Objective To examine changes in the coverage of government concerns over the infectious diseases to be controlled in Yunnan province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (Guangxi) and to compare disparities in the changes and correlates between the two provinces.
Methods We conducted systematical online searches to retrieve policy documents, legal provisions and regulations related to control and prevention of infectious diseases issued by government departments of Yunnan and Guangxi province from 2000 to 2017. The region- and year-specific ratio of the infectious diseases involved by the published government administrative documents versus those to be concerned objectively was estimated and compared. Spearman correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between the coverage ratio and the incidence of infectious diseases.
Results Totally 215 and 214 documents issued by Yunan and Guangxi government departments were retrieved. Compared to those in 2000, the coverage ratio increased by 17.1% (78.8% vs. 67.3%) for Yunnan and 20.1% (80.8% vs. 67.3%) for Guangxi in 2017, respectively. A significant positive correlation was observed between the coverage of infectious diseases concerned and the incidence of infectious disease in Guangxi (r = 0.874, P < 0.01), but not observed in Yunnan.
Conclusion The coverage of government concerns over the infectious diseases to be controlled increased significantly in both Yunnan and Guangxi province and the increment was more obvious in Guangxi from 2000 to 2017. The study demonstrates a feasibility for quantitative analysis on the coverage of infectious diseases under concerns of control and prevention.
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