Evaluating the access of slum residents to healthcare centers in Kermanshah Metropolis, Iran (1996-2016): A spatial justice analysis.

Background: Proper access to health care centres and services is one of the key indicators of health justice, and it is more than ever important in slums.

Objective: This aim of this research is to evaluate the accessibility of health care centres to slum residents in the Kermanshah metropolis, Iran during the period 1996-2016.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data was obtained from the Census of Iran for the periods 1996, 2006 and 2016.