Table 2.
Characteristics of the investigated township health centres in different regions (frequency/mean(percent/SD)).
| Variables | Overall | Eastern | Central | Western | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel time to the county seat | |||||
| ≤1 h | 255 (71.23%) | 83 (90.22%) | 82 (89.13%) | 90 (51.72%) | <0.001 |
| >1 h | 103 (28.77%) | 9 (9.78%) | 10 (10.87%) | 84 (48.28%) | |
| Global budget for CMA 1 | |||||
| yes | 73 (20.39%) | 10 (10.87%) | 17 (18.48%) | 46 (26.44%) | 0.010 |
| no | 285 (79.61%) | 82 (89.13%) | 75 (81.52%) | 128 (73.56%) | |
| Surgical service provision | |||||
| yes | 162 (45.25%) | 38 (41.40%) | 62 (67.39%) | 62 (35.63%) | <0.001 |
| no | 196 (54.75%) | 54 (58.70%) | 30 (32.61%) | 112 (64.37%) | |
| Population size (in thousand) 2 | 29.13 (29.53) | 35.89 (21.55) | 40.10 (35.16) | 19.75 (26.99) | <0.001 |
| Proportion of the elders (%) | 11.72 (3.41) | 10.99 (1.88) | 10.59 (3.72) | 12.71 (3.58) | <0.001 |
| Number of the staff | 43.70 (32.85) | 56.99 (34.95) | 55.79 (38.61) | 30.28 (21.16) | <0.001 |
| Bed occupancy rate (%) | 63.42 (26.58) | 47.55 (24.28) | 73.80 (22.47) | 66.32 (26.14) | <0.001 |
| Outpatient visits (in thousand) 3 | 31.54 (37.86) | 25.94 (23.82) | 62.17 (57.73) | 18.31 (14.64) | <0.001 |
Note: 1 CMA: county medical alliance. 2 Population size (thousand): the number of the residents in the service area of the township health centre. 3 Outpatient visits (thousand): the number of outpatient visits of the THCs in 2017.