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Despite long\u2010term implementation of the national control program, the effectiveness of interventions may be constrained by insufficient and unevenly distributed health human resources (HHR).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To evaluate the distribution of HHR in Xizang and its association with echinococcosis prevalence at the township level using the health resource density index (HRDI).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Township\u2010level data on echinococcosis prevalence were collected from the Xizang Center for Disease Control and Prevention. HHR data were collected from the China Health Statistics Yearbook 2022. HRDI was constructed to quantify HHR allocation by integrating population size and geographic area. Differences in HRDI across regions and production types were analyzed using the Kruskal\u2013Wallis test with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons. Spatial autocorrelation analysis using Moran\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic>\n                      and Getis\u2010Ord Gi\u2217 statistics was performed to identify clustering patterns of HRDI. Spearman\u2019s rank correlation was used to evaluate the relationship between HRDI and echinococcosis prevalence.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The density of health technicians in Xizang (7.0 per 1000 population) was lower than the national average, with pronounced urban\u2013rural disparities. Significant differences in HRDI were observed across cities (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05), with the lowest levels identified in Ali and Nagqu. In addition, HRDI varied significantly across production types (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05), with lower levels observed in semiagricultural and semipastoral areas and pastoral areas. Spatial analysis revealed significant clustering of HRDI, with low\u2010value clusters predominantly distributed in pastoral areas such as Ali and Nagqu. HRDI was negatively correlated with echinococcosis prevalence (rs\u2009=\u2009\u22120.326,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Insufficient and uneven distribution of HHR is associated with increased echinococcosis prevalence in Xizang. 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