Family characteristics associated with rural households' willingness to renew the family doctor contract services: a cross-sectional study in Shandong, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In China, some previous studies have investigated the signing rate and willingness of residents to sign the family doctor contract services (FDCS). Few studies have explored residents' willingness to renew the FDCS. This study is designed to understand the family characteristics difference towards rural households' willingness of maintaining the FDCS.

Methods

A total of 823 rural households were included in the analysis. A descriptive analysis was conducted to describe the sample characteristics. The binary logistic regression model was used to explore the family characteristics that influence the renewal willingness for FDCS among rural households in Shandong province, China.

Results

Our study found that about 95.5% rural households had willingness to main

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature