Quality of community basic medical service utilization in urban and suburban areas in Shanghai from 2009 to 2014.

ABSTRACT: Urban areas usually display better health care services than rural areas, but data about suburban areas in China are lacking. Hence, this cross-sectional study compared the utilization of community basic medical services in Shanghai urban and suburban areas between 2009 and 2014. These data were used to improve the efficiency of community health service utilization and to provide a reference for solving the main health problems of the residents in urban and suburban areas of Shanghai. Using a two-stage random sampling method, questionnaires were completed by 73 community health service centers that were randomly selected from six districts that were also randomly selected from 17 counties in Shanghai. Descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, and forecast analysis were used to

SUBMITTER: Guo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5965823 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature