Table 4 Training needs of GPs with different job positions and degrees in primary health care institutions [n(%)]

Clinical skill training needs

Debridement and suturing and fracture fixation

88 (79.3)

487 (69.5)

4.459

0.035

168 (65.6)

407 (73.2)

4.868

0.027

Laboratory testing and imaging reading

88 (79.3)

467 (66.6)

7.100

0.008

149 (58.2)

406 (73.0)

17.793

2.5 × 10^− 6

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

75 (67.6)

443 (63.2)

0.793

0.373

158 (61.7)

360 (64.7)

0.697

0.404

Puncturing, catheterization, and indwelling gastric tube use

67 (60.4)

417 (59.5)

0.030

0.862

130 (50.8)

354 (63.7)

12.092

0.001

Physical examination

59 (53.2)

416 (59.3)

1.513

0.219

150 (58.6)

325 (58.5)

0.001

0.970

Sputum suction and enema treatment

58 (52.3)

332 (47.4)

0.918

0.338

104 (40.6)

286 (51.4)

8.212

0.004

Medical history collection

40 (36.0)

308(43.9)

2.443

0.118

108 (42.2)

240 (43.2)

0.068

0.794

Community chronic disease management skill training needs

Clinical thought in general practice

75 (67.6)

476 (67.9)

0.005

0.944

177 (69.1)

374 (67.3)

0.282

0.595

Community prevention and management of chronic diseases

85 (76.6)

448 (63.9)

6.818

0.009

161 (62.9)

372 (66.9)

1.253

0.263

The rational use of drugs

63 (56.8)

384 (54.8)

0.151

0.697

126 (49.2)

321 (57.7)

5.136

0.023

Chinese (tibetan) medicine and chinese (tibetan) medicine technology

70 (63.1)

368 (52.5)

4.306

0.038

115 (44.9)

323 (58.1)

12.241

4.7 × 10^− 6

Diagnosis and treatment of multiple diseases

56 (50.5)

354 (50.5)

9.1 × 10^− 6

0.992

123 (48.0)

287 (51.6)

0.895

0.344

Identification and treatment of common psychological problems in the community

46 (41.4)

294 (41.9)

0.010

0.921

104 (40.6)

236 (42.4)

0.239

0.625

Common chronic disease training needs

Hypertension

89 (80.2)

572 (81.6)

0.127

0.721

203 (79.3)

458 (82.4)

1.097

0.295

Common diseases of the digestive system

85 (76.6)

491 (70.0)

1.984

0.159

168 (65.6)

408 (73.4)

5.115

0.024

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema

68 (61.3)

444 (63.3)

0.177

0.674

146 (57.0)

366 (65.8)

5.822

0.016

Coronary heart disease

80 (72.1)

425 (60.6)

5.338

0.021

144 (56.3)

361 (64.9)

5.614

0.018

Diabetes

58 (52.3)

442 (63.1)

4.725

0.030

162 (63.3)

338 (60.8)

0.459

0.498

Infectious disease (respiratory, digestive or urinary system)

67 (60.4)

420 (59.9)

0.008

0.929

147 (57.4)

340 (61.2)

1.016

0.314

Bronchial asthma

70 (63.1)

412 (58.8)

0.731

0.393

142 (55.5)

340 (61.2)

2.346

0.126

Hyperuricemia and gout

65 (58.6)

361 (51.5)

1.916

0.166

112 (43.8)

314 (56.5)

11.381

0.001

Chronic kidney disease

55 (49.5)

334 (47.6)

0.139

0.709

103 (40.2)

286 (51.4)

8.818

0.003

Stroke

52 (46.8)

335 (47.8)

0.034

0.854

103 (40.2)

284 (51.1)

8.264

0.004

Osteoporosis and bone and joint diseases

46 (41.4)

260 (37.1)

0.773

0.379

81 (31.6)

225 (40.5)

5.816

0.016

Late-stage cancer

23 (20.7)

200 (28.5)

2.934

0.087

65 (25.4)

158 (28.4)

0.806

0.369

Public health service skill training needs

Prevention and control of infectious diseases

88 (79.3)

514 (73.3)

1.773

0.183

183 (71.5)

419 (75.4)

1.373

0.241

Health education

81 (73.0)

471 (67.2)

1.472

0.225

173 (67.6)

379 (68.2)

0.028

0.868

Immunization of children

74 (66.7)

423 (60.3)

1.614

0.204

151 (59.0)

346 (62.2)

0.778

0.378

Resident health records management

81 (73.0)

414 (59.1)

7.796

0.005

153 (59.8)

342 (61.5)

0.224

0.636

Assistance in the management of health supervision agencies

77 (69.4)

335 (47.8)

17.855

2.4 × 10^− 6

141 (55.1)

271 (48.7)

2.816

0.093

Training needs for infectious diseases and handling of public health emergencies

Pregnancy management

98 (88.3)

557 (79.5)

4.791

0.029

198 (77.3)

457 (82.2)

2.644

0.104

elderly patient management

91 (82.0)

495 (70.6)

6.166

0.013

170 (66.4)

416 (74.8)

6.178

0.013

Children of all ages

72 (64.9)

487 (69.5)

0.948

0.330

174 (68.0)

385 (69.2)

0.133

0.715

Tuberculosis patients

82 (73.9)

459 (65.5)

3.038

0.081

170 (66.4)

371 (66.7)

0.008

0.928

Management of patients with severe mental disorders

87 (78.4)

391 (55.8)

20.215

7.0 × 10^− 6

155 (60.5)

323 (58.1)

0.436

0.509

Disabled people

56 (50.5)

288 (41.1)

3.443

0.064

104 (40.6)

240 (43.2)

0.463

0.496

Cancer patients

43 (38.7)

244 (34.8)

0.648

0.421

88 (34.4)

199 (35.8)

0.154

0.695

Training needs for reporting and handling infectious diseases and public health emergencies

Treatment of related patients and events

91 (82.0)

563 (80.3)

0.170

0.680

204 (79.7)

450 (80.9)

0.174

0.676

Discovery and registration of relevant patients and events

87 (78.4)

493 (70.3)

3.043

0.081

186 (72.7)

394 (70.9)

0.276

0.599

The management of related patients and events

88 (79.3)

470 (67.0)

6.670

0.010

160 (62.5)

398 (71.6)

6.727

0.009

Completing reports

65 (58.6)

376 (53.6)

0.935

0.334

143 (55.9)

298 (53.6)

0.362

0.548

Rehabilitation technology training needs

Rehabilitation assessment and treatment of common and frequently occurring diseases in the community

99 (89.2)

543 (77.5)

7.963

0.005

188 (73.4)

454 (81.7)

7.150

0.007

Indications, contraindications and precautions of common rehabilitation methods

85 (76.6)

525 (74.9)

0.145

0.703

170 (66.4)

440 (79.1)

15.201

9.7 × 10^− 6

Basic theory and knowledge of rehabilitation medicine

76 (68.5)

449 (64.1)

0.818

0.366

162 (63.3)

363 (65.3)

0.309

0.578

Use of common rehabilitation equipment

70 (63.1)

421 (60.1)

0.362

0.547

136 (53.1)

355 (63.8)

8.433

0.004