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Evaluation of Health Indicators of Provinces in Turkey by Using Cluster Analysis

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Evaluation of Health Indicators of Provinces in Turkey by Using Cluster Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to divide the provinces in Turkey into clusters in terms of health status and healthcare delivery indicators by using cluster analysis and determinate the differences between these clusters. The data used in this study were obtained from the database of Turkey Statistical Institute. Infant mortality rate, crude mortality rate and life expectancy at birth were considered as indicators of health status; and the number of physicians, nurses and hospital beds per hundred-thousand people were considered as healthcare delivery indicators. The Hierarchical clustering method was applied in the study and the Ward connection method was used. Based on the results of this study, the provinces of Turkey are divided into 4 clusters in terms of health indicators. It was observed that the fourth cluster, which mainly includes Eastern and Southeastern provinces, has the highest infant mortality rate; life expectancy at birth is lowest; the number of physicians, nurses and hospital beds per hundred-thousand people was the lowest. It was determined that the first cluster, which includes big and relatively more socio-economically developed provinces such as Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, has the highest life expectancy at birth; the highest number of physicians, nurses and hospital beds per hundred-thousand people. As a result, there are significant differences in terms of health indicators among regions and provinces in Turkey. It is recommended to develop specific policies for disadvantaged regions or provinces to minimise these differences.

Keywords

Comparison of provinces , health indicators , cluster analysis

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Kaynak Göster

APA
Yıldız, A. (2021). Evaluation of Health Indicators of Provinces in Turkey by Using Cluster Analysis. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches, 17(35), 1607-1625. https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.841495