Effat Mohamadi - Associate Professor, Health Equity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mahsind Taheri - Associate Professor, Midwifery Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Mahdieh Yazdanpanah - Associate Professor, Population, Family and School Health Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Sayyed Hamed Barakati - Associate Professor, Population, Family and School Health Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Foroozan Salehi - Associate Professor, Population, Family and School Health Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Nahid Akbari - Associate Professor, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ardeshir Khosravi - Associate Professor, Department of Statistics and Informatics, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Hassan Eini Zeinab - a) Associate Professor, Department of Community Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran b) National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti
Faezeh Ghafoori - Associate Professor, Population, Family and School Health Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Farzaneh Kashefi - Professor, Population, Family and School Health Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Azarmidokht Rahimi - Associate Professor, Population, Family and School Health Office, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
Hakimeh Mostafavi - Lecturer, Health Equity Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Alireza Olyaee Manesh - a) Profeaaor, National Institute for Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran b) Department of Global Health & Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences,
Amirhossein Takian - a) Department of Global Health & Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran b) Professor, Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, School of Public Health,

Background & aim: Given recent demographic changes, Iran has revised its reproductive health (RH) programs. To respond to the need for monitoring the new programs and policies, this study aimed to identify appropriate indicators for RH and population programs monitoring in the Iranian context.Methods: A mixed-methods approach was applied which was conducted in four phases: identification of goals of RH policies and programs, a scoping review of the RH indicators, developing and ranking the identified indicators, and indicators' finalization. The final indicators were selected through consensus, with a cut-off point of ۷۵%. Data was collected from June ۲۱, ۲۰۲۰, until February ۱۸, ۲۰۲۱. Data analysis was conducted simultaneously during each stage of the study. MAXQDA.۱۱ and MS Excel ۲۰۱۷ software were used in the first and third phases for data analysis.  Results: A total of ۳۷ RH indicators were finalized after three rounds of screening. The first five indicators with the highest score were: total fertility rate, population under ۱۵ years, total population, population aged ۶۵ years and older, and age-specific fertility rate. The lowest score was related to the recuperation index (degree of recuperation relative to fertility decline at younger ages).Conclusion: The nature and number of indicators might vary at different organizational levels; so, the need to develop specific indicators is pivotal.

Reproductive health, Population growth, Sustainable Development, Iran