• Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China;
LIYou-ping, Email: yzmylab@hotmail.com
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Objective To investigate the human resources of village doctors for integrated management among township hospitals and village clinics in Xinjing county of Chengdu in 2010, so as to provide the evidence for optimal allocation of human resources in village level. Methods The information of village doctors in 2010, such as age, gender, educational level, professional license and work experience, were collected and analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2003 and SPSS 13.0. Results a) In Xinjin county, 213 village doctors were managed by 11 township hospitals (TH) in 2010 with the average of 19 village doctors in each TH; b) only 3 out of 11 THs achieved the national requirement of at least one village doctor per 1 000 rural population; to a greater or lesser extent, the shortage of village doctors existed in the rest 8 THs; c) Among the village doctors, the male-to-female ratio was 2.2 (68.5% vs. 31.5%). The village doctors younger than 45 years, 45 to 59 years, or no less than 60 years accounted for 42.8%, 18.8%, 38.5%, respectively. Those who graduated from secondary schools or elementary schools accounted for 90% (52.6% and 38%, respectively). d) Only 94.8% had the village doctor license. Among the 213 village doctors, only 1.4% and 3.6% were registered doctors or assistant doctors respectively. Those who worked longer than 30 years, 20-29 years, 10 to 19 years, and 5 to 9 years accounted for 44.6%, 12.2%, 29.6% and 6.1%, respectively. Conclusion The quantity and quality of the village doctors in Xinjin county were insufficient to meet the requirement with aging teams, low education levels, and lack of professional qualifications. Therefore, the related policies should be implemented to maintain the stability of the village doctor teams, to improve the qualification and quality of service, and to promote the sustainable development of primary healthcare services.

Citation: WANGLi, WANGYing-qiang, LIYou-ping, SHICheng-hu, YANGZong-xia, LICui-cui, SHENJian-tong, LIXiao. Performance Evaluation of Primary Healthcare System Reform in Xinjin County, Chengdu City: Ⅲ. Survey on Human Resources of Village Doctors for Rural Integrated Management between Township Hospitals and Village Clinics. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2014, 14(2): 134-139. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20140023 Copy

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