✅   Equity of intensive care unit bed resource allocation in ethnic minority areas of China--an empirical analysis based on geographical and population dimensions

Objective The purpose of this study is to analyse the changes in the equity of intensive care unit (ICU) bed allocation in 14 cities in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region from 2018 to 2021, to identify the problems in the process of ICU bed allocation in China’s ethnic minority regions. Design The Gini coefficient, Theil index, health resource density index, and spatial correlation analysis were used to analyse the current status of ICU bed resource allocation and allocation equity in Guangxi, China, on two dimensions: geography, and population. Setting The Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Results The number of ICU beds configured by geographic and population dimensions in Guangxi basically showed a growing trend.

BMJ     Dec 21, 2024