Abstract
Objective
To compare the changes of health status among Kazakh herdsmen in Xinyuan county of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region before and after the NewRural Cooperative Medical Scheme(NCMS)implementation and to provide evidence for policy making and medical reform.
Methods
The data were from Health Service Survey conducted in the years of 2006 and 2008.The two-week morbidity and chronic diseases morbidity were analyzed with descriptive methods.
Results
The two-week morbidity rate incresased from 8.05%(2006)to 11.78%(2008),(χ2=21.02,P < 0.05).The chronic diseases morbidity increased from 15.97%(2006)to 24.27%(2008),(χ2=57.88,P < 0.05).Rheumatoid arthritis,hypertension,chronic gastroenteritis,gall-stone and cholecystitis,and anemia were the main diseases that Kazakh herdsmen suffered from.
Conclusion Before and after the NCMS implementation,the health service needs of Kazakh herds men in Xinyuan county increased evidently.
| Translated title of the contribution | Comparison of two-week morbidity and chronic disease morbidity among Kazakh herdsmen |
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| Original language | Chinese |
| Pages (from-to) | 1023-1026 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Zhongguo Gonggong Weisheng |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 303026 Public health
Keywords
- Kazakh herdsmen, two-week morbidity rate, chronic diseases morbidity
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