Ruixue Cao, Wenjing Ye, Jinrong Liu, Lili Chen, Zhe Li, Hanshu Ji, Nianjiao Zhou, Qin Zhu, Wenshuang Sun, Chao Ni, Linwei Shi, Yonghai Zhou, Yili Wu, Weihong Song, Peining Liu
Dynamic influence of maternal education on height among Chinese children aged 0-18 years
SSM - population health
objective study examine young adults healthcare utilisation possible association health literacy many countries struggle insufficient accessibility emergency departments eds primary healthcare centres phcs young adults aged 2029 years old account substantial number unnecessary doctor visits health literacy could explanatory factor study incorporated combined retrospective crosssectional study design analysis registry data including registered outpatient doctor visits 2004 2014 n 1 086 432 strategic sample questionnaire data n 207 focusing sociodemographics symptoms informationseeking behaviour mean differences firstyear lastyear doctor visits age group calculated using registry data fischers exact test applied questionnaire data analyse group differences ed phc visitors well patients sufficient health literacy insufficient health literacy binary logistic regression used investigate covariation healthcare utilisation increased among young adults past decade however comparatively age groups ed patients n 49 compared phc patients n 158 likely seek treatment gastrointestinal symptoms p 0001 shorter duration symptoms p 0001 sought care often recommendation healthcare professional p 0001 insufficientproblematic health literacy among young adults associated lower reliance healthcare system p 003 greater likelihood seeking treatment psychiatric symptoms p 0002 young adults account increase healthcare utilisation last decade greater extent age groups young adults reliance healthcare system associated health literacy indicator potentially important consideration studying health literacy relationship effective use healthcare services