Model to assess workload of village doctors in the National Essential Public Health Services Program in six provinces of China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No studies, particularly quantitative analyses, have been conducted regarding the workload of village doctors in the National Essential Public Health Services (NEPHS) program and differences in service delivery by village doctors, according to region and services. In this study, we developed a quantitative analysis approach to measure the workload of NEPHS provided by village doctors in six provinces of China in 2016. We aimed to identify areas and services of the NEPHS needing improvement, so as to implement targeted measures to ensure adequate delivery of NEPHSs in rural remote underserved areas.

Methods

Based on survey data from 300 town hospital centers (THCs) located in 60 counties in the six selected provinces, we calculated village doctors' share of workloa

SUBMITTER: Yin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727222 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature