Provision capacity research of primary healthcare services in rural China

VernacularTitle:农村基本医疗服务提供能力现状分析
Author: Zhiyuan HOU ; Qingyue MENG ; Xiaojie SUN ; Jing YUAN ; Shuang ZHONG ; Miaomiao ZHAO
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Rural; Grassroots heahhcare units; Primary heahhcare service; Provision
From: Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2009;25(11):745-748
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective Studying the status quo and constraints for rural healthcare service in grassroot rural healthcare units,for policy recommendations.Methods Using data from the fourth healthcare service investigation,by means of quantitative interview and qualitative interview,for an investigative interview of 348 township hospitals and 251 village clinics in 31 provinces in China.Results Deployment percentage of primary heahhcare services at township hospitals level is 49.1% (28.0/57),and that for village clinics is 60.6%(5.4/9).Conclusions The key to upgrading rural healthcare service system at grassroots level is to deploy better diagnostic equipments,upgrade the diagnostic competence of grassroots healthcare personnel and build a continuous service system for primary healthcare service.