Feasibility and usefulness of Gini coefficients of primary care visits as a measure of service inequality: preliminary findings from a cross-sectional study using region-wide electronic medical records in Anhui, China
GPVs can be accurately estimated using a limited number of months of EMRs and, guided by the relevant framework, analysis of GPVs can unveil useful clues in addressing unequal primary healthcare utilisation.
Authors
- Jing Chai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3770-2279)
- Xing-Rong Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2242-4700)
- Manman Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3731-8728)
- Ningjing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7210-2842)
- Rong Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7968-5932)
- Guocheng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5470-878X)
- Jing Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6145-1003)
- Jia Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9611-1482)
- Debin Wang
- Xin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6190-2588)
Institutions
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083795
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.83