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Table 3 Differences between local children and migrant children in the utilization of health services

From: Inequality in health service utilization among migrant and local children: a cross-sectional survey of children aged 0–14 years in Shenzhen, China

Basic child health management services

Overall

(n = 508)

Household registration

χ2

P value

Local children (n = 347)

Migrant children (n = 161)

Physical examination

477 (93.9%)

333 (96.0%)

144 (89.4%)

8.170

0.004

Feeding guidance

369 (73.1%)

261 (75.2%)

108 (67.1%)

3.662

0.056

Development guidance

364 (71.7%)

269 (77.5%)

95 (59.0%)

18.562

< 0.001

Disease prevention guidance

273 (53.7%)

201 (57.9%)

72 (44.7%)

7.713

0.005

Injury prevention guidance

238 (46.9%)

178 (51.3%)

60 (37.3%)

8.693

0.003

Oral health guidance

265 (52.2%)

197 (56.8%)

68 (42.2%)

9.313

0.002

Mental health guidance

93 (18.1%)

72 (20.7%)

21 (13.0%)

4.366

0.037

None

9 (1.8%)

3 (0.9%)

6 (3.7%)

5.177

0.023

Unclear

11 (2.2%)

3 (0.9%)

8 (5.0%)

8.745

0.003

  1. None means that the child has never used the basic child health management services; Unclear means that the child cannot clear remember clearly whether they have used the basic child health management services