Measuring Spatial Inequalities of Health Level in Qazvin Province Using Fuzzy Electre Technique

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MA, Geography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University

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One of the factors influencing the development of a country is health services and treatment optimized. These services will be more favorable when they are more evenly distributed in different regions of the country and hence provide community satisfaction. The purpose of this study was the analysis of health inequality in Qazvin province. For this purpose, this study with a practical approach and a descriptive-analytic nature was carried out. The data collection was done through library study including the study of previous documents and the world health literature according to the Statistical Yearbook of Qazvin province in 2013. The data were then analyzed through fuzzy Electre and weighted sum models, Pearson correlation coefficient, Coefficient of Variation, and t-test. In order to do this, Excel and SPSS softwares were used to ensure accuracy in calculations. The calculations of fuzzy Electre method represented the superiority of Qazvin city with 5 scores over the other cities. Bouin Zahra with 4 scores, Takestan with 3 scores, Abyek with 2 scores, Alborz with 1 score, and Avaj with 0 score ranked second to sixth respectively. The Calculations of t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and Coefficient of Variation also represented inequality between the cities and within them (cities and villages). Inequality in Qazvin province indicated the unjust distribution of health services as well as the distance from the two principles of provision and availability - between and within the cities.

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  • Receive Date: 05 July 2014
  • Revise Date: 02 December 2015
  • Accept Date: 14 February 2016

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