Status of village-level health service in rural area of Ningxia province

  Objective   To know the village2level health service of country in Ningxia.

  Methods   A questionnaire survey was carried out among 29 village clinical stations in Huinong district of Shizuishan city, Ningxia, by using self-designing questionnaire.

  Results   Every village had averagely 0192 village clinical stations; the house of clinical station was barely furnished with small size; the average area of treatmenthouse was 56.55 m², in which medical facilities were simple and crude.The education level of cuntry doctors was low with no medical training in the latest decade.92.3% village clinical stations belonged to individuals was selling medicines with no medical inspect to ensue quality.The associate qualification of country doctors was awarded with no strict standard and procedure.

  Conclusion   Medical knowledge and skills of country doctors are poor; Service function of village clinical stations(most private clinics)is low; country doctors cannot meet the needs of farmer's health service.