1.Study on Benefits of New Rural Cooperative Medical System in Anhui
Yaowang WANG ; Hengqiu XU ; Beihai XIA
Chinese Health Economics 2014;(1):66-67
Objective:By analyzing the benefits of hospitalization and outpatient of New Rural Cooperative Medical System (NCMS) in Anhui, to provide suggestions for further improving NCMS. Methods: The peasants in Anhui were surveyed by analyzing relevant data to get and analyze the benefits of peasants under the changes of NCMS. Results: The actual compensation ratio of hospitalization and the actual outpatient compensation ratio are all increased, the actual outpatient compensation ratio also increased, the coverage of benefit has expanded, but the average self-pay costs did not decrease significantly due to increase of medical expenses. Conclusion: To further improve the benefit of the peasants, it needs to broadly spread the policy, strengthen the supervision of medical institutions and implement the Catastrophic Medical Insurance Policy.
2.Preterm birth, low birth weight and risk of hypospadias: a meta-analysis
Jianjun HU ; Yaowang ZHAO ; Yifu CHEN ; Jiancheng ZU ; Zhi WANG ; Liucheng PENG
Journal of Chinese Physician 2023;25(1):16-22,27
Objective:To investigate the association between preterm birth, low birth weight and the risk of hypospadias.Methods:According to the search strategy of Cochrance Collaborative Network, the China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI), VIP, Wanfang, Pubmed, Cochrance and Embase were searched from the establishment of the database to April 2022. The literature on the relationship between preterm birth, low birth weight and the risk of hypospadias was included. Meta analysis was conducted on the relationship between preterm birth, low birth weight and the risk of hypospadias.Results:A total of 13 articles were included, including cases from Asia, Europe, Australia and America. Newcastle-ottawa Scale was used for evaluation, and the scores were all above 6. There were 10 articles on the relationship between preterm birth and the risk of hypospadias, all of which were case-control studies. Heterogeneity test I2=46%, P=0.05. There were 3 521 cases in the case group and 95 816 cases in the control group. Compared with the control group, preterm birth was a risk factor for hypospadias ( OR: 2.13, 95% CI: 1.89-2.41), and the difference was statistically significant ( Z=12.21, P<0.01). There were 11 articles on the association between low birth weight and the risk of hypospadias, all of which were case-control studies. Heterogeneity test I2=47%, P=0.04. There were 2 460 cases in the case group and 94 260 cases in the control group. Compared with the control group, low birth weight was a risk factor for hypospadias ( OR: 3.29, 95% CI: 2.57-4.22), and the difference was statistically significant ( Z=9.40, P<0.01). Conclusions:Based on meta-analysis of published literature, preterm birth and low birth weight increase the risk of hypospadias.