title: Evaluation of rural primary health care services in Iran: report on vital statistics in West Azarbaijan.
abstract: Iranian indigenous front-line health workers (FLHW) were locally trained to deliver environmental and primary health care services to mothers and children. After two years, there was a significant decline in crude birth and death rates and in infant and 1-5 year mortality rates in the test area as compared to a control area. One out of four encounters was referred to a health center physician, the remainder being handled by the FLHWs themselves. (Am J Public Health 1981;71:739-742.)
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008489:Medical Indigency; D011247:Pregnancy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012423:Rural Health / Q000592:standards*; D014798:Vital Statistics; D014838:Volunteers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000078329:Workforce