Table 1 Definitions and categories of the associated factors
Factors | Definitions and categories |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Age* | Age of the participant |
Gender | Gender of the participant 0 = male, 1 = female |
Marital status | Marital status of the participant 0 = married, 1 = unmarried (including single, divorced or widowed) |
Education level | Education level of the participant 0 = junior college or below, 1 = undergraduates, 2 = postgraduates |
Occupational factors | |
Job type | Job type of the participant 0 = doctors, 1 = nurses, 2 = pharmacist, 3 = others |
Title | The rank of a professional post 0 = junior or no title, 1 = intermediate, 2 = senior |
Administrative responsibility | If the participant has administrative responsibility or not 0 = yes, 1 = no |
Employment status | The employment status of the participant 0 = permanent, 1 = temporary (including providers with temporary contracts and those rehired after retirement) |
Working years* | Working years in current facility |
Working hours | Working hours per week of the participant 0 = < 40, 1 = 40–49, 2 = 50–59, 3 ≥ 60 |
Income proportion | Proportion of the participant’s income to the total household income 0 = < 25%, 1 = 25–49%, 2 = 50–75%, 3 = ≥ 75% |
Organisational factors | |
Location | Location of the facility 0 = eastern, 1 = central, 2 = western |
Facility type | Type of the facility 0 = township health centre (representing rural areas), 1 = community health centre (representing urban areas) |
Performance-based salary* | The ratio of performance-based salary of the facility. The salary of PC facilities in China consisted of two parts, namely, the fixed and the fluctuating parts. The fluctuating part is performance-based salary |