Examining clinical capability of township healthcare centres for rural health service planning in Sichuan, China: an administrative data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine the clinical capability of township healthcare centres (THCs), the main primary care providers in rural China, as a basis for rural health service planning.

Design

Observational study of quantitative analysis using administrative data.

Setting

Three counties with low, middle and high social economic development level, respectively, in Sichuan province western China.

Participants

9 THCs and 6 county hospitals (CHs) were purposively selected in the three counties. Summary of electronic medical records of 31 633 admissions from 1 January 2015 to 30 December 2015 of these selected health institutions was obtained from the Health Information Centre of Sichuan province.

Main outcome measures

Six indicators in scope of inpa

SUBMITTER: Zou K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10151931 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature