Miaomiao Tian|Da Feng|Xi Chen|Ying?Chun Chen|Xi Sun|Yuanxi Xiang|Yuan Fang|Zhanchun Feng
China's Rural Public Health System Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study
Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Jiangsu University|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology
background past three years government china initiated health reform rural public health system construction achieve equal access public health services rural residents study assessed trends public health services accessibility rural china 2008 2010 well current situation chinas rural public health system performance methods data collected crosssectional survey conducted 2011 used multistage stratified random sampling method select 12 counties 118 villages china three sets indicators chosen measure trends access coverage equality effectiveness rural public health services data disaggregated provinces participants hypertension patients children elderly women examined changes equality across within region results chinas rural public health system well safe drinking water children vaccinations women hospital delivery hypertension patients low income could receive regular healthcare primary health institutions middle high income 2010 hypertension treatment rate qinghai western china 5322 much lower zhejiang eastern china 9727 meanwhile low performance showed effectiveness rural public health services rate effective treatment controlling blood pressure within normal range 397 conclusions implementation health reform since 2009 led public health development towards right direction physical access public health services increased 2008 2010 inter intraregional inequalities public health system coverage still exist strategies improve quality equality public health services rural china need considered