Determinants of basic public health services provision by village doctors in China: using non-communicable diseases management as an example.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To ensure equity and accessibility of public health care in rural areas, the Chinese central government has launched a series of policies to motivate village doctors to provide basic public health services. Using chronic disease management and prevention as an example, this study aims to identify factors associated with village doctors' basic public health services provision and to formulate targeted interventions in rural China.

Methods

Data was obtained from a survey of village doctors in three provinces in China in 2014. Using a multistage sampling process, data was collected through the self-administered questionnaire. The data was then analyzed using multilevel logistic regression models.

Results

The high-level basic public health services for chronic

SUBMITTER: Li T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4743421 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature