A Study of the Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Children Access to Pharmacies: A Case Study of Kermanshah, West of Iran | ||
Journal of Pediatric Perspectives | ||
مقاله 9، دوره 6، شماره 8 - شماره پیاپی 56، آبان 2018، صفحه 8093-8099 اصل مقاله (417.24 K) | ||
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/ijp.2018.29304.2568 | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Sohyla Reshadat1؛ Alireza Zangeneh* 1؛ Shahram Saeidi1؛ Arash Ziapour2؛ Fariba Saeidi2؛ Maryam Choobtashani2 | ||
1Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. | ||
2Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. | ||
چکیده | ||
Background Adequate access to health services has tremendous effects on the usefulness and efficiency of health care. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the access of girls under the age of 14 years old to pharmacies in Kermanshah, Iran. Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, the access of Results In terms of access to 25 pharmacies through walking, the findings revealed that lacked access as much as 48.83%. In terms of access to daytime pharmacies through walking, 88.05% had improper access. Furthermore, in terms of access to 25 pharmacies through driving, the results were as follows: with five minutes of driving (24.75% no access), with 10 minutes of driving (9.07% no access), and with 15 minutes of driving (1.97% no access). As for access to daytime pharmacies through driving, the results were as follows: with five minutes of driving (5.42% no access), with 10 minutes of driving (2.15% no access). Conclusion The results of the present study demonstrated that the access for girls under the age of 14 years to pharmacies through walking was in poor condition. However, it was found out that access through driving was much better than access through walking. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Children؛ Geographic Information System (GIS)؛ Network Analysis؛ Pharmacy | ||
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