Lancet
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Acquisition and persistence of tuberculosis infection are important epidemiological measurements for evaluation of tuberculosis transmission in a community. However, prospective population data on the incidence of tuberculosis infection have been sparely reported in the global literature. ⋯ National Science and Technology Major Project of China (2013ZX10003004-002, 2014ZX10003001-001), and Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China (IRT13007).
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To help drive the consolidation and integrated management of basic medical insurance in China, we analysed participants' satisfaction, and factors associated with satisfaction, for the Urban Employees' Basic Medical Insurance (UEBMI), Urban Residents' Basic Medical Insurance (URBMI), and New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS). ⋯ Funded by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC 71503170), Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning (201440036, 2016HP009).
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Cataract is the leading cause of blindness and impaired vision worldwide; however, cataract surgery rate in China (1300 cases per million people per year) is lower than in Europe, America, and India (greater than 5000 cases per million people per year). In the past 10 years, a public health screening system has been established for early diagnosis and intervention of chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension by the Disease Control and Prevention Centers (CDC) of China. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of screening for cataract on surgery rates in Guangdong, China. ⋯ National Nature Science Foundation of China (No: 81570843).
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Medical economic burden of the ageing population: a multistage sampling analysis of 3 532 517 cases.
Population ageing and the economic burden of aged disease have become topical issues in global health. The situation seems worse in China, which has 140 million people older than 65 years. We analysed the medical economic burden in Liaoning Province, China, and laid stress on the population aged 65 years and older. ⋯ National Natural Science Foundation of China (71673299) and the Seventeenth Subject by China Health Economics Association (CHEA1617070102).
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China introduced a national policy to develop primary care in 2009, with 8669 community health centres (CHCs) established by 2014, employing more than 300 000 staff. However, against a background of the "barefoot doctor" legacy in rural China, mistrust of doctors, and over-reliance on specialist care, these facilities have been underused. This study aimed to evaluate the current quality of CHCs in China, including the organisation and infrastructure, as well as the use and training of the health-care professionals within primary care. ⋯ This project was supported by three funding sources: RGC seed fund for basic research, University Grant Council, HK SAR Government, entitled "Survey of the attitudes and needs of integrated HIV and STI services in community health centres in China (2015-16)" (project number 201411159004); Shanghai Key Discipline Construction Program in Public Health (Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, project number 12GWZX1001); and Shanghai Excellent Academic Leaders Training Program in Public Health (Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planning, project number GWDTR201210).