Improving the Distribution of Rural Health Houses Using Elicitation and GIS in Khuzestan Province (the Southwest of Iran)
- سال انتشار: 1397
- محل انتشار: مجله بین المللی سیاست و مدیریت بهداشت، دوره: 7، شماره: 4
- کد COI اختصاصی: JR_HPM-7-4_007
- زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
- تعداد مشاهده: 162
نویسندگان
Department of Health Information Technology, Paramedical School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Health Information Technology, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
Department of Health Information Technology, Paramedical School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
Nursing Care Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
چکیده
Background Rural health houses constitute a major provider of some primary health services in the villages of Iran. Given the challenges of providing health services in rural areas, health houses should be established based on the criteria of health network systems (HNSs). The value of these criteria and their precedence over others have not yet been thoroughly investigated. The present study was conducted to propose a model for improving the distribution of rural health houses in HNSs. Methods The present applied study was conducted in Khuzestan province in the southwest of Iran in ۲۰۱۴-۲۰۱۶. First, the descriptive and spatial data required were collected and entered into ArcGIS after modifications, and the Geodatabase was then created. Based on the criteria of the HNS and according to experts’ opinions, the main criteria and the sub-criteria for an optimal site selection were determined. To determine the criteria’s coefficient of importance (ie, their weight), the main criteria and the sub-criteria were compared in pairs according to experts’ opinions. The results of the pairwise comparisons were entered into Expert Choice and the weight of the main criteria and the sub-criteria were determined using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP). The application layers were then formed in geographic information system (GIS). A model was ultimately proposed in the GIS for the optimal distribution of rural health houses by overlaying the weighting layers and the other layers related to villages and rural health houses. Results Based on the experts’ opinions, six criteria were determined as the main criteria for an optimal site selection for rural health houses, including welfare infrastructures, population, dispersion, accessibility, corresponding routes, distance to the rural health center and the absence of natural barriers to accessibility. Of the main criteria proposed, the highest weight was given to “population” (۰.۵۰۶). The priorities suggested in the proposed model for establishing rural health houses are presented within five zoning levels –from excellent to very poor. Conclusion The results of the study showed that the proposed model can help provide a better picture of the distribution of rural health houses. The GIS is recommended to be used as a means of making the HNS more efficient.کلیدواژه ها
Rural Health, Geographic Information System (GIS), Iran, Rural Health Servicesاطلاعات بیشتر در مورد COI
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