Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 45 3 2016 03 15 362 369 Maryam YAGHOUBI Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Marzieh JAVADI Health Management and Economic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Mohammadkarim BAHADORI Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ramin RAVANGARD Dept. of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2016 03 15 2016 03 15 Background: Hospitals are the central entity of each health care system and Health Promoting Hospitals (HPH) was launched by WHO in 1988. However, there has not been any accurate and detailed model for establishing a HPH in Iran up to now. Therefore, this study aimed to determine factors affecting the establishment of a health promoting hospital in Iran using factor analysis method. Methods: This applied, cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in Iran in four steps. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used for determining factors affecting the establishment of a HPH. Results: Society (0.97) and Policy (0.74) had the highest regression weights (effects) and management had the lowest one. Conclusion: Community assessment was the most important dimension of proposed conceptual model for establishing a HPH.   https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/6269 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/6269/5332