Abstract:

Objective To analyze the equity in Chinese medicine（CM）health resource allocation in Guangdong province，and to provide reference and suggestions for optimizing CM health resources allocation. Methods Health resources agglomeration degree，entropy weight⁃TOPSIS method and GIS technology were used to explore the equity of CM health resources allocation in Guangdong province. Results The concentration degree of CM health resources in Shenzhen was the highest，and the concentration degree of each index was 5.628 2 to 11.513 3. The concentration of CM health resources in Shanwei was the lowest，and the concentration of each index ranged from 0.160 7 to 0.962 6. The ratio of concentration degree of CM health resources to population concentration degree in Zhuhai was the largest ，reaching 1.482 5 to 2.152 7. The ratio of concentration degree of CM health resources to population concentration degree in Shanwei was the lowest ，ranging from 0.166 1 to 0.995 1. The result of entropy weight⁃TOPSIS method showed that the pearl river delta had the best CM health resources（Ci = 1）， and the eastern Guangdong had the worst（Ci = 0）. Conclusions The allocation of CM health resources in Guangdong province is unbalanced. There is a gap between the fairness of health resources allocation according to geographical scope and population. The fairness of human resources allocation is lower than that of the material resources.

Key words:

health resources agglomeration degree, geographic information system, health resources, fairness