Table 1

Characteristics of 155 primary care institutions in the clinical guideline survey, China, 2016

Total
(n=155)
Institutional levelRegion
County-level (n=66)Grass-roots level (n=89)Eastern (n=39)Central (n=50)Western (n=66)
Staffing*
Profession
Physician29 (10–116)136 (69.25–232.75)12 (5–24)29 (9–152)30 (10–176.75)30.5 (10.75–95.75)
Nurse31 (10–167)211.50 (78.75–372.25)12 (4–25.50)37 (9–203)26 (12–262.75)33.5 (7–140.25)
Practitioner from auxiliary department15 (4–43)59.50 (30.75–96)6 (2–10.50)15 (6–61)10.5 (3–68)15 (4.75–34)
Administrative staff4 (1–23)25 (10–42.25)2 (0–4)4 (1–25)4.5 (1–25.25)4 (1–22)
Other8 (1–30)47 (9.75–82.50)3 (0–9)9 (1–47)9 (2–58.50)7.5 (1–18.50)
Education background
Master’s0 (0–3)2 (0–10)0 (0–1)3 (1–12)0 (0–3)0 (0–1)
Bachelor’s21 (4–104)143.50 (46–305.25)7 (2–17)42 (8–152)14 (4–236)17 (4–77.50)
College graduate35 (7–162)199.50 (105.75–310)12 (5–31)23 (5–170)33.5 (8.75–233.75)37.5 (2.75–140.50)
High school and below22 (5–82)89.50 (39.50–1737.50)8 (2–19.50)9 (0–100)29 (11–91)21.50 (7.25–73.50)
Professional title
Senior5 (1–28)31 (12–71.75)1 (0–4)9 (1–35)5 (1–46.25)3.50 (0–20.25)
Intermediate26 (5–100)109 (47.50–217.75)8 (2–23)32 (8–121)25.5 (5–173)21.50 (4.75–63)
Primary43 (16–144)191 (88.25–361)20 (5–40)45 (10–142)46 (16.75–234.50)40 (16–101.75)
None9 (1–46)53.5 (27.75–145.75)3 (0–9)3 (0–45)7 (3–83)19 (2–46.50)
Length of service
<5 years19 (4–105)140.50 (39.50–179)6 (2–18)37 (4–130)11 (4–162)20.5 (4.75–62)
5–10 years21 (4–73)97.50 (39.75–179)8 (2–15)25 (3–76)15 (3.75–114.75)21.5 (6–53.25)
10–15 years13 (3–50)65.50 (27.50–139)4 (2–10)9 (2–50)11.50 (4–71.75)15 (3–44.75)
≥15 years24 (4–81)100.50 (40.75–245.50)8 (2–26)14 (0–70)49.50 (6.50–136)18.50 (7.75–65.50)
Medical services*
Radius, km10 (3–30)34.50 (13.75–52.50)4 (2–12)3 (1.40–10)15 (6.75–40.50)15.05 (3.12–4.90)
Population covered, in 10 0007 (2.45–33)45 (17.72–52.50)3.40 (1.65–7.25)6 (0.55–33)7.25 (2.58–45.75)6.90 (2.93–31.45)
Beds68 (5–350)397 (203.75–822.25)11 (0–52)0 (0–500)87.5 (20–657.50)70 (17.50–277.50)
Annual patient visits, visits/year57 670 (13 800–194 372)180 812.50 (105 000–332 500)23 876 (6643–63 892)146 000 (12 000–230 000)47 421.50 (13 023.75–27 470.50)48 446 (13 873.50–14 175)
Annual discharges, discharges/year1823 (0–12 750)16 000 (6726–30 244.25)75 (0–1175)0 (0–17 535)3075.5 (369.50–27 470.50)1550 (112.75–11 075)
Physicians’ daily patient load, visits/day16.30 (6.50–31)17.60 (6.07–35.30)16 (6.90–30.50)25 (5.5–60)15 (5.84–25.75)16.35 (7–30)
Physicians’ daily burden in inpatient beds per capita, beds/day3 (0–7)5 (3–8)2 (0–5.55)0 (0–2.32)5 (2–8)3.5 (1–7.25)
Nursing staff’s daily burden in inpatient beds per capita, beds/day3 (0–6)3.89 (2–6)2 (0–5)0 (0–2.30)3.2 (2–7.73)3 (1.10–6)
Equipment and technology*
Total value of institutional equipment ≥10 000 (¥10 000)200 (28–2000)2871.31 (437.50–7723.25)50 (5–200)72 (0–2852.62)200 (43.50–3301.50)206.50 (41.60–1725)
10 000–50 000 (pieces)12 (2–96)113 (20–255.5)3 (0.50–13)2 (0–120)14.5 (3–72.25)15 (2.75–85.50)
¥50 000–100 000 (pieces)4 (1–22)25 (6.75–63)1 (0–4)1 (0–42)3.5 (1–19)4.5 (0.75–15.25)
¥100 000–500 000 (pieces)3 (0–30)34 (5–81)1 (0–3)2 (0–52)3 (1–34.75)3 (0.75–13.50)
≥¥500 thousand (pieces)1 (0–8)10 (2–28.25)0 (0–1)0 (0–12)1 (0–7.50)0.5 (0–5)
Lab techniques†
Routine blood tests140 (90.3)66 (100.0)74 (83.1)36 (92.3)48 (96.0)56 (84.8)
Hepatic function tests133 (85.8)65 (98.5)68 (76.4)31 (79.5)47 (94.0)55 (83.3)
Renal function tests131 (84.5)65 (98.5)66 (74.2)29 (74.4)47 (94.0)55 (83.3)
Stool and urine tests132 (85.2)65 (98.5)67 (75.3)31 (79.5)45 (90.0)56 (84.8)
Bacterial cultures68 (43.9)55 (83.3)13 (14.6)17 (43.6)23 (46.0)28 (42.4)
Blood concentration monitoring15 (9.7)13 (19.7)2 (2.2)4 (10.3)6 (12.0)5 (7.6)
Ultrasonographic techniques†
Black-white ultrasound B scanner116 (74.8)56 (84.8)60 (67.4)23 (59.0)45 (90.0)48 (72.7)
Coloured ultrasound B scanner111 (71.6)66 (100.0)45 (50.6)30 (76.9)34 (68.0)47 (71.2)
Radiographic techniques†
Plain film121 (78.1)65 (98.5)56 (62.9)30 (76.9)43 (86.0)48 (72.7)
CT63 (40.6)55 (83.3)8 (9.0)16 (41.0)20 (40.0)27 (40.9)
MRI39 (25.2)38 (57.6)1 (1.1)14 (35.9)15 (30.0)10 (15.2)
Angiography28 (18.1)27 (40.9)1 (1.1)10 (25.6)11 (22.0)7 (10.6)
  • *Median and IQR.

  • †Number and percentage.