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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health
Sec. Life-Course Epidemiology and Social Inequalities in Health
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1424448
This article is part of the Research Topic Healthcare Coverage and Payment Reforms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries View all 3 articles

Analysis of the Health Status and Its Influencing Factors of the Low-Income Populations in Wuxi, China

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Shiming Li Shiming Li Ying Jiang Ying Jiang Yue Wu Yue Wu Yingying Ji Yingying Ji Lin Tian Lin Tian Queping Yang Queping Yang Haohao Zhu Haohao Zhu *
  • Mental Health Center of Jiangnan University, Wuxi Central Rehabilitation Hospital, Wuxi, China

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    Objective: To understand the physical health condition and its influencing factors among the low-income population.Method: Low-income residents who visited or consulted at our Hospital during 2022 were selected for this study. Through telephone or face-to-face interviews, a self-made basic information questionnaire was used for data collection. The physical health level of the low-income population was analyzed, and a logistic regression model was applied to study its influencing factors.: A total of 2307 people were included in this study, of which 2069 had various types of diseases, indicating a disease rate of 89.68%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age ≥60 years old (OR=1.567, 95% CI:1.122~2.188), poor mental health status (OR=2.450, 95%CI:1.203~3.678), smoking (OR=1.752,95%CI:1.269~2.206), pulse pressure difference ≥60 (OR=1.485,95%CI:1.164~1.787), and poor hearing (OR=1.268,95% CI:1.026~1.324) were risk factors for disease, whereas being female (OR=0.729, 95%CI:0.540~0.984)was a protective factor for physical health.As a developing country with a large population, we should particularly focus on the physical health issues of the low-income population, take targeted measures for disease situations, and improve the quality of life of the low-income population.

    Keywords: low-income population, Physical health condition, Influencing factors, Wuxi, China

    Received: 04 May 2024; Accepted: 30 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Li, Jiang, Wu, Ji, Tian, Yang and Zhu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Haohao Zhu, Mental Health Center of Jiangnan University, Wuxi Central Rehabilitation Hospital, Wuxi, China

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