The know-do gap in quality of health for chronic non-communicable diseases in rural China

• Main Authors: Sha Meng (Author), Qingzhi Wang (Author), Yuju Wu (Author), Hao Xue (Author), Linhua Li (Author), Ruixue Ye (Author), Yunwei Chen (Author), Lucy Pappas (Author), Muizz Akhtar (Author), Sarah-Eve Dill (Author), Sean Sylvia (Author), Huan Zhou (Author), Scott Rozelle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Proper management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a severe challenge to China's rural health system. This study investigates what influences the poor medical treatment of NCDs (diabetes and angina) by evaluating the "know-do gap" between provider knowledge and practice. To dete...