Development trend of primary healthcare after health reform in China: a longitudinal observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Reconstructing the primary healthcare system is the focus of the new round of Chinese health reform. Nevertheless, there have been few studies focusing on the strengthening of primary healthcare in Chinese health system.

Design

This study was a longitudinal observational study.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The data of this study came from China Health Statistical Yearbook (2009-2018). We evaluated the development of primary healthcare based on the absolute values of health resources allocation and health service provision and evaluated the status of primary healthcare throughout the health system based on the composition ratios of the indicators across the health system. The Cochran-Armitage trend test and linear trend test were used to identify t

SUBMITTER: Feng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9185408 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature