Regional inequality in health and its determinants: Evidence from China

Fang, Pengqian; Si-ping, Dong; Xiao, Jingjing; Liu, George; Xiang, Feng; Wang, Yiping

doi:10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.08.002

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“…Respondents' health status decreased from eastern to western areas, which is in line with previous findings (Fang et al, 2009;Pei & Rodriguez, 2007;UNDP, 2005). We also found such differences to be profounder in rural than in urban areas.…”

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“…Large studies of inequalities in health in China have focused on the urban-rural issues (Liu, Hsiao & Eggleston, 1999;Shi, 1993;Tang, Meng, Chen, Bekedam, Evans, & Whitehead, 2008), but there is a shortage of studies regarding eastern-middle-western areas (UNDP, 2005), and differences between different types of cities and counties. A recent study revealed that there are distinct disparities in mortality and morbidity across different provinces in China (Fang et al, 2009). …”

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“…Regional differences in socio-economic developments and health resource allocation have been considered common factors leading to inequalities in health (Bellanger & Jourdain, 2004;LopezCasasnovas et al, 2005;Salmela, 1993), and have been investigated in China as well (Henderson et al, 1994;Fang et al, 2009;Pei & Rodriguez, 2006;UNDP, 2005).…”

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“…Studies of regional inequalities in health mostly used mortality and morbidity measures (Gao et al, 2002;Fang et al, 2009), as well as the usage of health service (Henderson et al, 1994); there are few studies using health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measures in China.…”

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Regional differences in health status in China: Population health-related quality of life results from the National Health Services Survey 2008

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Purpose: to measure, describe and analyse regional differences in health-related quality of life measured by EQ-5D in China. Data were obtained via face-to-face interviews on a national representative sample (n=120,703, 15-103 years). The EQ-5D instrument was used to measure health status. Results: Rural areas had worse health status than urban areas. Health status was worst in western areas and best in eastern areas, and such disparities were profounder in rural areas. In urban areas, health status was best in middle-sized cities. In rural areas, health status increased with the economic development level of a county. Conclusion: Our study enhances understanding of the urban-rural differences and east-middle-west differences in health and sheds light on inequalities in health status between different city categories in the urban areas and county categories in the rural areas.

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“…As a result of these special circumstances, the region ranks high by national standards in incidence of plague, typhoid, and HIV/AIDS (Lu et al, 2009). Outcomes on maternal and child health are also relatively poor (Fang et al, 2010).…”

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Mobility and health sector development in China and India

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a b s t r a c tChina and India are both attempting to create comprehensive healthcare systems in the context of rapid but uneven economic growth and rapidly changing burdens of disease. While in each country the referencing of international policies and work experience abroad have been part of this process, research has yet to examine the kind of knowledge that is exchanged or the various actors involved in knowledge circulation. Based on a study of two sub-national contexts, this article focuses on the role Chinese and Indian health professionals who have studied and worked overseas play in introducing ideas and practices about healthcare provision and health education. We found that experience abroad influenced individuals, institutions, and each society differently and with some contradictory effects. International experience clearly contributed to personal growth and led individuals to support the adoption of new institutional practices, such as more egalitarian relations between doctors and patients and between students and teachers. However, the content of what individuals learned overseas and the mechanisms through which this knowledge was introduced back into homeland settings often reinforced rather than ameliorated institutional hierarchies and social inequalities. While the scope of this research was limited, we suggest that more explicit analysis of the role professional migrants play in transferring ideas and practices within the health sector would be valuable for policymakers and funders seeking to support a more productive interaction between local and global knowledge.

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Parental investment and socioeconomic status influences on children's height in Honduras: An analysis of national data

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Regional inequality in health and its determinants: Evidence from China

Cited by 187 publications

References 32 publications

Regional differences in health status in China: Population health-related quality of life results from the National Health Services Survey 2008

Regional differences in health status in China: Population health-related quality of life results from the National Health Services Survey 2008

Mobility and health sector development in China and India

Parental investment and socioeconomic status influences on children's height in Honduras: An analysis of national data

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