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Table 3 Distribution of community health centres by number of specialists in Uttar Pradesh (India) during 2002–13

From: Shortage and inequalities in the distribution of specialists across community health centres in Uttar Pradesh, 2002–2012

Year

Type of specialist

Number of specialists

0

1

2

3

4

5+

2002–04 (n = 256)

Surgeon

37.9

59.8

2.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

Obstetrician

63.7

34.4

1.5

0.4

0.0

0.0

Paediatrician

48.4

47.3

3.9

0.0

0.4

0.0

Anaesthetist

75.4

24.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

All specialists

20.3

23.1

23.8

21.9

7.4

3.5

2007–08 (n = 693)

Surgeon

72.7

26.0

1.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

Obstetrician

70.1

27.1

2.5

0.3

0.0

0.0

Paediatrician

78.2

20.9

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

Anaesthetist

82.7

15.9

1.0

0.4

0.0

0.0

All specialists

48.3

20.4

16.6

10.0

4.2

0.6

2012–13 (n = 920)

Surgeon

85.5

13.6

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.0

Obstetrician

80.0

16.7

2.5

0.8

0.0

0.0

Paediatrician

81.4

17.7

0.8

0.1

0.0

0.0

Anaesthetist

88.5

10.1

0.8

0.3

0.1

0.2

All specialists

62.1

19.1

8.2

7.0

2.3

1.4

  1. Note: All figures are in percent. Interpretation – 37.9 should be interpreted as follows – 39.7% CHCs are functioning without any surgeon. 59.8 should interpreted as follows – 59.8% CHCs have one surgeon. ‘n’ is the number CHCs