Assessing horizontal equity in health care utilization in Iran: a decomposition analysis

Abstract Background Despite the goal of horizontal equity in Iran, little is known about it. This study aimed i) to assess socioeconomic inequality and horizontal inequity in the healthcare utilization; and ii) to explore the contribution of need and non-need variables to the observed inequalities....

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Main Authors: Farideh Mostafavi, Bakhtiar Piroozi, Paola Mosquera, Reza Majdzadeh, Ghobad Moradi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09071-z