شناسايي قطب هاي همگن از استان هاي كشور بر مبناي شاخص هاي بهداشتي و جمعيتي به كمك تكنيك آماري خوشه بندي فازي

Identification of Homogenous Groups of our Countryʹs Provinces Based on Health and Demographic Indices with Fuzzy Clustering Technique

Clustering is a Statistical Technique that can be applied in Multivariate data, leads to identifying homogeneous and similar groups of individuals, objects, ..., and in at all ʹsubjectsʹ, based on common characteristics that have recorded or measured related to these subjects. Totally there are three Clustering Methods: Hierarchical, Non Hierarchical and Fuzzy. Fuzzy Clustering method because of more useful characteristics are available in related to extracting more information and solving problems that occur in two other methods, then this technique has been recently more expanded. In this paper by using of Fuzzy Clustering technique provinces of country are clustered or in fact homogeneous provinces of country are identified based on Health and Demographic Indices. Four groups of health and demographic indices that have been used in clustering a re:1 ) Household health service indices, 2) family planning indices, 3) fertility women indices and 4) health and community children indices. These indices are extracting from DHS (Demographic and Health Survey) design that is running by the ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education in 1379.Based on each of these indices, similar provinces are clustered. Results of this research are useful in running and rendering of health services proportional to situation of homogeneous groups of provinces by health officials.