DOI: 10.7664/CHE20170519
Analysis on Rural Residents' First Choice Behavior of Common Diseases under Hierarchical Medical System in Henan
Abstract：Objective:To analyze the rural residents' first choice behavior of common diseases,explore the factors that affect the treatment behavior of rural residents in Henan Province.and provide references for the improvement of initial Medical Care.Methods:The descriptive statistical analysis was used to describe the sample,the multivariate Logistic Regression analysis was used to analyze the factors that influenced the selection of the first medical institution in the rural residents with common disease.Results:The rural residents' behavior had significant difference in "cold and fever" and "other common diseases"(P＜0.001);different occupational effects on the first diagnosis of "cold and fever" was significant(P＜0.05);different educational level effects on the first diagnosis of other common diseases was significant(P＜0.001).Conclusion:The initial medical care of common diseases was influenced by the type of diseases,agricultural laborers preferred to primary diagnosis when they got "cold and fever";the well-educated rural residents preferred to go to the large hospital.The income level of rural residents has not become the obstacle of curing common disease,the cognition of initial medical care did not play a guiding role for the treatment behavior of rural residents.
Keywords：rural residentscommon diseasefirst medical institutionhierarchical medical diagnosisHenan
Publication Date：2017-05-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 69-71 )