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. 2022 Oct 8;19(19):12876.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912876.

Measurement and Decomposition of the Health Poverty of Rural Residents in China

Haiyan Jia  1 , Xiaoyu Sai  1 , Yangyue Su  2 , Ying Huang  1
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Measurement and Decomposition of the Health Poverty of Rural Residents in China

Haiyan Jia et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Narrowing the health gap and promoting health equality is the key to effectively blocking the intergenerational transmission of rural poverty. Previous studies have mainly focused on the relationship between health and poverty, but assessments of health poverty are lacking, especially with regard to the health poverty of rural residents. Based on China's large sample household survey data, this study uses the Alkire-Foster (AF) method to measure and decompose the health poverty of rural residents. The results show that the health poverty of Chinese rural residents greatly improved from 2016 to 2018. However, significant regional differences exist with regard to the level of health poverty. The marginal contribution of economic poverty alleviation is diminishing; the equalization of health services and security has shifted to a policy focus. Community environmental management has also become an important aspect of health poverty governance, and individual health literacy and behavior have played an important role in endogenous poverty alleviation. Ultimately, this paper offers some insightful policy implications. This study extends the multidimensional poverty measurement system and reveals the relationship between health poverty and regional economic and social development. The findings also enhance the understanding of the health poverty of rural residents in developing countries.

Keywords: health environment; health literacy; health poverty; rural.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Sample distribution.
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Proportion of the poor for each indicator of the economic income dimension and the individual health endowment dimension.
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Figure 3
Proportion of the poor for each indicator of the individual health literacy and behavioral dimension.
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Figure 4
Proportion of the poor for each indicator of the healthy living environment dimension.
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Figure 5
Proportion of the poor for each indicator of the health service and security rights dimension.
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Figure 6
Regional decomposition of health poverty deprivation intensity.
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