Factors influencing utilization of primary health care by elderly internal migrants in China: the role of social contacts

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 1054 - 10
• Main Authors: Lin, Yanwei, Chu, Chengjing, Chen, Qin, Xiao, Junhui, Wan, Chonghua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.07.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; China; Communication; Community health care; Community involvement; Community participation; Cross-Sectional Studies; Elderly; Factors influencing; Family planning; Female; Health Behavior; Health care; Health services; Households; Humans; Internal migrants; Life Style; Logistic Models; Male; Medical care; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Migrants; Migration; Older people; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Primary care; Primary health care; Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Public health; Service centers; Social contacts; Social Support; Studies; Transients and Migrants - statistics & numerical data; Urban Population; Utilization; China; Beijing China; Internal migrants; Social contacts; Factors influencing; Primary health care; Elderly; China

Utilization of primary health care is an important aspect of elderly internal migrants' access to screening and preventive services in China. It has been evident that social contacts, such as community engagement, social mobilization, and the ability to communicate were related to health servic...