- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Global Health Care Issues
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Neonatal and Maternal Infections
- HIV, TB, and STIs Epidemiology
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
Inner Mongolia University
2015-2025
Taipei City Hospital
2024
China Resources (China)
2021-2023
Nanjing Agricultural University
2010-2023
Wageningen University & Research
2021-2022
University of Toronto
2003-2021
Nantong University
2020-2021
Xi'an Jiaotong University
2016-2019
Public Health Ontario
2019
National Center for Women and Children’s Health, China CDC
2015-2019
Hypertension is an important public health issue in China, but there are few studies on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with hypertension China. This study aims to examine the HRQoL as measured by EQ-5D and investigate factors that influence Shaanxi Province, Data were collected from Shaanxi's fifth National Health Service Survey conducted 2013. was employed measure hypertension. The Chinese population-based preference trade-off time (TTO) model used convert values. All...
China has three basic health insurance schemes: Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI), Resident (URBMI) and New Rural Cooperative Scheme (NRCMS). This study aimed to compare the equity of health-related quality life (HRQoL) residents under any two schemes. Using data from 5th National Health Services Survey Shaanxi Province, China, coarsened exact matching method was employed control confounding factors. We included a matched sample 6802 respondents between UEBMI URBMI, 34,169...
China has been undergoing tremendous demographic and epidemiological transitions during the past three decades increasing burden from non-communicable diseases an ageing population have presented great health-care challenges for country. Numerous studies examine catastrophic healthcare expenditures (CHE) worldwide on whole populations rather than specific vulnerable groups. As hypertension other chronic conditions impose a growing share of disease in China, they will become increasingly...
The upscaling of farming operations in China has been advancing rapidly recent years. This trend is likely to increase the use agricultural machinery inputs, and possibly also chemical pesticides, which already extremely high. relationship between farm size intensity pesticide usage a subject debate, little known about mechanisms that might underlie this relationship. In paper, we apply an integrated framework larger-scale farming, mechanization examine quantify mediating effect on...
The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and adverse pregnancy outcomes pregnant women with syphilis infection in China.Data were from China's Information System Prevention Mother-to-Child Transmission Syphilis Management. Women who registered system delivered 2013 included analysis.A total 15884 China 2013. 79.1% infected attended antenatal care at or before 37 gestational weeks; however, 55.4% received no treatment initiated after weeks. 14.0% suffered...
Abstract Background Improving health equity is a fundamental goal for establishing social insurance. This article evaluated the benefits of Integration Social Medical Insurance (ISMI) policy services utilization in rural China. Methods Using China Health and Retirement Longitudinal study (2011‒2018), we estimated changes rates by generalized linear mixed model, concentration curves, indices, horizontal inequity index before after introduction ISMI policy. Results For rates, model showed that...
Although the awareness of mental health problems in late life is rising, association between financial transfers to older generations from children and at ages China has received little attention. This study examines depressive symptoms among mid-aged elderly residents (from 45 years age older) China. We used data Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2013) (n = 10,935) included on all non-co-resident their parents, individual scores as measured by 10-item Center for Epidemiologic...
Objectives Previous studies on geographical disparities in healthcare access have been limited by not accounting for the provider’s capacity, a key determinant of supply and demand relationships. Design This study proposed spatial coverage modelling approach to evaluate hospital care using Canadian Institute Health Information data 2007. Setting focusses accessibility inpatient emergency cares at both levels individual administrative regions Local Integration Network (LHIN) levels. Measures...
A significant relationship is present between childhood hunger experiences (CHEs) and health, but explorations of the longitudinal persistence this its mediating mechanisms are still lacking. This study aims to evaluate effects CHEs on health in middle old age determine underlying mechanisms. Using data from five 2011—2020 China Health Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2014 Life History Survey Questionnaire, a sample 9,909 individuals aged 45 years older who participated all six surveys...
The decline in oocytes quality and developmental potential with female reproductive aging is well recognized, yet the underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently investigated. In this study, through an integrative analysis of transcriptomes morphologies individual from young aged mice, morphologically defective are identified distinct transcriptomic features. Further demonstrates that both apoptotic ferroptotic pathways activated oocytes, simultaneously blocking reverses morphology to...
Objectives The impact of concurrent adherence to antihypertensives, antidiabetics, and statins on cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes intermediate clinical in people with hypertension diabetes remains unclear. This study aimed evaluate the association between medication CVD such patients. Methods retrospective cohort analyzed electronic medical records 36,211 adults aged 18 or older diagnosed January 2008 June 2016 Canada. Patients were prescribed statins, a minimum 1-year follow-up...
Objective To determine if the decreased risk of adverse perinatal outcome, with a policy planned caesarean, in Term Breech Trial, was due to reduction problems labour, delivery or unrelated problems. Design Secondary analysis data from randomised controlled trial caesarean versus vaginal birth for singleton fetus frank complete breech presentation at term. Setting Women were recruited 121 centres 26 countries. Population who enrolled Trial. Methods Adverse outcome classified as delivery,...
In addition to providing free hepatitis B vaccine (HBvacc) series all infants in China since 2005, the national programme on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) virus (HBV) started immunoglobulin for new-borns born surface-antigen (HBsAg) positive mothers 2010. However, few studies have evaluated effectiveness PMTCT programme. Therefore, we aimed investigate outcomes and identify associated factors.Using a cross-sectional study design, collected data 4112 pairs HBsAg-positive...
Effective patient-physician communication has been considered a central clinical function and core value of health system. Currently, there are no studies directly evaluating the association between patient-centered (PCC) primary care quality in urban China. This study aims to investigate PCC quality. The standardized patients were used measure care. We recruited 12 from local communities presenting fixed cases (unstable angina asthma), including 492 interactions physicians across 63 CHCs...
Prenatal and postnatal visits are two effective interventions for protection promotion of maternal health by reducing mortality improving the quality birth. There is limited nationally representative data regarding changes prenatal since latest system reform initiated in 2009 Shaanxi, China. The aim this study was to explore current status determinants background new reform.Data were drawn from waves National Health Service Surveys Shaanxi Province which conducted prior post 2008 2013,...
Lifestyle choices are important determinants of individual health. Few studies have investigated changes in health behaviors and preventive activities brought about by the 2007 implementation Urban Resident Basic Health Insurance (URBMI) China. This study, therefore, aimed to explore whether URBMI has reduced individuals' incentives adopt healthy utilize care services.Data were drawn from two waves China Nutrition Survey. Respondents categorized according their insurance situation before...
Hypertension has become a global health challenge given its high prevalence and but low awareness detection. Whether the actual of hypertension been estimated is important, especially for poor. This study aimed to measure tested self-reported compare inequity between them in China.Data were derived from China Health Nutrition Survey (CHNS) conducted 2011. By using multistage, stratified, random sampling method, 12,168 respondents aged 18 or older identified analysis. Both (systolic blood...