Survey of Health Indicator Inequalities in the Township of Fars

Subject Areas : Regional Planning

mohammadreza rezaei ¹ (islamic university of marvdasht - departemant of geography)
mahmood akbari ² (استادیار گروه جغرافیا و برنامهریزی شهری، دانشگاه یاسوج، یاسوج، ایران)

Received: 2018-09-12 Accepted : 2018-10-14 Published : 2018-09-23

Keywords: &quot, Wagstaff&quot, , &quot, Paci&quot, , &quot, Van Doorslaer&quot, ,

Abstract :

Increases access to health-care services is one of the essential prerequisites to achieving sustainable development of urban and regional A is considered. In this study, the health of the Township Fars province was studied. Quantitative Research method Analytical and research within the Township Fars province. The Finding of Research by using the Concentration index of Wagstaff, Paci and Van Doorslaer Show that Shiraz Township Whit composite index 11.39 Is located in the over concentration Level. Townships of Gahrom Whit composite index 2.29, Lar Whit composite index 2.274, Marvdasht Whit composite index 2.269, Fasa Whit composite index of 1.7375, mamasani with Composite index 1.2123 and Kazeron with Composite index 1.18 Is located in the Medium concentration Level of This province. Finding of Research by using the Achievement index of Wagstaff Show that Shiraz Township Whit composite index 236.875 Is located in the over concentration Level. Townships of Lar Whit composite index 29.79, Gahrom Whit composite index 26.5417, Marvdasht Whit composite index 26.2917, Kazeron with Composite index 21.7083 and Fasa Whit composite index of 21.6667 is located in the Medium concentration Level of province. Other Townships of province is located in the low concentration Level. We live in a very inequality world (Melamed and Samman, 2013: 1). Poverty and inequality are one of the major concepts in the world (Alvaredo and Gasparini, 2013: 3). So far, one of the important issues is the imbalance of the distribution system and the failure of the urban services system, and the heterogeneous and unplanned development is one of the main reasons for this problem (Yazdani and Firouzi Majande, 2016: 18).One of these services is in cities and healthcare services, and over the past two decades a large amount of research and reporting on socio-economic inequalities in health have been conducted. There is an inequality in access to health services in both developed and developing countries (Braveman and Tarimo, 2002: 1621). The growing challenges are whether health is negatively affected by inequality of income within the community (Nilsson and Bergh, 2012: 2).

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