Table 2.
Sociodemographic and professional characteristics of study participants from five community health service centers in China, 2016.
| Variables | Male (n = 89) | Female (n = 197) | P | Overall (n = 286) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year, mean, SD) | 36.18 | 7.25 | 33.29 | 7.22 | 0.002 | 34.18 | 7.34 |
| Age (year, n, %) | |||||||
| 19–29 | 15 | 16.85 | 74 | 37.56 | 0.002 | 89 | 31.12 |
| 30–39 | 45 | 50.56 | 82 | 41.62 | 127 | 44.41 | |
| 40–49 | 22 | 24.72 | 34 | 17.26 | 56 | 19.58 | |
| 50–58 | 7 | 7.87 | 7 | 3.55 | 14 | 4.90 | |
| Areas (n, %) | |||||||
| Fujian | 31 | 34.83 | 62 | 31.47 | <0.001 | 93 | 32.52 |
| Shandong | 42 | 47.19 | 52 | 26.40 | 94 | 32.87 | |
| Sichuan | 16 | 17.98 | 83 | 42.13 | 99 | 34.62 | |
| CHS centers* (n, %) | |||||||
| 1 | 15 | 16.85 | 61 | 30.96 | <0.001 | 76 | 26.57 |
| 2 | 23 | 25.84 | 50 | 25.38 | 73 | 25.52 | |
| 3 | 8 | 8.99 | 12 | 6.09 | 20 | 6.99 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1.12 | 22 | 11.17 | 23 | 8.04 | |
| 5 | 42 | 47.19 | 52 | 26.40 | 94 | 32.87 | |
| Education (n, %) | |||||||
| High school | 4 | 4.49 | 12 | 6.09 | 0.510 | 16 | 5.59 |
| Junior College | 41 | 46.07 | 101 | 51.27 | 142 | 49.65 | |
| College or above | 44 | 49.44 | 83 | 42.13 | 127 | 44.41 | |
| Work experience as CHS staff [years, (n, %)] | |||||||
| 0.5–1.9 | 7 | 7.87 | 25 | 12.69 | 0.043 | 32 | 11.19 |
| 2–4.9 | 17 | 19.10 | 49 | 24.87 | 66 | 23.08 | |
| 5–9.9 | 20 | 22.47 | 58 | 29.44 | 78 | 27.27 | |
| 10–26 | 45 | 50.56 | 65 | 32.99 | 110 | 38.46 | |
| Professional field (n, %) | |||||||
| Clinical service | 57 | 64.04 | 60 | 30.46 | <0.001 | 117 | 40.91 |
| Public health | 4 | 4.49 | 8 | 4.06 | 12 | 4.20 | |
| Nursing or medical care | 4 | 4.49 | 85 | 43.15 | 89 | 31.12 | |
| Pharmacy | 5 | 5.62 | 14 | 7.11 | 19 | 6.64 | |
| Others | 19 | 21.35 | 29 | 14.72 | 48 | 16.78 | |
CHS, community health service.
*
(1) Xi-hang-gang CHS center in Sichuan province; (2) Shi-tang CHS center in Fujian province; (3) Ji-mei CHS center in Fujian province; (4) Yi-cheng CHS center in Shandong province; (5) Shuang-zi-qiao CHS center in Sichuan province.