Association between going out for work and self-rated health of rural residents: a longitudinal study in Ningxia, China.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to examine the relationship between going out for work and self-rated health among rural residents in Ningxia while further investigating the mediating effects of health service utilization on this relationship. The findings provide policy recommendations for improving rural residents' health outcomes. Based on longitudinal data from the 2019 and 2022 "Ningxia Rural Household Health Survey" (including 13432 participants in 2019 and 12626 in 2022), ordered logit regression models and propensity score matching were utilized to analyse self-rated health. Robustness tests were conducted with different matching methods, with mediation effect analysis revealing potential pathways through health service utilization. On the basis of fully adjusted propensity score matching regressi

SUBMITTER: Ma X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12552712 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature