Being the second-largest country in the Middle East, Iran has a long history of civilisation
during which several dynasties have been overthrown and established and health-related …

Background: The present review focuses on identifying factors contributing to health service
utilization (HSU) among the general adult population according to Anderson's behavioral …

Background Childhood undernutrition is the leading cause of under-five mortality and
morbidity in the world particularly in East African countries. Although there are studies on …

3. Results In this study, out of 8205 participants, 3172 (39%) reported the need for outpatient
services, of which 66% referred for services; of these, 98%(n= 2060) benefited from …

Reducing poor–rich inequities in health is one of the priorities of both national and
international organizations and is also one of the main challenges of health sectors in Iran …

Objective To investigate and decompose the determinants of healthcare utilization in a
central province in Iran. Study setting Data from 2711 individuals were gathered through …

Background Fair access to health services is a vital issue in low-and middle-income
countries. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the equity in access to …

Background: Many studies have been conducted in Iran in order to investigate the status of
social determinants of health (SDH) and their associations with health indicators. This study …

Methods: This study encompasses all regions of Tehran in 2011 and uses Urban HEART
questionnaires. This population-based survey included 34700 households with 118000 …

Background: Protecting households from risk of impoverishment due to out-of-pocket costs
in health care is a major challenge for health systems. Therefore, this study aimed at …