Addressing the maldistribution of health resources in Sichuan Province, China: A county-level analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The equity of health resource allocation geographically is a contested topic. Sichuan Province, located in Southwest China, has varied topography, providing us with natural materials to explore the determinants of health resource distribution.

Materials and methods

Spatial panel econometric models were constructed to explore the relationship between health resources and factors such as health care service demand and socioeconomic and demographic perspectives using data from Sichuan Province for eight consecutive years (2010-2017).

Results

Health care service demands were found to be a major driving force behind the distribution of health resources, showing that an increase in health care service demands draws health resources to specific counties and surr

SUBMITTER: Ding L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8064550 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature