Ethnic disparities and temporal trends in health resource allocation: A retrospective decadal analysis in Sichuan, a multi-ethnic Province of Southwest China (2009–2019)

Research on health resource allocation trends in ethnic minority and impoverished areas in China is limited since the 2009 Medical Reform. This study aimed to investigate the variations and inequalities in health resource distribution among ethnic minority, poverty-stricken, and non-minority regions in Sichuan Province, a multiethnic province in Southwest China, from 2009 to 2019.