Evaluating the health system financing of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries using Grey Relation Analysis and Shannon Entropy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sufficient and sustainable financing of the health system is essential for improving the health of the community. The health systems financing of the EMR countries is facing the challenge. Assessment and ranking of healthcare financing can help identify and resolve some challenges of health systems. So, the aim of this study is to evaluate and rank the condition of the health sector financing in the EMR countries.

Methods

This study was a cross-sectional study. The data was of secondary type, extracted from the official WHO and World Bank data. The six healthcare financing indicators in a 10-year interval (2005-2014) in 19 EMR countries analyzed using Grey Relation Analysis and Shannon Entropy.

Results

On average, the countries in the EMR region spent 4.87%

SUBMITTER: Pourmohammadi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142403 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature