Iraj Javidian
Biographic Data
| ID | 5992237 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iraj Javidian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iraj |
| FAMILY NAME | Javidian |
| SIGNATURE | JAVIDIAN I |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Physician importation--a solution to developing countries' rural health care problems
Developing countries almost universally suffer from severe health service shortages, particularly in rural areas. Manpower problems are the most critical aspect of the shortages. Iran has recently begun a massive program to increase physician supply in its rural areas by importation of physicians from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The present study investigated two questions: What are physicians' reasons for accepting a post in a rural ar…
The Rural Health Worker as a Family Planning Provider
The impact of the Kavar Village Health Worker Project on contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and practice was studied 14 months after health workers were deployed in this pilot project in rural Iran. Results showed that knowledge and use of the pill were significantly higher in the project villages than in control villages, where the pill was supplied by a nonresident rural midwife: 28 percent of married women of reproductive age were using the p…
Physician importation--a solution to developing countries' rural health care problems
Developing countries almost universally suffer from severe health service shortages, particularly in rural areas. Manpower problems are the most critical aspect of the shortages. Iran has recently begun a massive program to increase physician supply in its rural areas by importation of physicians from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The present study investigated two questions: What are physicians' reasons for accepting a post in a rural ar…
The Rural Health Worker as a Family Planning Provider
The impact of the Kavar Village Health Worker Project on contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and practice was studied 14 months after health workers were deployed in this pilot project in rural Iran. Results showed that knowledge and use of the pill were significantly higher in the project villages than in control villages, where the pill was supplied by a nonresident rural midwife: 28 percent of married women of reproductive age were using the p…
Physician importation--a solution to developing countries' rural health care problems
Developing countries almost universally suffer from severe health service shortages, particularly in rural areas. Manpower problems are the most critical aspect of the shortages. Iran has recently begun a massive program to increase physician supply in its rural areas by importation of physicians from India, Pakistan, and the Philippines. The present study investigated two questions: What are physicians' reasons for accepting a post in a rural ar…
Developing country (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Rural area (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Business (1 works) · Demography (1 works)