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Table 2 The utilized types of the CHS for different characteristic visitors in 2011

From: Focus on vulnerable populations and promoting equity in health service utilization ––an analysis of visitor characteristics and service utilization of the Chinese community health service

 

Medical services

Public health services

 

Disease diagnosis and treatment

Purchasing medicines

Rehabilitation

Health check

Preventive care

Health education

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Gender

            

Male

3954

40.4

2273

23.3

280

2.9

1477

15.1

816

8.4

978

10.0

Female

4998

39.8

2789

22.2

319

2.5

1927

15.4

1261

10.0

1263

10.1

χ2, p

χ2 = 22.5432, p = 0.0004

Age

            

Children

220

49.2

16

3.6

7

1.6

24

5.4

175

39.2

5

1.1

Adults

6576

39.6

3991

24.1

420

2.5

2383

14.4

1604

9.7

1617

9.8

The elderly

2140

40.7

1047

19.9

172

3.3

992

18.9

294

5.6

615

11.7

χ2, p

χ2 = 766.5750, p < 0.0001

FAMI

            

Low-income

1469

40.6

774

21.4

110

3.0

588

16.3

291

8.1

385

10.6

Higher-income

7245

40.2

4085

22.7

466

2.6

2709

15.0

1707

9.5

1797

10.0

χ2, p

χ2 = 15.5804, p = 0.0081

  1. CHS = community health service, FAMI = family average monthly income.
  2. The ones whose age were less than 15, between 15 and 65, and equal to or more than 65 were assigned to group of children, adults and the elderly respectively.