Healthcare-Seeking behavior for acute respiratory infections in a community population in Southwest China during the 2021-2023 influenza seasons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The healthcare-seeking behavior for acute respiratory infection (ARI) is a crucial denominator in estimating the respiratory disease burden. This study aimed to assess the healthcare-seeking behaviors among community residents with ARI and identify key factors influencing their healthcare preference.

Methods

A cross-sectional community questionnaire survey was carried out in Wanzhou, a district in southwest China, following the winter-spring influenza peaks in the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons. Employing post-stratified estimation and chi-square tests, we adjusted and compared healthcare-seeking rates. We used multinomial logistic regression to discern the factors influencing medical behaviors.

Results

We collected questionnaires from 9,702 residents of 5

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12309224 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature