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January 31, 2019BMC Research Notes44 citationsOpen Access

Measurement components of socioeconomic status in health-related studies in Iran

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SSSediqe ShafieiSYShahram YazdaniMJMohammad‐Pooyan Jadidfard

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OBJECTIVE: The socioeconomic status (SES) is as a symbol of social determinants of health which has a dominant influence on population health. The purpose of this study was collecting, weighing, and determining the most relevant SES measurement items in Iran. RESULTS: The SES health studies conducted in Iran was searched from 2007 to 2017. First, the SES items were categorized. Then, each item was weighed based on its reliability and generalizability. Finally, the necessity of items was determined, weighed, and ranked. This is the two-round Delphi technique. After weighing 57 SES items, 37 items were selected with ≥ 1 weight and classified in 7 categories. According to the Delphi evaluation, 15 items were identified ≥ 3.5 for measuring SES of Iranian households: household size, head of household education, head of household job, household monthly income, type of school that children attend, house ownership, local value of residence, number of rooms in the house, house area, personal computer/laptop, smart cell phone, 3D TV, dishwasher, microwave, and car ownership. The SES items for the present society are categorized in 7 domains. The items collected in this study have the most comprehension of all studies related to income, life facilities, and assets.

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Shafiei et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a01ca181adb974501caf8a5https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4101-y
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