Abstract:OBJECTIVE To investigate the capacity of child health service in primary health care institutions in Liuzhou. METHODS Census were conducted in 123 primary health care institutions，the status of child health service personnel，facilities and equipment，services in primary health care institutions were investigated. RESULTS In whole 123 primary health care institutions，there were 0.32 child health doctors and 0.25 registered nurses serviced for 10 000 permanent residents. Calculated by the service area，0.007 0 child health doctors and 0.005 5 registered nurses per square kilometer. 39.84% of the institutions had no child health doctors，32.52% of the institutions had child health care staff members had participated in professional training in the past five years. Less than 40% of the child health room area meets the requirements of Guangxi standard for child health care. The proportion of institutions equipped with visual examination，hearing screening，psychological and behavioral development assessment and dietary nutrition analysis tools were 89.43%，36.59%，22.76% and 9.76% respectively. Psychological and behavioral development test (24.39%)，ear and hearing health services (74.80%) were carried out in a low proportion，and the other 5 child health services were all exceeded 90%.There were differences between urban and rural institutions in child health service personnel，facilities and equipment investment and services，especially in poor counties. CONCLUSION Compared with the national standard，the level of children health service capabilities provided by primary health care institutions in Liuzhou is not optimistic. The government should increase the rational distribution of medical resources，scale-up the numbers of child health workers，and standardize the construction of child health clinics，so as to improve child health service capacity.