Abstract:
Objective To understand the current status of common gynecological disease screening among Chinese women,analyze the internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats in the process of the screening in order to propose targeted improvement measures.
Methods Letter investigation and field survey combined with expert consultation were adopted in the study. SWOT analysis was used to systematically analyze the current status data.
Results The strengths included the implementation of a number of free screening programs for women health,the continuously increasing coverage of these programs,the well-functioned three-level maternal and child health care service network,and the constant improvement of publicity and education.Weaknesses included the insufficiency of government funds at all levels,lack of clear sources for data collection l,lack of standardized management,lack of special programs for common gynecological disease screening,relevant medical workers lacking of adequate knowledge of screening,and insufficient capacity of primary medical institutions. Opportunities included the government's attention,the tilt of national and local policies in poor areas,the construction of national and local information platforms,the coverage of various social medical insurance,and the increase of health awareness and health needs of targeted women. Threats included the lack of effective multi-sector cooperation mechanism,the poor accessibility of health service,the large mobility of professional and technical personnel in relevant basic medical institutions and insufficient sustainable development of talent team,and the increase of floating population.
Conclusion At present,there are both internal strengths and weaknesses,and external opportunities and threats in screening work of common gynecological disease in China. In order to promote the development of the screening work,it is necessary to strengthen standardized management,raising fund through multiple channels.,setting up collaboration mechanism with social sources,promote regional cooperation and the sinking of high-quality medical resources,and continuously improve the service capacity of the grass-roots level.