Survey on utilization intent of community health services in Beijing Fangzhuang community / 中华全科医师杂志

ABSTRACT

By stratified random sampling method, 10 000 residents were investigated with the questionnaire in Fangzhuang community of Beijing, 9497 valid questionnaires were collected with a return rate of 94. 97%. The results showed that two main purposes for patients to use the community health services were to seek consultation (29. 8% ) and to get prescription (28. 2% ). The three main reasons for residents to choose community health services were the convenience, less medical expenses and more clear explanation from doctors, followed by the personal trust in the doctors.