Health service underutilization and its associated factors for chronic diseases patients in poverty-stricken areas in China: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Underutilization of health services among chronic non-communicable disease sufferers, especially for hypertension (HBP) and diabetes mellitus (DM), was considered as a significant contributing factor to substantial cases in terms of both avoidable morbidity and mortality. However, evidence on health services underutilization and its associated factors in poverty-stricken areas remain scarce based on previous literature. This study aims to describe health services underutilization for people diagnosed with chronic diseases in impoverished regions and to identify its associated factors, which are expected to provide practical implications for the implementations of interventions tailored to the specific needs of disadvantaged residents in rural China to achieve effective u

SUBMITTER: Hu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8286576 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature