Table 5 The understanding and perception of public hospital reform of medical staff in pilot and non-pilot county hospitals

The understanding degree of specific contents of the public hospital reform programme

 Fully know

70

4.57

14

1.90

84

3.70

 Know a lot

480

31.35

177

24.02

657

28.97

 Know some

484

31.61

304

41.25

788

34.74

 Know a little

424

27.69

201

27.27

625

27.56

 Know nothing

73

4.77

41

5.56

114

5.03

32.787

<0.001

The perceived level of the reform promotion in this county

 Perceive obviously

770

50.29

293

39.76

1063

46.87

 Perceive not obviously

578

37.75

370

50.20

948

41.80

 Perceive nothing

46

3.00

22

2.99

68

3.00

 Have no idea

137

8.95

52

7.06

189

8.33

32.378

<0.001

The perceived level of changes brought by reform since 2008

 Change obviously

907

59.24

231

31.34

1138

50.18

 Change not obviously

494

32.27

374

50.75

868

38.27

 Change nothing

65

4.25

100

13.57

165

7.28

 Have no idea

65

4.25

32

4.34

97

4.28

181.017

<0.001

If public hospital reform could solve the problems faced by public hospitals

 Solve the main problems

124

8.10

38

5.16

162

7.14

 Solve only part of the problems

1046

68.32

491

66.62

1537

67.77

 Solve nothing

136

8.88

94

12.75

230

10.14

 Have no idea

225

14.70

114

15.47

339

14.95

13.797

0.003

If public hospital reform could solve the difficulty in accessibility of medical service

 Have obvious effects

96

6.27

27

3.66

123

5.42

 Have some effects

1095

71.52

469

63.64

1564

68.96

 Have no effect

175

11.43

132

17.91

307

13.54

 Have no idea

165

10.78

109

14.79

274

12.08

32.783

<0.001

If public hospital reform could solve the difficulty in affordability of medical service

 Have obvious effects

111

7.25

24

3.26

135

5.95

 Have some effects

1022

66.75

428

58.07

1450

63.93

 Have no effect

226

14.76

175

23.74

401

17.68

 Have no idea

172

11.23

110

14.93

282

12.43

47.353

<0.001