Does China's Equalization of Basic Public Health Services policy improve delivery care for migrant women?

ABSTRACT:

Background

As of 2020, 1 in 4 people in China is a domestic migrant. However, their lack of access to health care in destination cities has been largely neglected by the Chinese government until recently.

Methods

Drawing on data from the 2010-2016 China Migrants Dynamic Survey, this study evaluated the impact of a pilot program of the Equalization of Basic Public Health Services launched in 2014 and focused on place of childbirth, an important indicator of delivery care. A difference-in-differences design was employed for statistical inference.

Results

The migrant pilot program increased the likelihood of a migrant childbirth at a migration destination by about 4 to 8 percentage points, depending on the model specification. Further analyses revealed that this positive

SUBMITTER: Zou H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9832805 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature