Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1394
10
1
gregorian
2016
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30
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online
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fulltext
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Economic inequalities in dental care utilizations in Iran: Evidence from an urban region
Health Management and Economics
Health Management and Economics
Original Research
Original Research
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Background: </strong>Health utilization inequality is a major concern for health policymakers. Equality in utilization of services is very important for having a healthy society. The aim of this study was to describe inequality in dental care utilization in Iran, Therefore, concentration index, its curve, and the predictors of inequality in utilization of dental services and their spending were calculated.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Methods</strong>: Data of a health utilization survey which previously had been gathered in Shiraz, Iran were used for this study. Tobit and Poisson estimators were used to estimate utilization and out of pocket models. Furthermore, concentration index and curve was calculated to show inequality in dental care utilization.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Results</strong>: High inequalities was found in dental care utilization in Iran (concentration index=0.19). In the utilization model, the relationship between income and utilization was positive. People with higher income could utilize more services. Being covered by insurance increased the probability of dental care utilizations too.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong> Conclusion</strong>: Policy makers must find solutions like increase the coverage of dental insurances to decrease inequality in dental care utilization.</p>
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Dental Services, Inequality, Concentration index, Concentration curve, Shiraz.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1014&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Enayatollah
Homaie Rad
homaierad@gmail.com
200319475328460022692
200319475328460022692
No
Department of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zahra
Kavosi
zhr.kavosi@gmail.com
200319475328460022693
200319475328460022693
No
Department of Health Management, School of Health Management and Informatics, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Masoud
Arefnezhad
arefnezhad67@yahoo.com
200319475328460022694
200319475328460022694
Yes
Department of Health Economics and Management, School of Public Health, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.