Yingxi Lin, Jinfeng Xie, Dan Wu, Yingyu Wang, Yiyuan Cai, Qing Zhao, Lanping Zhang, Jiaqi Li, Wenjun He, Dong Roman Xu
OBJECTIVE: Primary health workers (PHWs) are a critical pillar of health systems but primary health care centers often struggle to attract and retain talented staff. To better understand why this is, we investigated the job preference of PHWs in a Chinese urban setting. METHODS: In a discrete choice experiment, PHWs from 15 primary health care centers in Guangzhou, China, made trade-offs between several hypothetical job scenario combinations of salary, type of health institution, bianzhi (permanent post), work years required for promotion, career development and training opportunities, educational opportunities for children, and community respect...
December 18, 2023: Journal of Health Services Research & Policy