Association between social health insurance and choice of hospitals among internal migrants in China: a national cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:There is a tendency to pursue higher-level hospitalisation services in China, especially for internal migrants. This study aims to investigate the choices of hospitalisation services among internal migrants, and evaluate the association between social health insurance and hospitalisation choices. METHODS:Data were from a 2014 nationally representative cross-sectional sample of internal migrants aged 15-59 years in China. Descriptive analyses were used to perform the distribution of healthcare facility levels for hospitalisation services, and multinomial logistic regression was applied to examine the association between social health insurance and hospitalisation choices. RESULTS:Of the 6121 inpatient care users, only 11.50% chose the primary healthcare facilities for hospitalisa

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829819 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature