Table 3.

Characteristics of the CHCs’ Primary Care Practitioners and Continuing Education

Characteristic	Lead Clinicians	Physicians	Nurses
Sociodemographics
Age, mean (SD), y	–	39.7 (10.6)	33.1 (8.9)
Male, % (95% CI)	–	39 (37–41)	1 (0–2)
Han Chinese, % (95% CI)	–	95 (94–96)	95 (94–96)
Highest qualification, % (95% CI)
Less than associate degree	–	12 (10–13)	21 (19–23)
Associate degree	–	34 (31–36)	50 (48–52)
Graduate degree	–	49 (47–52)	26 (24–28)
Graduate degree with postgraduate qualifications	–	6 (5–7)	3 (2–4)
Primary specialty registration, % (95% CI)
General practice	–	46 (44–48)	5 (4–6)
Integrative medicine	–	8 (7–10)	0
Other specialty	–	26 (24–28)	1 (1–2)
Years working, median (IQR)	–	14 (7–23)	9 (4–18)
Title, % (95% CI)
Senior	–	10 (9–12)	2 (2–3)
Intermediate	–	41 (39–43)	26 (24–28)
Junior	–	40 (38–43)	64 (61–66)
None	–	9 (7–10)	8 (7–9)
Participation in continuing education, % (95% CI)	–	92 (91–93)	89 (88–91)
Frequency of CPD, % (95% CI)
Yearly	12 (7–17)	–	–
Quarterly	18 (12–24)	–	–
Bimonthly	10 (5–15)	–	–
Monthly	52 (44–60)	–	–
Biweekly	11 (6–16)	–	–
Weekly	3 (0–5)	–	–
Professionals partaking in CPD, % (95% CI)
Managers	95 (92–99)	–	–
Physicians	100 (97–100)	–	–
Nurses	100 (97–100)	–	–
Other health care staff	88 (82–93)	–	–
Receptionists	61 (52–69)	–	–
Content of CPD, % (95% CI)
Studies/discussion on diagnostic standards	96 (93–99)	86 (85–88)	64 (62–67)
Disease updates	84 (78–90)	80 (78–82)	63 (60–65)
Case discussions	83 (77–89)	78 (76–80)	57 (55–60)
Further medical education courses	96 (93–99)	92 (91–93)	88 (86–89)
Content of management meetings, % (95% CI)
Organizing and managing services	97 (94–100)	–	–
Conveying and implementing policies and documents	100 (97–100)	–	–
Appraising department and team performance	95 (91–98)	–	–

CHC = community health center; CPD = continuous professional development; IQR = interquartile range.