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June 19, 2026BMC Health Services ResearchOpen Access

Evaluation of equity and efficiency in health resource allocation in underdeveloped county areas: empirical research from Guangxi, China

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RPRong PengHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyMDMeng DengNanxi Mountain HospitalZLZhen LiCentral South University

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Empirical research analyzes health resource allocation equity and efficiency in underdeveloped counties, suggesting improvements.

Key Points

  • This research aims to evaluate the fairness and efficiency of health resource allocation in underdeveloped county areas in Guangxi, China.
  • Analyzed eight underdeveloped counties in Guangxi.
  • Assessed equity using the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve.
  • Evaluated efficiency through the Data Envelopment Analysis model.
  • Gini coefficients for health resources per capita ranged from 0.07 to 0.23, indicating high equity.
  • Efficiency averaged between 0.899 and 0.933, with three to five counties achieving efficiency.
  • Notable inefficiencies in technical and scale efficiency were observed, impacting health resource allocation.

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Peng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dc0f65a5b0777af2c7eehttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-026-14888-2
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