Health experts' perceptions about health education facilitators in the Iranian health system: A qualitative study

Background & Aim: Given the epidemiologic transition and necessity of educating to individuals, groups and organization for changing lifestyle and adherence, moreover inadequacy of current educational status, identifying health education facilitators in Iranian health system is necessary. Therefore the current study was done with the aim of explaining Facilitators of Health Education in Iranian Health System based on experiences of Faculty members and specialists, policy makers, experts, staff and health care providers, physicians and health workers. Methods:  This study was conducted using qualitative research method and content analysis approach in 2019 in Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences. In order to collect data, by purposive sampling method, 19 health experts, 2 physicians and 26 health workers were selected and interviewed semi-structured. Data were analyzed through content analysis method. For Trustworthiness of data, criteria such as Credibility, Dependability, Confirmability and Transferability were considered Results: Five themes including Individual, Interpersonal, Organizational, Society and contextual Facilitators were extracted from the results of content analysis. Conclusion: Health education facilitators are including Individual, Interpersonal, Organizational, Society and contextual Facilitators. For institualization and embedding health education science in health system, planning and intervention in all health system level for facilitating health education is necessary Conclusion: It can be concluded that population areas such as urban and rural centers are vulnerable to air pollution in terms of social vulnerability and Nimroz and Hamoon counties have the lowest social vulnerability.