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Table 2 Composition of TB health workers (N, %)

From: Transforming tuberculosis (TB) service delivery model in China: issues and challenges for health workforce

 

Zhejiang

Jilin

Ningxia

Total

Total

102

94

85

281

Level

 Provincial

20 (19.6)

10 (10.8)

16 (18.8)

46 (16.4)

 Prefecture

33 (32.4)

31 (33.3)

29 (34.1)

93 (33.2)

 County

49 (48.0)

52 (55.9)

40 (47.1)

141 (50.4)

Staff types

 Doctors

39 (38.2)

31 (33.0)

25 (29.4)

95 (33.8)

 Nurses

21 (20.6)

19 (20.2)

16 (18.8)

56 (19.9)

 Public health doctors

27 (26.5)

17 (18.1)

21 (24.7)

65 (23.1)

 Technician

12 (11.8)

19 (20.2)

19 (22.4)

50 (17.8)

 Others

3 (2.9)

8 (8.5)

4 (4.7)

15 (5.3)

Gender

 Male

45 (44.6)

34 (36.6)

29 (34.1)

108 (38.7)

 Female

56 (55.4)

59 (63.4)

56 (65.9)

171 (61.3)

Age

 < 30

17 (17.0)

10 (10.8)

13 (15.3)

40 (14.4)

 30–50

75 (75.0)

70 (75.3)

57 (67.1)

202 (72.7)

 > 50

8 (8.0)

13 (14.0)

15 (17.6)

36 (12.9)

Education level

 Technical school and below

8 (7.9)

22 (23.4)

5 (5.9)

35 (12.5)

 College (3 years)

13 (12.9)

30 (31.9)

30 (35.3)

73 (26.1)

 University (≥ 5 years)

80 (79.2)

42 (44.7)

50 (58.8)

172 (61.4)

Professional title

 Primary

25 (24.8)

34 (36.2)

24 (28.2)

83 (29.6)

 Middle

44 (43.6)

38 (40.4)

34 (40.0)

116 (41.4)

 Senior

32 (31.7)

22 (23.4)

27 (31.8)

81 (28.9)

  1. Data source: staff survey