Social investigation on laboratory activities in provincial centres for preventive medicine

ABSTRACT

An analysis was conducted on 187 surveyed records of social investigation on laboratory activities at Centres for preventive medicine of 11 provinces from 2003 to 2004. The investigation revealed that 99% of interviewees said that the laboratory activities were very necessary, 78% of them said that the test results were reliable, and 74% of them assumed that their lab skills are rather good. We suppose that it is necessary to improve basic salary with their skilled jobs. The budget allocation should be reviewed for laboratory activities, and procurement of equipment and biomedicals and chemicals.