Table 2 The type and number of each source used in this study regarding the history of formation of district health network in Iran
References | Descriptions | Number of included records | |
|---|---|---|---|
Documents (Doc) | Books (Doc1) | • Books on the establishment of DHN in Iran • Books on the memories of the main actors about establishment of DHN | 6 |
Published Articles (Doc2) | • Articles on the establishment of District Health Network in Iran • Articles on the international conditions and PHC policy • Social and political context of Iran at the time of DHN formation | 30 | |
Presentations and Reports (Doc3) | • Documents and reports containing published interviews with the main actors • International reports on the PHC strategy • National reports and presentations on the DHN formation | 20 | |
Dissertation | • A Ph.D thesis about the challenges ahead of development of PHC network in Iran health system | 1 | |
Online News Media (N) | The Official News Agency of the Ministry of Health (Vebda) | Vebda news agency is affiliated with the Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education and publishes only health news. | 25 |
News Agencies Affiliated to the Medical Universities in Iran | 20 | ||
Mehr News Agency | These news agencies report all daily news, which only health-related news sites were searched in this study. | 60 | |
Fars News Agency | |||
Isna News Agency | |||
Interviews (I) | Former Health Minister | Dr Marandi who was the health minister at the time of launching the Health Network in Iran | 1 |
Official Authorities | Official Authorities who have relatively rich experience in the public health field | 2 | |
Academicians | Academicians who had rich information about formation of DHN | 3 | |