On the Analysis of Health Services Development Level from the Spatial Equity Point of View (Case Study: Rural Settlements of West Azerbaijan Province)
Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studiesshamsie salehpour 1 , hassan afrakhteh 2
1 - phd student kharazmi university
2 - Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, Kharazmi University
Keywords: West Azerbaijan Province, Spatial justice, health services, Rural settlements,
Abstract :
In each community, health and remedy as the one of parts important social, decisive role in the persons health and wellbeing of the community. Present study with the aim of analysis the spatial distribution of health services from the perspective of spatial equity has been conducted in rural settlements Western Azerbaijan province. The research method is descriptive - analytical and Practical type. Data gathering in the form of 12 indicators, is documentary- Libraries method. In analyzing the data using models of Shannon entropy, TOPSIS, MORIS and in order to achieve the same result using method average ranks. Using these models and analyze each of them, rural settlements the county West Azerbaijan ranked and leveling space. The results show that rural settlements of Urmia and Khoy countyes in both models with rank 1 and 2 with good condition have been in the first and second level. And rural settlements counties Salmas Mahabad, Takab, Piranshahr, Naqadeh, Shahindej, Sardasht, Oshnavieh, Chalderan With ranks sixth up fourteenth are the fourth level. Results conducted field observations showed that in existing spatial inequality, Addition to the number of population Operating distance is also effective. Even with increasing distance from the city center, will be reduced the intensity of the enjoyment of facilities and services. This results is of polar growth policies, Followed by that, all facilities and power is concentrated in one or several regions and other regions act marginally eventually, with regard to existing spatial inequality provided Suggestions.
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Asayesh, H., & estelaji, A.R. (2003). Principles and methods of regional planning models, Methods and techniques. Islamic Azad University Press of Shahr-e Rey, Tehran. (in Persian)
Bahrami, R. (2015). Analytical level of development the health sector in Kurdistan province Counties with Using TOPSIS Method linear. Geographical Information (sphere), 24, (96), 49-39. (in Persian)
Chen, C.-T. (2000). Extensions of the TOPSIS for group decision-making under fuzzy environment. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 114 (1), PP 1-9.
Cho, Ch. M. (2003). Study on effects of resident-perceived neighborhood boundaries on public services: Accessibility & its relation to utilization: Using Geographic Information System focusing on the case of public parks in Austin, Texas: Texas A&M University.
Cuadras-Morato'a pinto, X., & Pinto j.L. (2005). Prades Equity Consideration in Health Care: The Relevance Claims. Health Economics Health econ, 10, 187-205.
Delbosc, A., & Graham. C. (2011). Using Lorenz curves to assess public transport equity. Journal of Transport Geography, 19 (6), 1252-1259.
Distaso, A. (2007). Well-being and/or quality of life in EU countries through a multidimensional index of sustainability. Ecological Economics, 64, 1-163.
Gulliford, M., & Morgan, M. (2003). Access to Health Care: Rutledge. London: New fetler LAN.
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Hendryx, M., Ahern, M., & Lovrich, N. (2002). Mc Curdy A. Access to Health Care and Community Social Capital. Health Serve, 37 (1), 85 -101.
Heydari Chaîne, R., Alizadeh Zonouzi, Sh., Qlyky Milan, B & imanitabar, H. (2014). Analytical socio-economic inequalities VIKOR and SAW-based models in East Azerbaijan Case study: health services. Research and Urban Planning, 21, 19-34. (in Persian)
Horev T., Pesis-Katz, I., & Mukamel, Db. (2004). Trends in Geographic Disparities in Allocation of Health Care Resources in the US. Health Policy, 68 (2), 32-223.
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Javan, J., & Abdollahi, A. (2008). Spatial Justice in double spaces city of Mashhad (Explanation of geopolitical patterns of inequality in Mashhad metropolitan margin). Geopolitics, 2, 157-175. (in Persian)
Kandakoglu, A., Celik M., & Akgun, I. (2009). A multi - method ological approach for shipping registry selection in maritime transportation industry. Mathematical and Computer Modelling, 49, 586-597.
Keykha, N. (2004). The concept and mechanisms of the social justice, political science. 8, (26), 163-186. (in Persian)
Kreng, VB., & Yang, C-T. (2011). the Equality of Resource Allocation in Health Care under the National Health Insurance System in Taiwan. Health Policy, 100 (2-3), 203-210.
Kunzmann, K. R. (1998). Planning for spatial equity in Europe. International Planning Studies, 3 (1), 91-108.
