| Introduction: There are significant differences in the health status of
different social groups, despite governments' commitment to improving
health indicators, which can be avoided by intervening appropriately. In this
regard, it can be mentioned that the formation of the social deputy in the
Ministry of Health of Iran in 2016, which was dissolved in 1998, and the
socialization of health were ignored. Due to the ambiguity in the new process
of socialization of health, this study aimed to investigate the status of health
socialization in the current structure of the country.
Methods: The present study as a qualitative study carried out through
documentation analysis and two in-depth semi-structured interviews with social
deputies of two medical universities of Iran. Data were analyzed using the
contractual content analysis method. Two in-depth semi-structured interviews
were conducted with the social deputies of the universities of Tehran and Ilam,
who were selected using convenience sampling to complete the findings.
Results: According to the results of content analysis and 23 extracted codes,
the socialization of health in Iran is debatable in two main areas, namely
strategies and pillars of socializing health which consisted of three and five
sub-themes, respectively. At present, the structure and pillars of socializing
health and coordination among these pillars are vague and uncertain due to
the distribution of responsibilities of the social deputy in other departments of
the Ministry of Health and universities.
Conclusion: For achieving equity in the socialization of health goals, it is
better to clarify the socialization of health stewardship, strategies, and policies
in the whole country concerning social issues and dimensions of the health
system |