Mingzhi Huang|Hao Zhang|Yuxuan Gu|Jianlu Wei|Shi-Jian Gu|Xuemei Zhen|Xiaoqian Hu|Xueshan Sun|Hengjin Dong
Outpatient health-seeking behavior of residents in Zhejiang and Qinghai Province, China
Zhejiang University|Hangzhou Normal University|Zhejiang University|Zhejiang University|Zhejiang University|Zhejiang University|Zhejiang University|Zhejiang University|Zhejiang University
eastern western regions china different many ways socioeconomic characteristics health resource distribution study aimed explore outpatient healthseeking behavior compare influencing factors residents zhejiang qinghai province represent situation eastern western china thus research provide evidence health resource allocation health reforma crosssectional study conducted sample selected 1600 households zhejiang qinghai province 2016 2017 multistage stratified cluster random sampling method among 4231 residents aged 15 years older sample 566 reported illhealth selected data analysis twoweek outpatient visits choice health institutions used measure residents outpatient healthseeking behavior assessed using chisquare tests binary logistic regression adopted demonstrate association explanatory variables outpatient visitsthe study revealed people reported illhealth 58 individuals 5097 zhejiang 106 4141 qinghai went health institutions seek medical help p 005 difference residents choice health institution zhejiang qinghai statistically significant p 005 among respondents selfreport severity common significant factor related outpatient visits greater impact outpatient visits zhejiang 418 ci 223783 p 005 factors chronic disease knowledge medicine doctors distance nearest health institution significant influencing factors zhejiang qinghai occupationthe outpatient healthseeking behavior influencing factors among residents zhejiang qinghai province different findings suggest importance discrepant health policies two provinces necessary improve health literacy residents provinces strengthen accessibility health services remote areas zhejiang pay attention people low socioeconomic status qinghai