Income inequality among general practitioners in Iran: a decomposition approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practitioners (GPs) are among the most important resources of healthcare system and public health is considerably influenced by the function of this group. Income inequality among GPs considerably affects the motivation and performance of this group. The present study aims to examine the income inequality among Iranian GPs in order to provide the necessary evidence for health human resource policy.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, the distribution of income and wage inequality among GPs was investigated using income quintiles. We also used the Dagum's model to analyze the inequality between different groups of GPs through the decomposition of the Gini coefficient. Moreover, a regression model was used to determine the effective factors on GPs' income

SUBMITTER: Bayati M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6721336 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature