title: Gender equity in health: A secondary analysis of data in Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Gender inequality harms the health of millions of women and girls in all over the world. This study aimed to identify the state of gender equity in the health sector of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was based on the secondary analysis of the available data in four provinces. The research team held three sessions to select the appropriate indicators for measuring gender equity in Iran. Moreover, using the data of different sources, the indexes were evaluated by applying the brain storming method. To demonstrate the difference between females and males, the ratio of females to males was measured in each indicator. The confidence intervals were used to show significant differences in the gap between men and women. Educational indicators were analyzed using the appraisal framework of UNESCO and International Institute for Education Planning.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings revealed gender equality in the indicators of education and under-five underweight in all the provinces. However, the indicator of information on the mild psychological diseases showed inequality in favor of males. Infants' mortality, under-five mortality, crude death, drug abuse and smoking showed inequality in favor of females in all the four provinces. The incidence of tuberculosis, severe psychological diseases, and basic and supplementary insurance coverage was equal in all provinces except Tehran.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study revealed gender inequality in many indicators among the provinces. Therefore, improving this condition requires policymaking, planning, and conducting appropriate strategies with proper gender approaches.
authors.affiliation: PhD, Department of Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. hosseini_m_2006@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Masoumeh
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authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. arolyaee@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alireza
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authors.lastname: Olyaeemanesh
authors.affiliation: PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ahmadiba@sina.tums.ac.ir.
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authors.affiliation: PhD, Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. saharnaznedjat@gmail.com.
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authors.lastname: Nedjat
authors.affiliation: PhD, Associate Professor, Health Services Management Group of Health Metric Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Women's Health Scientific Group, Academy of Medical Sciences, Iran. faranakfarzadi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Faranak
authors.initials: F
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authors.affiliation: PhD, Professor, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. arabmoha@tums.ac.ir.
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authors.affiliation: PhD, Professor, Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. arashidian@tums.ac.ir.
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authors.lastname: Rashidian
keywords: Equity in Health; Gender Equality; Gender Equity in Health; Women’s Health