Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 3 2018 03 04 427 434 Ghobad MORADI Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Farideh MOSTAFAVI Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Mohammad HAJIZADEH Faculty of Health, School of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Mohammad AMERZADE Dept. of Health Services Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Amjad MOHAMMADI BOLBANABAD Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Cyrus ALINIA Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Bakhtiar PIROOZI Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran 2018 03 04 2018 03 04 Background: This study measured socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran. We also examined the prevalence of disabilities across different socio-demographic groups in Iran in 201 Methods: This was cross-sectional study using secondary data analysis on all Iranian. Data related to disability prevalence and socioeconomic status (SES) of each province was extracted from the 2011 National Census of Population and Housing (NCPH) and the 2011 Households Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES), conducted by Statistical Center of Iran (SCI). The concentration index and concentration curve were used to measure and illustrate socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities. Chi-squared test was also used to examine the relationship between the socio-demographic variables (age-groups, sex, education level, employment status) and disability. Results: The results suggested the existence of socioeconomic inequalities in blindness, deafness, vocal disorders and hand disorders in Iran. The concentration index for these four disabilities were -0.0527 (95% confidence interval [CI]: -0.0881, -0.0173), -0.0451 (CI: -0.0747, -0.0156), -0.0663 (CI: -0.1043, -0.0282) and -0.0545 (CI: -0.0940, -0.0151), respectively. There were also significant associations between the demographic variables such as age-groups, sex, education level, employment status and disability (P<0.05). Conclusion: There were significant socioeconomic inequalities in different types of disabilities in Iran with poorer provinces having higher prevalence of disabilities in blindness, deafness, vocal disorders and hand disorders. Strategies to address the higher prevalence of different types of disabilities among poorer provinces should be considered a priority in Iran.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/12693 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/12693/5930