Objective:To compare the efficiency of health resource allocation in China's eastern,central,and western re-gions,and to identify the influencing pathways,thereby providing insights for optimizing health resource allocation across different regions.Methods:Utilizing health resource data from 31 provinces in China for the year 2021,the efficiency of health resource al-location in the eastern,central,and western regions was measured using the Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA-BCC)model.The Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis(fsQCA)method was applied to analyze pathways influencing the efficiency of health resource allocation.Results:The efficiency of health resource allocation was found to be 0.838,0.761,and 0.838 in the eastern,central,and western regions,respectively,with the eastern and western regions outperforming the central region.The analysis of high-efficiency configurations yielded five solutions with a total coverage of 0.582 and a total consistency of 0.904.The analysis of low-efficiency configurations resulted in two solutions,with a total coverage of 0.371 and a total consistency of 0.898.The high con-sistency of both efficient and inefficient configuration pathways indicates a high explanatory power of the model.Conclusion:Signif-icant differences exist in the efficiency of health resource allocation among China's eastern,central,and western regions.Various complex factors influence this efficiency,with population density playing a significant role in high-efficiency allocation.The syner-gistic interaction of multiple factors is crucial for achieving high efficiency in health resource allocation across these regions.
Health ResourceAllocationEfficiencyRegional Difference
万方数据
维普
