General description of the absolute number of outpatient visits (OPVs) to facilities stratified by facility type, exposure time, regions and year
| Years of NEMP implementation | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| Variable | Facilities | Mean (SD) | Facilities | Mean (SD) | Facilities | Mean (SD) | Facilities | Mean (SD) | Facilities | Mean (SD) |
| Facility type | ||||||||||
| CHC | 2218 | 62 766 (89 557) | 2218 | 73 065 (104 648) | 2218 | 80 821 (116 769) | 2218 | 86 024 (120 366) | 2218 | 93 200 (125 587) |
| TH | 22 777 | 21 713 (31 555) | 22 777 | 23 619 (36 573) | 22 777 | 24 249 (38 634) | 22 777 | 25 139 (41 127) | 22 777 | 28 342 (43 945) |
| TCH | 9511 | 21 674 (31 434) | 9511 | 23 521 (35 047) | 9511 | 24 035 (35 982) | 9511 | 25 013 (37 859) | 9511 | 27 795 (41 178) |
| Policy exposure years | ||||||||||
| 0 | 34 506 | 24 341 (39 323) | 25 240 | 27 192 (49 161) | 16 305 | 27 861 (53 988) | 7715 | 27 456 (58 055) | ||
| 1 | 9266 | 25 620 (33 647) | 8935 | 29 186 (51 971) | 8590 | 31 349 (57 955) | 7715 | 30 540 (60 985) | ||
| 2 | 9266 | 26 456 (35 243) | 8935 | 29 966 (52 149) | 8590 | 34 971 (62 014) | ||||
| 3 | 9266 | 27 244 (37 070) | 8935 | 33 143 (54 243) | ||||||
| 4 | 9266 | 30 700 (41 202) | ||||||||
| Regions | ||||||||||
| Eastern | 8983 | 41 188 (60 800) | 8983 | 46 154 (70 298) | 8983 | 49 213 (76 038) | 8983 | 52 387 (79 825) | 8983 | 57 495 (84 249) |
| Central | 10 375 | 21 783 (30 998) | 10 375 | 23 048 (34 012) | 10 375 | 23 562 (34 402) | 10 375 | 24 110 (34 173) | 10 375 | 27 544 (36 474) |
| Western | 15 148 | 16 103 (20 780) | 15 148 | 17 825 (26 185) | 15 148 | 18 065 (29 569) | 15 148 | 18 522 (32 302) | 15 148 | 20 754 (34 797) |
| Total | 34 506 | 24 341 (39 323) | 34 506 | 26 770 (45 523) | 34 506 | 27 827 (49 103) | 34 506 | 29 018 (51 630) | 34 506 | 32 360 (54 861) |
The eastern region includes 11 provinces, the central region includes 8 and the western includes 12 provinces according to the National Statistics Year Book of China (2015).
CHC, community health centre; NEMP, national essential medicine policy; TCH, town centre hospital; TH, township hospital.