Table 1

Baseline characteristics of enrollees and facilities in pilot and non-pilot townships (2012)

PilotNon-pilottP valueObservations (n)
MeanSDMeanSD
Townships (n)21517
Population
 Total number4434103327 001.65931.1791.3510.19717
 Rural percentage81.81.2270.25.05−0.8130.42917
Enrollees
 Total number352974812 787.81356.522.4200.02917
 Mean age46.90.3445.60.37−1.2840.21917
 Females (%)51.50.0151.50.010.0500.961 17
Township health centres
 Number of beds4.15.11.70..15
 Staff number192.0070.68.092.2640.03917
 Health professionals15.51.5058.56.322.4120.02917
 Doctors43.0032.34.122.4380.02817
 Fully certified doctors1.50.5025.54.102.0770.05517
 Nurses1010.91.861.8820.07917