The Association between Health Workforce and Health Outcomes: A Cross-Country Econometric Study.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates the strength and significance of the associations of health workforce with multiple health outcomes and COVID-19 excess deaths across countries, using the latest WHO dataset. Multiple log-linear regression analyses, counterfactual scenarios analyses, and Pearson correlation analyses were performed. The average density of health workforce and the average levels of health outcomes were strongly associated with country income level. A higher density of the health workforce, especially the aggregate density of skilled health workers and density of nursing and midwifery personnel, was significantly associated with better levels of several health outcomes, including maternal mortality ratio, under-five mortality rate, infant mortality rate, and neonatal mortality rate, an

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919693 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature