학술논문

Survey on the indexes of health equity in the physical environment and infrastructures of Kermanshah province, Iran
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association, Vol 96, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Subject
Health equity
Environment
Index
Geographic Information Systems
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Language
English
ISSN
2090-262X
Abstract
Abstract Background Health equity is directly associated with the proper distribution of resources, the existence of infrastructures, and the balanced physical environment. The present study aimed to survey the indexes of health equity in the physical environment and infrastructures of Kermanshah province based on the national indexes. Results The results revealed that access to transportation, health centers, solid waste management, and green and sports per capita had the least distance from the negative ideal whereas the noise pollution index had the greatest distance. However, house hygiene and air pollution indexes were within the negative and positive ideal ranges. Conclusions The health equity indexes were not distributed equitably across counties and geographical regions of Kermanshah province.