A5040722597- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Sex work and related issues
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
University College London
2015-2024
Zhejiang University
2015-2024
George Institute for Global Health
2013-2022
Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
2022
Centre for Global Health Research
2021
Center for Global Health
2019
University of London
1996-2017
Zhejiang Academy of Social Sciences
2015
London International Development Centre
2000-2013
Weatherford College
2012
In 1979, China implemented the one-child family policy, which restricts many couples to a single offspring. The authors describe policy's success in slowing population growth as well its adverse consequences, such increasing ratio of men women.
In the absence of manipulation, both sex ratio at birth and population are remarkably constant in human populations. Small alterations do occur naturally; for example, a small excess male births has been reported to during after war. The tradition son preference, however, distorted these natural ratios large parts Asia North Africa. This preference is manifest sex-selective abortion discrimination care practices girls, which lead higher female mortality. Differential gender mortality...
<b>Objectives</b> To elucidate current trends and geographical patterns in the sex ratio at birth population aged under 20 China to determine roles played by selective abortion one child policy. <b>Design</b> Analysis of household based cross sectional survey done November 2005. <b>Setting</b> All China’s 2861 counties. <b>Population</b> 1% total population, selected be broadly representative total. <b>Main outcome measure</b> Sex defined as males per 100 females. <b>Results</b> 4 764 512...
Violence by patients against doctors is on the increase in China. Therese Hesketh and colleagues examine reasons behind it policy changes needed to tackle problem
INTRODUCTION: The joint associations across genetic risk, modifiable lifestyle factors, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains unclear. METHODS: Genetic susceptibility to Crohn's (CD) ulcerative colitis (UC) was estimated by polygenic risk scores further categorized into high, intermediate, low categories. Weighted healthy were constructed based on 5 common factors favorable (4 or factors), intermediate (3 unfavorable (0–2 factors) groups. Cox proportional hazards regression model used...
China is the only country in world where Western medicine and traditional are practised alongside each other at every level of healthcare system. Traditional Chinese has a unique theoretical practical approach to treatment disease, which developed over thousands years. treatments include herbal remedies, acupuncture, acupressure massage, moxibustion. They account for around 40% all health care delivered China. The current government policy expansion facilities manpower being questioned...
We explored living and working conditions, health status, health-care access in Chinese rural-to-urban migrants compared them with permanent rural urban residents.
<h3>Abstract</h3> <b>Objectives</b> To examine the impact of one child family policy in China on fertility, preferred size, and sex ratio. <b>Design</b> Secondary analysis data from Chinese cross sectional national planning reproductive health survey, 2001. Interviews representative sample women aged 15-49. <b>Results</b> Data were obtained 39 585 women, with a total 73 202 pregnancies 56 830 live births. The average fertility rate over 35 (n = 17 078) was 1.94 (2.1 rural areas 1.4 urban...
Objective To explore the factors influencing doctors’ job satisfaction and morale in China, context of ongoing health system reforms deteriorating doctor–patient relationship. Design Cross-sectional survey using self-completion questionnaires. Study setting The was conducted from March to May 2012 among doctors at provincial, county primary care levels Zhejiang Province, China. Results questionnaire completed by 202 doctors. Factors which contributed most low were income long working hours....
Breast cancer incidence is currently low in China. However, the distribution of reproductive and lifestyle risk factors for breast among Chinese women changing rapidly. We quantified expected effect changes on future rates first validated calibrated Rosner–Colditz log-incidence model who participated Shanghai Women's Health Study cohort (N = 74 942). then applied to a representative sample were aged 35–49 years 2001 using data from National Family Planning Reproductive Survey (NFPRHS, N 17...
Parents’ preference for sons is common in countries East Asia through South Asia, to the Middle and North Africa. Sons are preferred because they have a higher wage-earning capacity (especially agrarian economies), continue family line usually take responsibility
<h3>Objective</h3> The Chinese educational system is highly competitive from the start of primary school with great emphasis on academic performance and intolerance failure. This study aimed to explore pressures schoolchildren, determine relationship between these psychosomatic symptoms: abdominal pain headache. <h3>Design</h3> Cross-sectional survey using self-completion questionnaires. <h3>Setting/participants</h3> 9- 12-year-olds in schools urban rural areas Zhejiang Province, eastern...
Tens of millions rural "left-behind children (LBC)" in China grow up experiencing prolonged separation from their migrant worker parents. This study aimed to explore how are affected by parental migration, the perspectives children, parents, and grandparents, focusing on experiences parent-child relationship dynamics extended family.Qualitative in-depth interviews were conducted a migrant-sending area eastern China. Participants included 25 (aged 7 14), 17 13 30 families, as well 24 key...
Despite rapid modernization and improving gender equity in China recent decades, traditional values prevail many areas of life, including sexual behavior. This study aimed to explore differences knowledge, attitudes behaviors, as well preferences for sex education among undergraduates China.A cross-sectional surveyed 5965 (62.8% females), aged 15 24 years from nine universities Zhejiang, Henan Yunnan provinces, September November 2019.Of the total sample, 158 (2.6%) self-identified...
Mortality rates from cervical cancer demonstrate deep inequality in health between richer and poorer populations. Over 310 000 women died of this preventable disease 2018, mostly low-income middle-income countries (LMICs) where screening treatment are beyond the capacity systems. Immunisation against human papillomavirus (HPV) offers a primary prevention strategy, but vaccination uptake unclear. Understanding coverage levels factors affecting can inform immunisation strategies.The aim study...
Although it is widely believed that China facing a major shortage of pediatricians, the real situation current national status pediatric human resources and their working conditions has not been evaluated to date.We administered survey 54 214 hospitals from all 31 provinces in mainland 2015 2016. Hospital directors secondary tertiary with services random sample (10%) primary provided information on number pediatricians educational levels, specialties, workloads, dropout rates, other hospital...
The objectives were to determine the prevalence and risk factors of traditional bullying cyberbullying in Chinese middle school children, explore association between psychosomatic symptoms. This cross-sectional study was conducted urban rural areas Chongqing, Henan Zhejiang provinces 2018. A self-completion questionnaire completed by students classroom setting. There 3774 questionnaires: mean age respondents 13.58 (SD 0.87). For bullying, 1332 (35.6%) identified as victims, 341 (9.5%)...
Summary Background Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) have been related to high‐sugar dietary patterns, but the associations of different types beverages with IBD risk are largely unknown. Aims To examine any between intake sugar‐sweetened beverages, artificially sweetened and natural juices Methods This cohort study included 121,490 participants in UK Biobank who were free at recruitment. Intake was obtained from repeated 24‐h diet recalls 2009–2012. Cox proportional hazard models used...