Retention of general practitioners with compulsory rural areas: evidence from a 5-year prospective cohort study in China
CSP significantly contributes to staffing rural health workforce in China. Ensuring signing contracts with hometown and lifting financial burden during school could increase retention in the long run. Increased attention should also be directed to GPs with a senior professional title to increase retention.
Authors
- Haoqing Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5805-2116)
- Baisong Zhang
- Xiaoran Cheng
- Huixian Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0726-5482)
- Mingyue Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8417-5665)
- Xiaoyun Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5483-0742)
- Dan Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9504-4257)
- Haozhe Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8723-9924)
- Xiaotian Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1134-0775)
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Quzhou City People's Hospital (CN)
- Quzhou College of Technology (CN)
- People's Liberation Army No. 150 Hospital (CN)
- Quzhou University (CN)
- Heilongjiang Provincial Hospital (CN)
- Education Department of Heilongjiang Province (CN)
- Heilongjiang University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014641
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- China Medical Board
- Qinghai University
- Guangxi Medical University
- Gannan Medical University