Fairness analysis of human resource allocation in medical health industry of Chongqing from 1997 to 2012
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8348.2014.09.029
- VernacularTitle:1997～2012年重庆市卫生人力资源配置的公平性分析
- Author:
Qinpei ZOU
;
Xiaoni ZHONG
;
Jing DENG
;
Jiatong HE
;
Taoting LI
;
Guangjian FU
;
Yan ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
health human resources;
equity;
gini coefficient;
theil index
- From:
Chongqing Medicine
2014;(9):1104-1106,1109
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the equity of the allocation of the health human resources in Chongqing from 1997 to 2012 , and to provide the basic information for regional health planning .Methods The statistical description ,Gini Coefficient and Theil in-dex are used to analyze the previous allocation and trends of the health human resources and the equity in Chongqing during the 16 years based on the distribution of demography and geography .Results The number of the health human resources grew rapidly from 1997 to 2012 .The Gini coefficients of health professionals and medical practitioners (and assistants) are under 0 .3 based on the distribution of demography ,while registered nurses′are fluctuation in 0 .4 .However ,from the distribution of geography ,the Gi-ni coefficient of health professionals ,medical practitioners (and assistants) and registered nurses are above 0 .5 .The Gini coefficient of the one hour economic circle is higher than two wings areas .The trends about the totle Theil index are consistent with the Gini coefficient .Based on the distribution of demography ,the Theil index between regions is higher than the one within the region .On the contrary ,the Theil index between regions is below the one within the region by the geographic distribution .Conclusion Com-pared to the national ,less total health human resources are reserved in Chongqing .Distribution by demographics about health human resources are more equitably than the one by geographic distribution .The variances between the economic circles contribute more to the total Theil index than those within the economic circles .The government′s leading role should be strengthen ,and enhancing the regional health planning .
