Preferences heterogeneity of health care utilization of community residents in China: a stated preference discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To tackle the issue with the low usage of primary healthcare service in China, it is essential to align resource distribution with the preferences of the community residents. There are few academic researches for describing residents' perceived characteristics of healthcare services in China. This study aims to investigate the preferences of healthcare services utilization in community residents and explore the heterogeneity. The findings will be useful for the policy makers to take targeted measures to tailor the provision of healthcare services.

Methods

The face-to-face interviews and surveys were conducted to elicit four key attributes (care provider; mode of services; cost; travel time) of the preference from community residents for healthcare utilization. A r

SUBMITTER: Jiang MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7236293 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature