... Iran’s conduct in realizing its population’s right to health. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative case study design involving a structured review of relevant laws, policy documents, reports and academic literature was undertaken. The data were collected from electronic databases...

...Rauf Kord; Enayatollah Homaie Rad; Ali Davoudi Kiakalayeh Purpose This study aims to calculate the inequity in out of pocket expenditures and utilization of laboratory tests in Iran. Equal access to health services is an important part of human rights in health care. Out-of-pocket payment...

... domestic violence with Spouse's education level (primary/secondary) [OR = 0.25 (0.09–0.66)] and emotional maturity (unstable) [OR = 3.59 (1.83–7.02)]. Social implications The overall prevalence of infertility in Iran was 7% in 2021. Furthermore, although infertility is a problem among couples, most...

... and barriers to use health services among people with disabilities. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was conducted among people with disabilities in Sanandaj, the capital of a less economically developed province in western Iran in 2020. In total, 548 samples were selected using...

... that has meta-analyzed the percentage of health services utilization among Iranians to answer this question “How much is the percentage of health-care services utilization in Iran?” Design/methodology/approach This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted in 2020. The literature review...

... in arrival time of emergent traffic accident patients to the hospital in 2018–2019 in a city in the North of Iran. Design/methodology/approach The authors extracted the data from the Guilan province trauma system databank in Poursina Hospital in Rasht in 2018 and 2019. The Gini coefficient was used...

... determinants in Kurdistan province, Iran. Design/methodology/approach A total of 1,056 adults in Kurdistan province were included in this cross-sectional study. Multistage sampling approach was used to select the samples. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, economic status, self-perceived need...

... and utilization of health services in the elderly population of Sanandaj (west of Iran). Design/methodology/approach This is a cross-sectional study conducted on 800 elderly people in Sanandaj. Subjects were selected using multistage sampling and data were collected using self-report questionnaires...

... they offer treatment and care for patient. This study aims to investigate observance of patients’ rights in emergency department of educational hospitals in south-east Iran. Design/methodology/approach This study used a cross-sectional design and was conducted in four educational hospitals affiliated...

... the perceived stigma among residents of Sanandaj, west of Iran, following COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This is a cross-sectional study conducted from March to April 2020. The sample consisted of 1,000 participants who live in Sanandaj. The data collection tool was a self-report electronic...

... Iran Mental health Student Academics Health workforce Bakhtiar Piroozi can be contacted at: bpiroozi@gmail.com According to the results of our study, there was no significant relationship among mental health and variables of age group, sex, faculty, employment status and working...

... such as free insurance specific for the poor (based on means testing), as well as user fee exemption and waivers could improve access to health services for them in Iran. In addition, separate funding for such policies, strengthening health prevention and health care services for marginalized populations...

...Abdorrahim Afkhamzadeh; Namam-Ali Azadi; Shirin Ziaeei; Amjad Mohamadi-Bolbanabad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine the prevalence of domestic violence against women and its related factors in Sanandaj, west of Iran. Design/methodology/approach This is a cross-sectional study...

... severe financial hardship. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence as well as the effective factors on facing catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) among gastrointestinal cancer patients and families in Kurdistan province in west of Iran after the implementation of Health...

... an important role in delivering health services, so the purpose of this paper is to calculate amount of inequity in distribution of RFPs in Iran. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the authors tried to find inequity in the distribution of RFPs in the provinces of Iran. For this purpose, inequity...

... as well as the lack of a comprehensive study among nurses in Kurdistan province, the aim of this study was to determine the incidence and causes of MEs from nurses’ viewpoint among university hospitals in Kurdistan province. This study was conducted in Kurdistan province, located in west part of Iran...

...Rasoul Tabari-Khomeiran; Sajad Delavari; Satar Rezaei; Enayatollah Homaie Rad; Mostafa Shahmoradi Purpose In May 2014, a new reform in the health sector of Iran was implemented called “health evolution plan.” In the first phase of this reform, the government reduced out-of-pocket payments...

...Ali Kazemi Karyani; Satar Rezaei; Behzad Karami Matin; Saeed Amini Purpose Poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is one of the important issues in the health sector. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence and socio-economic inequality in poor HRQoL in Tehran city, Iran...

...., 2010). Most of the studied participants reported taking no reaction against these types of violence. The most important reasons for not reporting the violence were “I found reporting useless (39.5%)” and “I did not know whom I should report to (42.7%).” In a study in Iran, the most common reactions...

... relationships have been reported to exist in diverse areas. The purpose of this paper is to determine the relationship between crime with injuries and deaths due to road traffic accidents in Iran. Design/methodology/approach In this study, macro-level panel data between 2007 and 2013 were used. The number...