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ArticleWorld journal of plastic surgery2022

Inequality in Cosmetic Services and Surgery among Iranian Households in 2019: A Decomposition Analysis.

Sajad Darzi Ramandi, Kamran Irandoust, Reza Hashempour, Hamid Talebianpour, Jafar Yahyavi Dizaj, Fatemeh Moghimi, Ali Kazemi-Karyani

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Article in World journal of plastic surgery, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Sajad Darzi RamandiDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Kamran IrandoustDepartment of Health Economics, School of Management and Medical Information, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Reza HashempourVice-chancellor's Office in Treatment Affairs, Esfarayen Faculty of Medical Sciences, Esfarayen, Iran.
Hamid TalebianpourDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jafar Yahyavi DizajResearch Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Fatemeh MoghimiDepartment of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali Kazemi-KaryaniResearch Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRKermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IRHigher Education Complex Engineering Esfarāyen · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

Background: The demand for cosmetic surgery is on the rise worldwide, making it the common form of surgery globally while the use of cosmetic surgery being exponentially high in Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate inequality in the use of cosmetic services and surgery (CSS) among Iranian households concerning demographic and socio-economic characteristics. Methods: This study used data of 38960 Iranian household from the income-expenditure survey of the statistical center of Iran (SCI) in 2019. Concentration index (C) was used to measure inequalities in the use of CSS. Microsoft Excel sheet 2019 was used to extract the data, and the analysis was performed using Stata statistical package version 14.2. Results: Households with female head, with single head, households with 3 - 4 people, headed with undergraduate education person, households with insurance coverage, with higher socio-economic quintiles, rural households and residents of northwestern Iran were accounted for the highest use of CSS. Also, according to the decomposition analysis, wealth and education level are the two main factors in creating inequality, with wealth, having the highest positive share (88.11%) and education level having the most negative share (-5.26%) in creating measured inequality. Conclusion: The use of CSS is more concentrated in well-off households in Iran. As the resources of health system are limited, the government and the policy makers should have defined plans with regards to CSS use especially taking factors like socioeconomic status and education status of target groups in to account.

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