Study on the health equity in urban dwellers from social stratification
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2015.02.021
- VernacularTitle:社会分层视角下的浙江省城市居民健康公平性研究
- Author:
Haiyan XING
;
Wei YU
;
Dingwan CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Social stratification;
Health equity;
Zhejiang province;
Urban dwellers
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2015;31(2):143-146
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate health equity status of urban dwellers with different social stratification and provide evidence for health promotion.Methods 1,007 urban dwellers were surveyed in Zhejiang province in a stratified sampling based on their income,occupation and education,with their health equity analyzed.Results The proportion of urban dwellers to participate in social health insurance reached 97.5％,a proportion of statistical significance (P＜0.05).The two-week prevalence rate and two-week attendance rate of urban dwellers of different social stratification has no significant difference,but the rate of sickness without attending was significantly negatively correlated to social stratification.The proportion of no visiting because of poverty was 23.1％ in the lower social class,3.2％ in middle and lower class,and 0％ in the middle and upper class,a difference being statistically significant (P＜0.001).The outpatient clinic of first choice and ranking of the hospital was positively correlated to social stratification.Conclusion There is health inequity for urban dwellers with different social stratification,for which the government should pay more attention to lower social class.
