[Survey on factors influencing the use of suitable techniques on Chinese medicine in the countryside in 10 provinces].
OBJECTIVE
To study the effective factors and difficulties in the application of Suitable Technique of Chinese Medicine(STCM) in the countryside.


METHODS
A survey on current situation was carried out on incumbency doctors in 12 cities with a self-designed questionnaire.


RESULTS
In 1387 available questionnaire, 51.8% of the doctors agreed with the active application of some STCM in the countryside while 42.8% thought that they could be promoted. Factors as age,titles of professional, jobs and holding a diploma had close relation with their attitude to the application of techniques in their cities (P < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Suitable technique of CM could be adopted by the rural doctors working at the grassroot healthcare unit, suggesting that these techniques should be popularized step by step.
Liu
Bao-Yan
BY
The Center of Clinical Evaluation of China Academy of Chinese Medicine Science, Beijing 100700, China.
Xie
Yan-Ming
YM
Jing
Zhi-Wei
ZW
Gao
Si-Hua
SH
Wang
Si-Cheng
SC
Yang
Long-Hui
LH
D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019035:Rural Health Services