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Effective coverage for hypertension treatment among middle-aged adults and the older population in China, 2011 to 2013: A nationwide longitudinal study.

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Zhao, Y; Mahal, AS; Tang, S; Haregu, TN; Oldenburg, B
Published in: J Glob Health
June 2020

METHODS: We used the baseline survey and first follow-up surveys of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study of middle-aged and older populations conducted between 2011 and 2013. Correlates of effective coverage and treatment coverage for hypertension were analysed using multivariate logistic regression models, after controlling for demographic characteristics. RESULTS: In 2011, 38.40% of 13 702 individuals surveyed were identified with hypertension. Overall, the effective treatment coverage among the middle-aged and older population in China from 2011 to 2013 was only 22.40% compared to the treatment coverage of 55.86%. Variations in effective coverage among patients enrolled in the three public health insurance schemes ranged from 22.60% to 29.31%. CONCLUSIONS: The level of effective coverage for hypertension treatment in China was still very low, and that health insurance schemes play a significant role in improving treatment coverage and effective coverage for hypertension treatment. In the implementation of China's health system reform, health equity and health care equality should be emphasised and enhanced by offering more equitable benefits packages across social health insurance schemes.

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J Glob Health

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2047-2986

Publication Date

June 2020

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

010805

Location

Scotland

Related Subject Headings

  • Universal Health Insurance
  • Retirement
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Insurance, Health
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Healthy Aging
 

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Zhao, Y., Mahal, A. S., Tang, S., Haregu, T. N., & Oldenburg, B. (2020). Effective coverage for hypertension treatment among middle-aged adults and the older population in China, 2011 to 2013: A nationwide longitudinal study. J Glob Health, 10(1), 010805. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.10.010805
Zhao, Yang, Ajay Singh Mahal, Shenglan Tang, Tilahun Nigatu Haregu, and Brian Oldenburg. “Effective coverage for hypertension treatment among middle-aged adults and the older population in China, 2011 to 2013: A nationwide longitudinal study.J Glob Health 10, no. 1 (June 2020): 010805. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.10.010805.
Zhao, Yang, et al. “Effective coverage for hypertension treatment among middle-aged adults and the older population in China, 2011 to 2013: A nationwide longitudinal study.J Glob Health, vol. 10, no. 1, June 2020, p. 010805. Pubmed, doi:10.7189/jogh.10.010805.

Published In

J Glob Health

DOI

EISSN

2047-2986

Publication Date

June 2020

Volume

10

Issue

1

Start / End Page

010805

Location

Scotland

Related Subject Headings

  • Universal Health Insurance
  • Retirement
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Insurance, Health
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • Healthy Aging