Why don't Chinese college students seek help from the National Health Service (NHS)? Chinese college students' use of medical services in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International students have a lower utilization rate of the local medical service system for studying abroad, and it has been found that there may be multiple reasons behind this phenomenon. This study explores the usage of medical service systems by international students and the underlying logical factors through a study of the usage of National Health Service (NHS) of Chinese students in the UK.

Methods

To address the research questions, this study employed an online survey methodology that ran between 1st May and August 20, 2019 facing the Chinese students in the UK. A total of 1,050 questionnaires were distributed and 1,001 questionnaires were recovered, of which 977 contained valid responses (questionnaire response rate was 95.3 % and validity rate was 97.6 

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11417328 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature