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Table 4 Monthly income of TB health workers

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

 

N

Monthly income

T value

Annual growth rate

T value

Lower than average level (%)

Chi-square value

Total

278

4 536

NA

5.6

NA

43.4

NA

Province

 Zhejiang

100

5 815

Reference

6.5

Reference

57.0

Reference

 Jilin

94

3 826

− 9.11*

4.5

− 1.13

35.1

10.85*

 Ningxia

84

3 972

− 7.84*

6.4

− 0.04

39.8

8.10*

Level

 Provincial

46

5 108

Reference

1.5

Reference

28.3

Reference

 Prefecture

92

4 720

− 1.30

6.1

1.58

47.3

5.12*

 County

139

4 356

− 3.62*

7.0

1.91

47.5

5.70*

Staff types

 Doctors

94

4 993

Reference

5.1

Reference

46.8

Reference

 Nurses

55

3 884

− 3.97*

6.7

1.76

58.2

0.69

 Public health doctors

65

4 532

− 1.69

4.7

− 1.73

28.1

10.73*

 Technician

49

4 480

− 1.72

5.0

− 0.04

42.9

0.95

 Others

15

3 972

− 1.74

6.0

− 0.07

53.3

0.63

Gender

 Male

107

5 076

Reference

7.3

Reference

41.5

Reference

 Female

170

4 220

− 4.02*

4.6

− 1.48

45.4

0.52

Age

 < 30

40

3 227

Reference

13.9

Reference

65.0

Reference

 30–50

201

4 574

4.12*

4.6

− 3.65*

44.0

3.05*

 > 50

35

5 361

5.23*

3.5

− 3.48*

25.7

9.03*

Education level

 Technical school and below

34

4 306

Reference

10.3

Reference

35.3

Reference

 College (3 years)

73

4 398

0.67

5.2

− 1.68

46.6

0.79

 University (≥ 5 years)

171

4 987

3.15*

4.7

− 2.14*

45.3

0.86

Professional title

 Primary

83

3 678

Reference

8.5

Reference

61.4

Reference

 Middle

115

4 614

6.09*

4.6

− 1.68

43.0

6.29*

 Senior

80

5 523

10.57*

4.6

− 1.40

28.8

18.80*

  1. The average overall monthly physician salary in Zhejiang, Jilin, and Ningxia are 8 392 Yuan, 4 479 Yuan, and 5 006 Yuan, respectively (data source: Zhejiang, Jilin, and Ningxia Statistical Yearbook 2016)
  2. NA not available
  3. *p < 0.05