Table 3:
The priorities of subfactors affecting the development of military hospital beds
| Factors | Subfactors | Scores (S) | Priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| F1: Geographic situation | C1: Province distance from the major and big cities | 0.055 | 5 |
| C2: Position and situation of the health care center and organization | 0.260 | 2 | |
| C3: Boundary conditions of the province | 0.123 | 4 | |
| C4: Distance from the nearest equipped military health care center and organization | 0.200 | 3 | |
| C5: Population density in the urban and rural areas | 0.361 | 1 | |
| F2: Demographic status | C6: Need for full implementation of the Adaptation Plan | 0.160 | 3 |
| C7: Being a host province | 0.119 | 4 | |
| C8: Sex and age distribution of the urban and rural population | 0.088 | 5 | |
| C9: Annual population growth rate | 0.088 | 5 | |
| C10: Rates of births and deaths | 0.054 | 6 | |
| C11: Rates of illiteracy and literacy | 0.035 | 7 | |
| C12: Cultural values, social and political characteristics | 0.201 | 2 | |
| C13: Population of the considered province or city/pato-geographic status | 0.255 | 1 | |
| F3: Economic status | C14: High cost of civilian health care services | 0.075 | 6 |
| C15: Economic evaluation of providing services | 0.319 | 1 | |
| C16: Sources of income | 0.176 | 2 | |
| C17: Per capita income per year | 0.102 | 4 | |
| C18: Employment rate | 0.045 | 8 | |
| C19: Rate of inflation | 0.060 | 7 | |
| C20: Interest rate for investment in the health insurance | 0.137 | 3 | |
| C21: Being an industrial province | 0.085 | 5 | |
| F4: Health status | C22: Common diseases in the military forces | 0.136 | 3 |
| C23: Understanding the epidemiology of diseases and the number of patients in the society | 0.049 | 7 | |
| C24: Vulnerable groups | 0.099 | 5 | |
| C25: Vulnerability to common diseases in the region | 0.075 | 6 | |
| C26: Life expectancy | 0.134 | 4 | |
| C27: Health Promotion | 0.186 | 2 | |
| C28: Equity in health care | 0.322 | 1 | |
| F5: Health care centers and organizations | C29: Existence of empty capacities in the province | 0.050 | 7 |
| C30: Training and research services | 0.131 | 4 | |
| C32: Lack of appropriate health care centers and organizations and the ease of service delivery to the armed forces | 0.325 | 1 | |
| C33: Bed occupancy rate | 0.165 | 2 | |
| C34: Admission rate per bed in each year | 0.102 | 5 | |
| C35: Average length of stay | 0.092 | 6 | |
| C36: Existence of physical spaces | 0.135 | 3 | |
| F6: Financial and human resources | C37: Status of the existing health technologies | 0.047 | 6 |
| C38: Resources available to build the new hospital wards | 0.197 | 3 | |
| C39: Having the potential for developing the existing hospital beds | 0.242 | 2 | |
| C40: Existence of modern and updated equipment | 0.071 | 5 | |
| C41: Having extensive specialty and subspecialty facilities and equipment | 0.091 | 4 | |
| C42: Having access to medical and paramedical personnel | 0.353 | 1 | |
| F7: Laws and regulations and bylaws | C43: Health policies at the national level | 0.115 | 3 |
| C44: Empathy among the commanders of military units stationed in the province | 0.444 | 1 | |
| C45: Having appropriate intersectoral cooperation in the province | 0.069 | 5 | |
| C46: Cooperation among province authorities in setting up a specialty hospital | 0.048 | 6 | |
| C47: Hospital beds per capita approved by the General Staff of the Armed Forces | 0.085 | 4 | |
| C48: Hospital beds per capita approved by the Ministry of Health | 0.198 | 2 | |
| F8: The military nature of service recipients | C49: Maintaining dignity and increasing job satisfaction | 0.087 | 4 |
| C50: Maintaining the dignity of military personnel | 0.081 | 5 | |
| C51: Necessity for paying attention to the military families’ well-being | 0.057 | 6 | |
| C52: Necessity for direct treatment of the military forces, especially in the crises | 0.258 | 2 | |
| C53: Necessity for maintaining the security of the armed forces | 0.293 | 1 | |
| C54: Necessity for conducting special clinical studies on the military forces | 0.041 | 7 | |
| C55: Number of military forces in the province | 0.183 | 3 |