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BMJ OPEN
卷 11, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046746
关键词
health services administration & management; international health services; epidemiology; public health
资金
- National Social Science Fund of China [19CSH018]
- Guangdong Medical Research Foundation [A2020427]
- Joint TDR/WPR Small Grants Scheme for Implementation Research in Infectious Diseases of Poverty [2021/109143]
The study assessed the health utilisation status and associated factors among African migrants in China. Results indicated that factors such as social structure, income, health insurance, and health conditions influenced the health service utilisation of African migrants in China. Public health policies and intervention measures need to be improved to make health utilisation more accessible for this population.
Objectives To assess the health utilisation status and associated factors among African migrants in China. Design A national cross-sectional study was conducted among African migrants in China in 2019. Setting Participants were recruited online and offline to participate in a self-report survey. Online participants were recruited through WeChat across China, and offline participants were recruited in Guangzhou. Participants We recruited participants who were from an African country; had spent at least 1 month cumulatively in China; were at least 18 years old; were willing to provide informed consent. A total of 1025 participants were recruited online and offline, 19 of them were excluded due to invalid response and 1006 people were finally included in the analysis. Outcome measures The primary outcome was health service utilisation and associated factors among African migrants during their stay in China in the past 12 months. The potential factors include the predisposing factors (demographic characteristics and social structure variables), enabling factors (annual income, health insurance in China) and need factors (non-communicable chronic and infectious diseases, depression) which determined by Anderson framework were measured. Results Eight hundred and seven online and 218 offline participants completed the survey, including 624 males and 382 females, with an average age of 26.4 +/- 8.9 years. Around 28.5% reported health utilization in the past 12 months. Results showed that longer duration in China, migration to China for business (aOR=2.23, 95% CI:1.13-4.40) and study (aOR=5.00, 95% CI:2.74-9.11), living in apartment (aOR=2.59, 95% CI:1.62-4.14) or dormitory (aOR=3.22, 95% CI:2.17-4.80) in China, suffering from chronic diseases, communicable diseases, and greater depressive symptoms (aOR=1.91, 95% CI:1.42-2.56) facilitated health service utilization. Conclusions The healthcare service that African migrants received in China is low. The existing public health policies and intervention measures need to be improved to make health utilisation more accessible and feasible for African migrants.
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