en سلامت جانبازان يا معلولان Veterans or Handicapped Health توصیفی و نظرسنجی Descriptive & Survey <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#c45911">Aims:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Iraq used chemical weapons in the war with Iran, in military and civilian areas. Due to the long-term effects of these weapons, Considering over 35 years after this eight-year war, the number of chemical warfare victims is increasing. This research aimed to investigate the spatial distribution of chemical warfare victims by province.</span></span><span dir="RTL" lang="AR-SA" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#c45911">Instrument & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> This descriptive-analytical research study was done using data obtained from the General Department of Statistics and Information Technology of the Martyr and Veteran Affairs Foundation. The data of chemical casualties includes the number; place of residence, gender, and type of injury in 2021 that were analyzed using SPSS 20 and ArcGIS software and Moran&#39;s test.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#c45911">Findings:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">The total number of veterans in 2021 was 601330; 10.7% of them were chemical victims. Tehran (11%), Isfahan (9.67%), and Khorasan-Razavi (6.92%) provinces had the highest, and Hormozgan (0.39%), South-Khorasan (0.66%), and Sistan & Baluchistan (0.77% provinces) had the lowest. The spatial distribution of chemical warfare victims showed a cluster pattern.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#c45911">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> The consequences of Iraq&#39;s use of chemical weapons can be seen in all of Iran&rsquo;s provinces, and all provinces have chemical victims. Tehran, Isfahan, Khorasan Razavi, Kerman, West-Azerbaijan, and Khuzestan have more chemical victims than other provinces.</span></span></span></span></span> Chemical Warfare Victims,Health Demographic,Spatial Distribution,Veteran,War,Policy, 353 360 http://ijwph.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1875-7&slc_lang=en&sid=1 R. Kiani 15300319475328460027489 0000000318706901 Yes Department of Population & Health, National Institute for Population Research, Tehran, Iran S. Shahbazin 15300319475328460027490 15300319475328460027490 No Department of Migration, Urbanization & Spatial Distribution, National Institute for Population Research, Tehran, Iran M.E. Akbari 15300319475328460027491 15300319475328460027491 No Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran M. Moudi 15300319475328460027492 15300319475328460027492 No Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center (JMERC), Tehran, Iran