Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Barriers of Achievement of Population Rejuvenation Policy of Iran from Viewpoint of Health Center Personnel of Isfahan and Their Attitude about Its Outcomes

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors
Marjan Beigi 1
Mohammad javad Tarrahi 2
Marzieh Aafar 3
Tahmineh Dadkhahtehrani 1
1 Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 MSc Student of Community Health, Health Centre 1 of Isfahan city, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Current population policy of Iran is based on increasing fertility rate and attitude of Health Center Personnel (HCP) as effect on the quality of their services. The present study has been conducted to assess the barriers of achievement of current population policy of Iran from viewpoint of HCP of Isfahan and their attitude about its outcomes.
Methods: This cross sectional descriptive analytic study was conducted on 713 HCP working in health centers of Isfahan in1400. Data was gathered using a three part questionnaire including: demographic characteristics, viewpoints of HCP about obstacles of achievement of current population policy of Iran, and their attitude about Its Outcomes.
Results: The barriers of achievement of current population policy of Iran from viewpoint of HCP were both socio-economic factors and individual ones. However, socio-economic factors were more significant than individual ones. Most of them had negative attitude (68.3%) and only 8.5 % had positive attitude.
Conclusion: Most of health center personnel believe that socio-economic factors were the main barriers of achievement of current population policy of Iran. Also, Most of them had negative attitude towards current population policy. It is necessary to design and perform some interventions to resolve socio-economical barriers and modify the attitude of HCP.

Highlights

Marjan Beigi: PubMed ,Google Scholar

Mohammad Javad Tarrahi: PubMed , Google Scholar

Marzieh Atafar: PubMed

Tahmineh Dadkhahtehrani: PubMed, Google Scholar

Keywords
Attitude
Population policy
Barriers
Health service provider
Childbearing
Rejuvenation
Iran
Subjects
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 44, Issue 852
4th Week, April
March and April 2026
Pages 200-209

  • Receive Date 22 February 2026
  • Accept Date 13 June 2026