Mohammadi S-F, Lashay M-R, Ashrafi E, Haghdoust A-A, Alinia C, Lashay A-R, Asadi-Lari M, Mohammadi S-M, Hatef E
Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran; Chams Research Chair in Public Health Ophthalmology, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Eye Research Center, Farabi Eye Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
East Mediterr Health J. 2017 Feb 1;22(12):880-886. doi: 10.26719/2016.22.12.880.
We aimed to determine the distribution of ophthalmic care providers and its correlation with health and socioeconomic status and health system indicators. Data were gathered from the Iran Medical Council and the Iranian Societies of Ophthalmology and Optometry. Concurrent indicators were collected from the Statistical Center of Iran and national studies. A population-adjusted number of combined ophthalmologists and optometrists was used as the main dependent variable. Optometrist/ophthalmologist ratio was 0.9. We had 1 ophthalmologist and 1 optometrist for every 40 000 and 45 000 individuals, respectively. We observed a direct correlation between the number of ophthalmologists, optometrists and life expectancy at the provincial level. Gross provincial income and expenditure and provincial literacy were correlated as well. Provincial unemployment had a negative correlation. Provincial hospital statistics and population density were also significantly correlated. The Islamic Republic of Iran has met the World Health Organization's desired per capita number of ophthalmologists and optometrists, but there is wide variation in their density.
我们旨在确定眼科护理提供者的分布情况及其与健康、社会经济状况和卫生系统指标的相关性。数据收集自伊朗医学委员会以及伊朗眼科学会和验光学会。同时，从伊朗统计中心和全国性研究中收集相关指标。经人口调整后的眼科医生和验光师总数用作主要因变量。验光师与眼科医生的比例为0.9。每40000人和45000人中分别有1名眼科医生和1名验光师。我们观察到省级层面的眼科医生数量、验光师数量与预期寿命之间存在直接关联。省级总收入和支出以及省级识字率也具有相关性。省级失业率呈负相关。省级医院统计数据与人口密度也显著相关。伊朗伊斯兰共和国已达到世界卫生组织期望的人均眼科医生和验光师数量，但他们的分布密度存在很大差异。
