ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2018
Inequality of obstetric and gynaecological workforce distribution in China.
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- Analysis of inequality in the distribution of general practitioners in China: evidence from 2012 to 2018.Primary health care research & development · 2022Article
- Equity of health workforce distribution in Thailand: an implication of concentration index.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundWomen's health is defined as a continuum throughout their whole lives. In China, women receive life-round preventative and curative health care from the health system, although the universal access to reproductive health has already been basically achieved in China, the situation of women's access to curative health care is still unknown.
methodsData from the national maternal and child health human resource investigation were analysed. Lorenz curves, Gini coefficients, and Theil L indexes were drawn and calculated to reflect the inequality. Demographically, we found that the Obstetric and gynaecological (OB/GYN) workforce was the least equitable regarding the distribution of live births.
resultsDemographically, we found that the OB/GYN workforce was the least equitable regarding the distribution of live births. The geographic distribution of the OB/GYN workforce was found to be severely inequitable, especially in the West region. Most of the inequality was found to come from inner-regions.
conclusionFor the first time, the distribution inequality of OB/GYN workforce in China was analysed. The findings in this study can be adopted in making national or regional OB/GYN workforce allocation policies, but further studies are still needed to reveal the detailed sources of inequality and to provide evidence for local policy-making.
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