Spatial Disparities in Access to Healthcare Professionals in Sichuan: Evidence from County-Level Data.

ABSTRACT: As a southwestern province of China, Sichuan is confronted with geographical disparities in access to healthcare professionals because of its complex terrain, uneven population distribution and huge economic gaps between regions. With 10-year data, this study aims to explore the county-level spatial disparities in access to different types of healthcare professionals (licensed doctors, registered nurses, pharmacists, technologists and interns) in Sichuan using temporal and spatial analysis methods. The time-series results showed that the quantity of all types of healthcare professionals increased, especially the registered nurses, while huge spatial disparities exist in the distribution of healthcare professionals in Sichuan. The local Moran's I calculations showed that high-high clusters

SUBMITTER: Zhang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8394835 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature