Table 1 Characteristics of providers and facilities at the township and village levels
Characteristics | THC Mean (SD) or % (n) | VC Mean (SD) or % (n) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Provider level | |||
 Age (years) | 43.0 (8.8) | 48.0 (7.0) | < 0.001 |
 Male (%) | 58.7 (115) | 69.1 (76) | 0.07 |
 Bachelor’s degree or higher (%) | 20.9 (41) | 0.9 (1) | < 0.001a |
 Medical experience (years) | 20.3 (9.5) | 24.9 (8.1) | < 0.001 |
 Practicing physician certificate (%) | 63.8 (125) | 6.4 (7) | < 0.001 |
 Income (yuan/month) | 4361.9 (1187.9) | 2488.3 (1088.7) | < 0.001 |
 Work motivation (score) | 48.9 (6.7) | 49.9 (8.2) | 0.27 |
 Medical Training (frequency) | 10.6 (12.0) | 10.0 (7.7) | 0.63 |
 Lecture training (%) | 95.4 (166) | 98.1 (104) | 0.71 |
 NCD training in last year (frequency) | 4.0 (4.6) | 6.2 (4.9) | < 0.001 |
 NCD training in last year (%) | 39.2 (28.7) | 64.3 (27.4) | < 0.001 |
 Total | 196 | 110 |  |
Facility level | |||
 Population in catchment areas (thousand) | 35.2 (36.4) | 1.78 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
 Number of managed hypertension patients | 1304.9 (650.3) | 99.4 (58.8) | < 0.001 |
 Number of full-time staff | 42.6 (32.1) | 1.2 (0.4) | < 0.001 |
 Total | 50 | 103 |  |