[BMJ Open] Social capital, neighbourhood characteristics and utilisation of local public health services among domestic migrants in China: a cross-sectional study [中国流动人口居住地公共卫生服务利用与其社会资本和居住社区特征的关系：来自全国流动人口动态监测调查的证据]

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Authors
Zhiyuan Hou, Senlin Lin, Donglan Zhang

Abstract
Objectives We examined the association between structural social capital and public health services use, and explored the modifiable effect of neighbourhood factors on this association among domestic migrants in China.

Methods Data were from a 2014 nationally representative cross-sectional sample of domestic migrants aged 15–59 years in China. Survey-weighted logistic regression models were applied to assess the association between structural social capital, measured by participation in social organisations and social activities, and use of public health services. Interaction terms between neighbourhood urban status, neighbourhood composition and social capital were further assessed in the models.

Results Migrants who participated in social organisations were more likely to establish health records (OR 1.467, 95% CI 1.201 to 1.793) and receive health education information (OR 1.729, 95% CI 1.484 to 2.016) than those who did not. Participation in social activities was positively associated with establishing health records only in urban communities (OR 1.853, 95% CI 1.060 to 3.239), and it was positively linked to receiving health education information among those living with a higher percentage of local neighbours (OR 1.451, 95% CI 1.044 to 2.017).

Conclusions Structural social capital was related to an increased utilisation of local public health services among migrants. The findings of this study provided new evidence for the differential influences of social capital by neighbourhood characteristics in China, which suggested the importance to enhance social capital in rural/suburban communities and communities where the majority of the residents were migrants.

原文出处： Hou Z, Lin S, Zhang D.Social capital, neighbourhood characteristics and utilisation of local public health services among domestic migrants in China: a crosssectional study. BMJ Open 2017;7:e014224. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014224