Community is deemed a central resource for the improvement of health, across disciplines,
contexts and conditions. However, what is meant by this term is rarely critically explored. In …

Objective Health equality has drawn much public attention in both developed and
developing countries. China, the largest developing country, has implemented a new round …

Background Follow-up care is crucial but challenging for disease management particularly
in rural areas with limited healthcare resources and clinical capacity, yet few studies have …

Background Effective healthcare utilization throughout pregnancy is essential in protecting
mother and child health, but the maternal healthcare utilization and its associated factors …

Background China has made remarkable progress in maternal and child health (MCH) over
the last thirty years, but socio-economic inequalities persist. Ethnicity has become an …

Background Research on health resource allocation trends in ethnic minority and
impoverished areas in China is limited since the 2009 Medical Reform. This study aimed to …

Objective Preterm birth is a major healthcare problem and has been rising gradually in the
past three decades in China. Yet the ethnic differences in the rates and distributions of …

Background The planning and management of health policy is directly linked to evidence‐
based research. To obtain the most rigorous results in research it is important to have a …

Background: Universal maternal health coverage is a proven, effective strategy for maternal
survival. This study aimed to describe the changes and determinants of maternal health …

Objectives To inform the impacts of health programmes which aimed at preventing women
and children from being trapped in or returning to poverty because of illness in Yunnan, the …