Gender Gap and Inequality in Health Professionals' Income in Iran

Objective & Hypothesis:Gender Gap and Inequality in health professionals' income in IranObjective: The income inequality has increased significantly throughout the world.

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Key Findings & Data:The aim of current study was to examine income inequality using Gini Coefficient among health professionals in Iran in 2012.

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Conclusion & Impact:It is suggested that the government make policies to reducing the income gap between health professionals.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:2012 Verileri

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Gender Gap and Inequality in health professionals' income in IranObjective: The income inequality has increased significantly throughout the world. The aim of current study was to examine income inequality using Gini Coefficient among health professionals in Iran in 2012. Also, gender income gap and its determinant were assessed in this study.Material and methods: Using propensity scoring method, we examined the existence of income gap between male and female physicians. At the end OLS regression was estimated to find variables effect health professional income.Results: The results of the study showed that Gini coefficient for health professional income was 0.428. A significant difference was found between male and female income after adjustment of confounder variables. Conclusion: There are differences in income by the type of the work of professionals, working in private sector and sex. It is suggested that the government make policies to reducing the income gap between health professionals.

Özet

Amaç: Gelir eşitsizliği tüm dünyada artmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Gini katsayısı yardımıyla 2012 yılında İran'daki sağlık çalışanları arasındaki gelir eşitsizliğini incelemektir. Cinsiyete gore gelir farkı ve belirleyicileri de ayrıca çalışılmıştır.Gereç ve Yöntem: Eğilim skorlama yöntemini kullanarak erkek ve kadın çalışanlar arasındaki gelir farkını araştırdık. En küçük sıradan kareler regresyon testi ile sağlık çalışanlarının gelirini etkiyeleyen değişkenler çalışıldı. Bulgular: Gini katsayısı ile sağlık çalışanlarının geliri 0.428 olarak saptandı. Karışık değişkenlerin ayarlanması sonrasında erkek ve kadın gelirleri arasında anlamlı fark saptandı. Sonuç: Sağlık çalışanlarının özel sector ve cinsiyete gore gelir farklarında anlamlı fark bulundu. Sağlık çalışanları arasındaki bu gelir farkına yönelik hükümetlerin yeni politikalar üretmesi gerektiği sonucuna varıldı.

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RAD, E. H., BAYAZİDİ, Y., DELAVARİ, S., REZAEİ, S. (2016). Gender Gap and Inequality in Health Professionals' Income in Iran. Bakırköy Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 2, 70–75. https://ajindex.com/articles/132556

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