Health Demands in Developing Countries

Wasunna, Angela

doi:10.1016/b0-08-045044-x/00023-7

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“…Employment, psychological and social support, urban and rural residence, socioeconomic factors and social status, and culture are the most important determinants of health inequality in developing countries ( 14 , 18 , 44 - 51 ). Moreover, the attainment of healthcare facilities in different provinces is one of the major causes of health inequality in Iran ( 52 ).…”

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Prioritizing the Determinants of Social-health Inequality in Iran: A Multiple Attribute Decision Making Application

Zaboli

Tourani

Seyedin

et al. 2014

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Background:One of the main challenges of healthcare systems of developing countries is health inequality. Health inequality means inequality in individuals’ ability and proper functioning, resulting in inequality in social status and living conditions, which thwarts social interventions implemented by the government.Objectives:This study aimed to determine and prioritize the social determinants of health inequality in Iran.Materials and Methods:This was a mixed method study with two phases of qualitative and quantitative research. The study population consisted of experts dealing with social determinants of health. A purposive, stratified and non-random sampling method was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect qualitative data along with a multiple attribute decision making method for the quantitative phase of the research in which the TOPSIS technique was employed for prioritization. The qualitative findings were entered into NVivo for analysis, as were the quantitative data entered into MATLAB software.Results:The results approved the suitability of the conceptual framework of social determinants of health suggested by the WHO (world health organization) for studying social determinants of health inequality; however, this framework general and theoretical rather than a guideline for practice. Thus, in this study, 15 themes and 31 sub-themes were determined as social determinants of social health inequality in Iran. Based on the findings of the quantitative phase of our research, socioeconomic status, living facilities such as housing, and social integrity had the greatest effect on decreasing health inequality.Conclusions:A major part of the inequality in health distribution is avoidable because they are mostly caused by adjustable factors like economic conditions, educational conditions, employment, living facilities, etc. As in the majority of developing countries the living and health conditions are the same as Iran, the findings of this study may be applicable for other developing countries.

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Prioritizing the Determinants of Social-health Inequality in Iran: A Multiple Attribute Decision Making Application

Zaboli

Tourani

Seyedin

et al. 2014

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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“…However, the annual rate of mortality is very high, especially in underdeveloped or developing countries, mainly because of the scarcity of medical resources such as highly trained specialists and advanced diagnostic equipment 1 …”

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Impact of membrane pore structure on protein detection sensitivity of affinity-based immunoassay

Ahmad

Ideris

Ooi

et al. 2016

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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Understanding a membrane's morphology is important for controlling its fi nal performance during protein immobilization. Porous, symmetric membranes were prepared from a polyvinylidene fl uoride/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone solution by phase inversion process, to obtain membrane with various microsized pores. The concentration and surface area of aprotein dotted on the membrane surface were measured by staining with Ponceau S dye. The dotted protein was further scanned and analysed to perform quantitative measurements for relative comparison. The intensity of the red protein spot and its surface area varied depending on the membrane pore size, demonstrating the dependence of protein immobilization on this factor. The membrane with the smallest pore size (M3) showed the highest protein spot intensity and surface area when examined at different protein concentrations. An increase in the applied protein volume showed a linearity proportional trend to the total surface area, and an uneven round dot shape was observed at a large applied volume of protein solution.

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Health Demands in Developing Countries

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Prioritizing the Determinants of Social-health Inequality in Iran: A Multiple Attribute Decision Making Application

Prioritizing the Determinants of Social-health Inequality in Iran: A Multiple Attribute Decision Making Application

Impact of membrane pore structure on protein detection sensitivity of affinity-based immunoassay

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