abstract: 'Background: A shortage of health professionals in rural areas is a major

  problem facing China, as more than 60\% of the population lives in such

  areas. Strategies have been developed by the government to improve the

  recruitment of rural doctors. However, the inequitable distribution of

  doctors working in China has not improved significantly. The objective

  of this study was to explore the reasons for the poor recruitment and to

  propose possible strategies to improve the situation.

  Methods: Between September 2009 and November 2009 data were collected

  from 2778 rural doctors in Beijing, China. A quantitative survey was

  used to explore health workers'' perceptions as to what factors would

  have the greatest impact on recruitment and whether access to training

  had been effective in increasing their confidence, enhancing their

  interest in practicing medicine and increasing their commitment to

  recruitment.

  Results: Rural doctors were generally older than average in China. Of

  the 2778 participants, only 7.23\% had obtained a license as a qualified

  doctor. For 53\% of the rural doctors, the job was part-time work. The

  survey showed that rural doctors considered the training strategy to be

  inadequate. In general, the initiatives identified by rural doctors as

  being of most value in the recruitment of doctors were those targeting

  retirement pension and income.

  Conclusions: From the perspective of rural doctors, specific initiatives

  that promised a secure retirement pension and an increased income were

  considered most likely to assist in the recruitment of rural doctors in

  Beijing.'
affiliation: 'Zeng, ZC (Corresponding Author), Capital Med Univ Beijing, Anzhen Hosp,
  Beijing Inst Heart Lung \& Blood Vessel Dis, 2 Rd Anzhen, Beijing, Peoples R China.

  Wang, Jinwen; Su, Jianglian; Zuo, Huijuan; Zeng, Zhechun, Capital Med Univ Beijing,
  Anzhen Hosp, Beijing Inst Heart Lung \& Blood Vessel Dis, Beijing, Peoples R China.

  Jia, Mingyan, Beijing Assoc Med Educ, Beijing, Peoples R China.'
article-number: '40'
author: Wang, Jinwen and Su, Jianglian and Zuo, Huijuan and Jia, Mingyan and Zeng,
  Zhechun
author-email: rqfz.yjs@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Wang
  given: Jinwen
- family: Su
  given: Jianglian
- family: Zuo
  given: Huijuan
- family: Jia
  given: Mingyan
- family: Zeng
  given: Zhechun
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-40
eissn: 1478-4491
files: []
journal: HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH
keywords: Rural doctor; Recruitment; Human resources
keywords-plus: CHINA; CARE; INEQUALITY; RETENTION; SERVICE; REFORM; INCOME
language: English
month: AUG 21
number-of-cited-references: '30'
papis_id: 7c3c335f7b395f87e2de896b9275e979
ref: Wang2013whatinterventions
times-cited: '21'
title: 'What interventions do rural doctors think will increase recruitment in rural
  areas: a survey of 2778 health workers in Beijing'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000323451700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '29'
volume: '11'
web-of-science-categories: Health Policy \& Services; Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2013'