Influencing Factors on Family Physician Retaining in Kohgilouye and Boyer Ahmad Province, Iran in 2009

Family Physician Plan in health and treatment services providing a relatively new plan beginning from 2005 by ministry of health in collaboration with general health insurance office to increase people's access to comprehensive health services. One of the main problems is the lack of retention of doctors in the workplace, particularly in deprived areas. The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors associated with survival in the workplace of family physicians in the Kohgiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad province, Iran. In the present cross-sectional, analytical study, the target population included the total physician population practicing in health centers and cities with population under. Data collected through filling direct questionnaire and interviews and analyzed by the SPSS software and non-parametric chi – square test. Fifty-five (75%) of the physicians participating in the study were male and 18 (25%) were female. There was a significant relationship between low facilities and family Physician retaining in their work place. In addition, there was a significant relationship between accommodation facilities and retaining of family physician in work place (p < %5). There was no significant relationship between salary rate and family physician retaining in their workplace and there was also no significant relationship between pay time and stay of family physician in the workplace. Accommodating the family physician with proper facilities such as proper home leads to their retaining in their workplace in deprived areas.