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Table 3 Human resource for BPHS in PHC sectors in study places

From: Competency building for lay health workers is an intangible force driving basic public health services in Southwest China

Characteristics

Total

Rural/urban

Quality of PHC

Region

Urban

Rural

developed

less developed

Chongqing

Guizhou

Gender

 Male

32 (16.2)

11 (10.6)

21 (22.3)

22 (21.8)

10 (10.3)

16 (16.3)

16 (16.0)

 Female

166 (83.8)

93 (89.4)

73 (77.7)*

79 (78.2)

87 (89.7)*

82 (83.7)

84 (84.0)

Age

 <25

48 (24.2)

18 (17.3)

30 (31.9)

25 (24.8)

23 (23.7)

20 (20.4)

28 (28.0)

 25–34

77 (38.9)

45 (43.3)

32 (34.0)

39 (38.6)

38 (39.2)

49 (50.0)

28 (28.0)

 35–44

47 (23.7)

24 (23.1)

23 (24.5)

20 (19.8)

27 (27.8)

16 (16.3)

31 (31.0)

 45–54

20 (10.1)

11 (10.6)

9 (9.6)

13 (12.9)

7 (7.2)

8 (8.2)

12 (12.0)

 55-

6 (3.0)

6 (5.8)

0 (0.0)*

4 (4.0)

2 (2.1)

5 (5.1)

1 (1.0)*

Education

 Undergraduate

41 (20.7)

20 (19.2)

21 (22.3)

29 (28.7)

12 (12.4)

31 (31.6)

10 (10.0)

 College

91 (46.0)

54 (51.9)

37 (39.4)

45 (44.6)

46 (47.4)

55 (56.1)

36 (36.0)

 Technical Secondary School

63 (31.8)

30 (28.8)

33 (35.1)

24 (23.8)

39 (40.2)

12 (12.2)

51 (51.0)

 High School and below

3 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (3.2)

3 (3.0)

0 (0.0)*

0 (0.0)

3 (3.0)*

Major

 Clinic

48 (24.7)

25 (24.8)

23 (24.7)

30 (29.7)

18 (19.4)

21 (22.1)

27 (27.3)

 Medical Technician

9 (4.6)

5 (5.0)

4 (4.3)

5 (5.0)

4 (4.3)

5 (5.1)

4 (4.0)

 Public Health

13 (6.7)

4 (4.0)

9 (9.7)

6 (5.9)

7 (7.5)

3 (5.3)

10 (10.1)

 Health Service Management

6 (3.1)

4 (4.0)

2 (2.2)

6 (5.9)

0 (0.0)

4 (4.2)

2 (2.0)

 Nursing

96 (49.5)

53 (52.5)

43 (46.2)

39 (38.6)

57 (61.3)

51 (53.7)

45 (45.5)

 Other

22 (11.3)

10 (9.9)

12 (12.9)

15 (14.9)

7 (7.5)*

11 (11.6)

11 (11.1)

Professional Title

 Associate Senior

4 (2.0)

1 (1.0)

3 (3.2)

1 (1.0)

3 (3.1)

4 (4.1)

0 (0.0)

 Attending Doctor

20 (10.1)

12 (11.5)

8 (8.5)

12 (11.9)

8 (8.2)

11 (11.2)

9 (9.0)

 Junior

113 (57.1)

71 (68.3)

42 (44.7)

66 (65.3)

47 (48.5)

61 (62.2)

52 (52.0)

 No

61 (30.8)

20 (19.2)

41 (43.6)*

22 (21.8)

39 (40.2)*

22 (22.4)

39 (39.0)*

  1. Notes: BPHS refers to basic public health services; PHC refers to primary health care; *means P<0.05