objective: there are disparities in mental health services (mhs) utilization within and between populations and several factors are studied as its potential correlates. identifying those correlates would help health policy makers to adjust service provision with characteristics of their community. to evaluate demographic, socioeconomic and system correlates of mhs utilization among married wome...

background and purpose: health indices, regarding to their role in the development of society, are one of the most important indices at national level. success of national development programs is largely dependent on the establishment of appropriate goals at the health sector, among which access to healthcare facilities is an essential requirement. the aim of this study was to examine the dispa...

introduction: the perceived lean services are definite type of the therapy services that patients’ needs are responded based on information about how to receive services in hospitals and medical centers. the present study aimed to determine the relationship between availability of patients’ therapy information management infrastructures and perceived lean services to find suitable model. method...

background: lack of access to health services has been mentioned as one of the main causes of health inequity in health system. the aim of this study was to measure horizontal inequity in access to outpatient services in shiraz. method: this household survey was conducted among 1608 participants above 18 years in shiraz in 2012. four-stage sampling was used. according to high amount of zero-val...

Background Given that the protection of children's health is of special importance due to their special age and physical conditions, the present study aimed to investigate the condition of children's Geographic access to health services (Health Centers and Clinical Laboratories) in Kermanshah city, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this applied study, the research approach was descriptive-analyti...

background & aim :facilitating people’s access to necessary health services is one of the most important strategies to reach social justice within countries’ health system. therefore in-time access to health cares and ensuring desirable results are essential. this study was conducted to evaluate the perception of martyrs’ parents of accessing the services of health monitoring plan. materials an...

background: the united nations has predicted that the population of slum dwellers will have grown from one billion people worldwide to 2 billion by 2030. this trend is also predictable in iran. in the iranian metropolis of shiraz, more than 10% of the residents live in slum areas. there are several problems regarding the delivery of social services in these areas. the aim of this study was to e...