Comparative Analysis on the Equity of Health Human Resource Allocation in Community Health Service Centers of Shandong
Abstract:Objective:To analyze the equity of health human resources in community health service centers of Shandong.Methods:To comprise health human resource allocation of community health service centers.Lorenz curve,Gini coefficient and Theil index were used to analyze the equity.Results:The number of general practitioners (GPs) per 10 000 population were 1.05,the ratio of doctors to nurses was 1:2.98.The Gini coefficients of health professionals,GPs and registered nurses were 0.170,0.248 and 0.169.Theil index was consistent with Gini coefficient mainly,the percent of the contribution of inter-regional differences to total Theil index was above 80%.Conclusion:The GPs configuration was inadequate and inequity relatively.The ratio of doctors to nurses was reasonable.The allocation of health human resource was in relative equal status on the whole while the inter-regional difference existed.
Keywords:community health service centerhealth human resourceequityGini coefficientTheil indexLorenz curve
Publication Date:2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date:2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages:3( 74-76 )
Chinese Health Economics

Chinese Health Economics

PKUISTIC
ISSN:1003-0743
Year, Vol.(Issue):2018,37(1)