Abstract

Access to public services is not equally distri-buted in Iran (1). This general rule also includes the access to health care services as the distribu-tion of facilities is unequal skewed in terms of geographic location (2). The success of national development programs largely depends on success of health sector in achieving its objec-tives, and proper utilization of health care servic-es in different parts of country is a prerequisite for this achievement.