title: Analysis of developmental level of counties of Fars in terms of health infrastructure indicators using standardized scores pattern approach and factor analysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is necessary for planning in order to achieve optimal development, to have knowledge and understanding of the current situation. This identification requires separate areas of study into planning and assessing regions of each area with development indicators and analysis and ranking each area in terms of having gifts of development. The study also aims to analyze the development level of counties of Fars in terms of health infrastructure indicators using standardized scores pattern and factor analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a descriptive and applied study, which has discussed the levels of 29 counties of Fars based on 10 health selected indicators using a standardized scoring model. Data were collected using a data collection form developed by the researchers through the Center of Statistics and Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Results were analyzed using Excel and SPSS 19.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on calculations according to standardized score and factor analysis methods, Shiraz and Rostam had the most and the least level between the other cities, respectively. Also development coefficient and operating score of the studied counties ranged from a maximum of 0.894 to a minimum of -0.941, and a maximum of 3.861 to a minimum of 2.001, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are relatively large differences between different counties in healthcare sector, and most studied counties in terms of healthcare sector indicators are not satisfactory. So planning how to allocate healthcare resources from policy makers to improve the studied counties is essential.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zahmatkesh
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rezapoor
authors.forename: Farshad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Faghisolouk
authors.forename: Amir Hossein
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Eskandari
authors.forename: Amin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.affiliation: - MSc Student of Health Economic, Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran - Students Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. mehdiraadabadi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raadabadi
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006285:Health Planning; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran