Global Journal of Health Science; Vol. 6, No. 4; 2014 ISSN 1916-9736 E-ISSN 1916-9744 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Assessing Health Inequalities in Iran: A Focus on the Distribution of Health Care Facilities Masoud Abolhallaje1, Seyyed Meysam Mousavi2,3, Mina Anjomshoa4, Ali Beigi Nasiri5, Hesam Seyedin6, Jamil Sadeghifar7, Aidin Aryankhesal1, Ghasem Rajabi Vasokolaei8 & Mostafa Beigi Nasiri9 1 School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 3 Students’ Scientific Research Center, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4 Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 5 Graduated in MBA, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India 6 Health Management and Economics Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 7 Department of Health Education, School of Public Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran 8 Hospital Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 9 Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran Correspondence: Hesam Seyedin, Health Management and Economics Research Center, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: 98-218-867-1614. E-mail:
[email protected] Received: January 24, 2014 Accepted: March 3, 2014 Online Published: May 7, 2014 doi:10.5539/gjhs.v6n4p285 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v6n4p285 Abstract Background and objective: Equality in distribution of health care facilities is the main cause for access and enjoyment to the health.