Status of health manpower of hospitals in pastoral areas of north Xinjiang
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Abstract
ObjectiveTo know the status of health manpower and to provide base in decision-making for staff planning and capacity-building of hospitals in pastoral areas of Xinjiang.MethodsAll health personnel of nine hospitals in three animal husbandry counties of Xinjiang were investigated by using stratified-cluster sampling method.ResultsThe total number of health staff and medical technical personnel in the hospitals was 106 with the number of medical technical personnel,doctors,nurses of 0.00144,0.00107,0.00043 per 1 000 population in pastoral areas,respectively.The proportion of medical personnel with junior professional title was low.ConclusionThe professional quality of medical personnel in hospitals of pastoral areas should be improved and the health service system in pastoral areas should be strengthened.
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