An analysis of hospital preparedness capacity for public health emergency in four regions of China: Beijing, Shandong, Guangxi, and Hainan

Table 2 Comparison of eight aspects PHE preparedness capacities (capacity 1 to 4) among different characteristics of hospitals, Beijing, Guangxi, and Shandong, Hainan, China, 2004–2005 (N = 318)

Variables		Number	Capacity 1 95% CI	Capacity 2 95% CI	Capacity 3 95% CI	Capacity 4 95% CI
Region	Beijing	95	9.6,10.6	5.9,6.9*	5.8,6.9**	5.4,6.3
	Hainan	16	6.9,9.8	5.4,8.0*	4.8,7.8**	3.9,6.9
	Shandong	78	9.0,10.3	7.0,7.9*	6.6,7.9**	5.2,6.3
	Guangxi	129	9.2,10.2	6.7,7.4*	5.4,6.4**	5.4,6.2
Classification	Tertiary grade A	75	9.8,10.9**	6.8,8.0*	6.6,7.9**	5.6,6.6*
	Tertiary grade B	21	9.8,11.9**	6.7,8.4*	6.3,9.0**	5.6,7.3*
	Secondary grade A	188	9.3,10.1**	6.5,7.1*	5.8,6.6**	5.4,6.0*
	Secondary grade B	34	7.0,9.3**	5.4,6.9*	3.9,6.0**	4.1,5.9*
Teaching hospital	Yes	228	9.6,10.3**	7.0,7.5**	6.4,7.1	5.6,6.2
	No	87	8.7,9.9**	5.7,6.6**	5.0,6.1	5.1,6.0
Type	General hospital	189	9.7,10.5**	7.0,7.6	6.2,7.0	5.5,6.2
	TCM hospital	41	8.4,10.2**	5.5,6.9	5.1,6.8	5.3,6.7
	TCM-WM hospital	7	7.7,14.5**	5.6,9.8	5.1,11.7	6.0,8.3
	Specialized hospital	58	8.5,10.0**	5.8,6.8	5.2,6.8	4.7,6.0
	Community health center	1	--**	--	--	--
	Emergency center	1	--**	--	--	--
SARS patients admitted	Yes	68	9.8,10.9	6.3,7.4	6.0,7.3	5.3,6.4
	No	245	9.3,10.0	6.7,7.3	6.0,6.7	5.5,6.1

† *0.01 < p < 0.05, **p ≤ 0.01; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval of means.
‡ Capacity1: Hospital PHE preparation (highest score = 13); Capacity2: Response to PHE in community (highest score = 11); Capacity 3: Stockpiles of drugs and materials (highest score = 12); Capacity4: Detection and identification of PHE (highest score = 8).
§The post-hoc multiple significant comparison shows that: Capacity1 (Tertiary grade A vs Secondary grade B; Secondary grade B vs Tertiary grade B; Secondary grade A vs Secondary grade B; General hospital vs Specialized hospital); Capacity2 (Beijing vs Shandong; Beijing vs Guangxi; Tertiary grade A vs Secondary grade B; Secondary grade B vs Tertiary grade B); Capacity3 (Beijing vs Shandong; Tertiary grade A vs Secondary grade A; Tertiary grade A vs Secondary grade B; Tertiary grade B vs Secondary grade A; Tertiary grade B vs Secondary grade B; Secondary grade A vs Secondary grade B); Capacity4 (Tertiary grade A vs Secondary grade B; Tertiary grade B vs Secondary grade B).

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