in developed level.
Conclusion: High development was
related to manpower indicator and low development was related to rural health
institutional indicator. In order to improve less developed indicators
and decrease the difference in enjoyment of health services indicators among
townships, it is proposed that, development-oriented planning to be carried out
appropriately with levels of development in these townships
Mousavi S, Seyedin S, Aryankhesal A, Sadeghifar J, Armoun B, Safari Y et al . Stratification of Kermanshah Province Districts in Terms of Health Structural Indicators Using Scalogram Model. JHPM 2013; 2 (2) :7-15 URL: http://jhpm.ir/article-1-94-en.html