Physician preferences for working in deprived areas: a systematic review of discrete choice experiment

Eliciting Preferences for Health Insurance in Iran Using Discrete Choice Experiment Analysis

Background The preferences of Iranians concerning the attributes of health insurance benefit packages are not well studied. This study aimed to elicit health insurance preferences among insured people in Iran during 2016.   Methods A mixed method...

Physician retention in deprived areas: a letter to the editor

Evaluation of Preferences in Receiving Facilities Using Discrete Choice Experiment Technique

The present study evaluates the effect of some of the most important variables affecting the preferences of bank loan applicants, based on the discrete choice test method. Initially, the variables and their levels were identified after consultation with banking experts and the required information was collected through a questionnaire. The results show that any increase in interest rates, inten...

Preferences for working in rural clinics among trainee health professionals in Uganda: a discrete choice experiment

BACKGROUND Health facilities require teams of health workers with complementary skills and responsibilities to efficiently provide quality care. In low-income countries, failure to attract and retain health workers in rural areas reduces population access to health services and undermines facility performance, resulting in poor health outcomes. It is important that governments consider health w...

Challenges of Physicians Working Long in Deprived Areas in Iran

Background and Aim: Implementation of a program to support physicians’ working long in deprived areas is one of the most important programs of the Health System Transformation Plan in response to the challenge of the shortage of expert staff, particularly physicians. Numerous factors affect the persistence of physicians in different regions, especially in deprived ones. This study aims to expla...