We described the map of mainland of China to identify the provincial location (see Additional file 2).
Provincial location was a positive predictor for cholesterol testing, Pap smears, mammograms, PSA, and HIV tests.
Providers were only asked about their provincial location and therefore no distinction can be made between providers working in urban and rural settings within the provinces.
This study further confirms that even in this health-insured community with equal payment access for screening services, provincial location is a strong predictor of service utilization.
In this health-insured population with equal payment access for screening services, significant variations exist in the utilization of preventive screening care based on gender, plan type, exposure to incentives, and provincial location.
The sample consists of 5894 adults, aged 18 to 69 years old, who were randomly selected from 28 provincial level locations inside mainland China.
Set in a theatre in some provincial Italian location, the first half takes place just before the outbreak of the second world war.
The sample consists of 5894 adults, aged 18 to 69 years old, who were randomly selected from 28 provincial-level locations.
(Current participant, rural, female) Private doctors from smaller towns felt that CY made more business sense in provincial or remote locations than in bigger cities: "The payment (Rs 2,800) what we get in CY is sufficient as the usual charge for normal delivery here is similar.
Despite decades of conflict, the city of Herat, the provincial capital and location of our study hospital, is well developed in terms of basic infrastructure compared with other parts of the country.
