Table 2 Service distribution of MCH workers in the three regions
From: China’s human resources for maternal and child health: a national sampling survey
Type of MCH work (n(%)) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Number of MCH human resources (n) | Women’s health | Children’s health | Health education | Training and supervision | Management | Project/ research/ education | Statistics |
East | 296225 | 110535(37.3) | 63895(21.6) | 38882(13.1) | 30156(10.2) | 26210( 8.8) | 21453(7.2) | 25448( 8.6) |
Central | 256426 | 112805(44.0) | 66759(26.0) | 41360(16.1) | 30327(11.8) | 26477(10.3) | 15818(6.2) | 26675(10.4) |
West | 226614 | 92042(40.6) | 69742(30.8) | 40510(17.9) | 31123(13.7) | 26553(11.7) | 18754(8.3) | 26218(11.6) |
Total | 779265 | 315382(40.5) | 200396(25.7) | 120752(15.5) | 91606(11.8) | 79240(10.2) | 56025(7.2) | 78341(10.1) |