Current status of in-school healthcare center and clinic in Hefei

Objective To investigate current settings and health professionals in school-based healthcare center and clinic in Hefei.Methods Record card from the Health and Family Planning Supervision Information Platform was used in the investigation of 1 176 schools in Hefei.Results A total of 296 (25.1) schools were equipped with medical clinics (178,15.14%) or healthcare centers (118,10.03%).The establishment rates of clinics or health care room were 12.15%,30.04%,59.80%,92.54%in primary schools,junior high schools,high schools,and colleges,respectively.The difference was statistically significant(x2 =290.2,P<0.01).Among the 178 boarding schools,48 (26.97%) of which were equipped with healthcare centers.However,only 8 of these 48 (4.49%) schools had adequate healthcare personnel.Conclusion There is still a lot that needs to be improved in school-based healthcare center and clinics.