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Objective To learn the satisfaction and influencing factors of medical insurance for urban residents in Taiyuan city.Methods The multi-stage random sampling method was used to survey the satisfaction of medical insurance for urban residents so covered in 4 districts of Taiyuan city. The questionnaire covered basic personal information, and comments of the residents on the three dimensions of medical insurance regarding the stakeholders. The data solicited were subject to descriptive analysis, Kruskal-Wallis test and ordered multi-class logistic regression analysis. Results The rate of overall satisfaction of urban residents′ medical insurance in Taiyuan city was 44.6% , that of average satisfaction was 48.3% , and that of dissatisfaction was 7.1%.For residents of different family size and physical health status, the differences of their satisfaction were statistically different(P<0.05).Ordered multi-class logistic regression analysis showed that the proportion of reimbursement, the scope of drug treatment and the efficiency of treatment were top factors affecting their satisfaction ( OR > 1 ). Conclusions The rate of overall satisfaction of medical insurance by urban residents in Taiyuan city is low. To improve their satisfaction, it is important to increase the proportion of reimbursement, expand the scope of reimbursement for diagnosis and treatment along with drugs, simplify the reimbursement procedures, and improve the service attitude of the service agencies.
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2.5-7.0,a close correlation can be seen between the indoor and outdoor air.
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Objective To assess the association of air pollution and preterm birth in Taiyuan.Methods The preterm birth data from November 2005 to January 2007 were from Taiyuan birth surveillance system,meteorological data and air pollution data were from Shanxi Meteorological Bureau and Taiyuan Environmental Monitoring Station respectively.The case-crossover analysis and conditional Logistic regression model were used to analyze the association of air pollution and preterm birth in Taiyuan,while the meteorological factors were controlled.Results The stronger effective period of PM10 was 5-day lag and 6-day lag,of SO2 was 7-day lag and 8-days moving average.When PM10,SO2 increased 50 ?g/m3,for PM10,the OR of a 5-day lag and a 6-day lag were 1.169(95%CI:1.058～1.292),1.235(95%CI:1.115～1.367)respectively,for SO2,the OR of a 7-day lag and a 8-days moving average were 1.346(95%CI:1.122～1.616),2.203(95%CI:1.517～3.201)respectively.In sensitivity analysis,the lagged effects of PM10 and the cumulative effects of SO2 were steady.Conclusion The air pollution in Taiyuan may produce an acute effect on preterm birth.