Liao, C-H., Hsueh-Sheng, C., & Tsou, K-W. (2009). Explore the spatial equity of urban public facility allocation based on sustainable development. Real Corp, 137-145. (22-25 April 2009, Sitges. http://www.corp.at /)
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Moeain, M. (1993). Moeain Culture. Volume 2, Eighth Edition, published by Amir Kabir, Tehran. (in Persian)
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Mousavi, MN., & Hekmatnia, H. (2015). Factor analysis and Combining indicators in determining factors affecting human development areas of Iran. Geography and Development, 6, 55-70. (in Persian)
Mousavi, S.M., Anjam, shoa M., Rajabi Vasookalaei, Gh., Ezati asar, M., & Varehzardi, M. (2015). Evaluation West Azarbaijan province Counties in the field of enjoying of health services development indicators. School of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery, 13 (3), Sequential 68, 234-245. (in Persian)
Nicholls, S. (2001). Measuring the accessibility and equity of public parks: a case study using GIS. Managing Le isure, 6, 201-219. (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals).
Nickpour, B. (2006). Health in the villages of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiari. Tehran University Press, Tehran. (in Persian)
Oladipo, J. A. (2014). Utilization of health care services in rural and urban areas: a determinant factor in planning and managing health care delivery systems. African Health Sciences, 14, (2), 322-333.
Opricovic, G.-H. Tzeng. (2004). Compromise solution by MCDM methods: A comparative analysis of VIKOR and TOPSIS. European, Journal of Operational Research, 156, 445–455.
Pong RW1, DesMeules, M., Heng, D., Lagacé, C., Guernsey, JR., Kazanjian, A., Manuel, D., Pitblado, JR., Bollman, R., Koren, I., Dressler, MP., Wang, F., Luo, W. (2011). Patterns of health services utilization in rural Canada. Chronic Dis Inj Can, 31 (Suppl), 1-36.
Rahnama, M.R., & Zabihi, J. (2011). The analysis distribution urban public facilities from the perspective of spatial equity with integrated access model in Mashhad. Geography and Development, 23, 5-26. (in Persian)
Rice, N., & Smith, P. (2001). Ethics and Geographical Equity in Health Care Utilization of New York. journal of Medical Ethics, 27, 256-261.
Sadeghifar, J., Sydein, S.H., Anjam, shoa M., Rajabi Vasookalaei, Gh., Mosavi, S.M., & Armon, B. (2014). The Determine degree of development determine the degree of development counties Bushehr Province in terms of health indicators using the numerical taxonomy. Medical Sciences Razi, 21 (118), 81-91. (in Persian)
Sayehmiri, A., & Sayehmiri, C. (2001). The ranking healthcare status Ilam counties with the use of numerical taxonomy techniques and principal components analysis. Medical Sciences, 9 and 8, 91-104. (in Persian)
Shannon, C., Weaver, W. (1964). The Mathematical Theory of Communication. the University of Illinois Press. Urbana, (Copyright 1949 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Manufactured in the United States of America. Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 49-11922).
Shin, H. (2003). Income related inequity in health care access and delivery. PhD thesis, University of South Carolina.
Sibley, L.M., & Weiner, JP. (2011). an evaluation of access to health care services along the rural-urban continuum in Canada. BMC Health Serv Res, 31, 11-20.
Smith, D., & M. (1994). Geography and Social justice. Oxford: Blackwell.
Streeten, P. (1999). Economic Development in Third World. Boston University, towards an Effective Urban Environmentalism for the 21s, Boston University.
Talen, E., & Anselin, L. (1998). Assessing Spatial Equity: An Evaluation of Measures of Accessibility to Public Playgrounds. Environment and Planning, 30 (1), 595-613.
Tavakoli, J. (2014). Assessment of socio-economic sustainability of rural settlements north and south Khave villages in Lorestan province. Applied ResearchGeographical Sciences, o 32, 71-92. (in Persian)
Tsou, Ko-Wan., Yu-Ting, H., & Yao-Lin, Ch. (2005). An Accessibility-Based Integrated Measure of Relative Spatial Equity in Urban Public Facilities. Cities, 22 (6), 424-435
Zarabi, A.A., & Sheykhbeglu, R. (2011). The leveling Health development indicators provinces of Iran. Social Welfare, 11 (42), 107-128. (in Persian)
Zere, E., Mandlhate, C., Mbeeli, T., Shangula, K., Mutirua, K., & Kapenambili, W. (2007). Equity in health care in Namibia: developing a needs-based resource allocation formula using principal components analysis. Int J Equity Health, 6(1), 1-7. (Http: //www. Equity healthj.
