Willingness to seek medical care for tuberculosis and associated factors among the elderly population in Shenzhen: a cross-sectional study
Qing Yuan,
Yi Zhu,
Zuxun Lu,
Xiaojun Wang,
Yong Gan,
Xin Shen,
Yanfang Guo,
Jing Feng,
Yunxia Wang,
Juanjuan Zhang,
Zihui Lei,
Xin Meng,
Hongkun Di,
Wenqi Xia
Affiliations
Qing Yuan
Dapartment of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Bao`an Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Yi Zhu
1 Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People`s Republic of China
Zuxun Lu
Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Xiaojun Wang
1 Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medica College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Yong Gan
Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Xin Shen
Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Yanfang Guo
Dapartment of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Bao`an Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Jing Feng
2 Center for the Study of Itch and Sensory Disorders, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Yunxia Wang
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
Juanjuan Zhang
Dapartment of Tuberculosis Prevention and Control, Shenzhen Bao`an Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Zihui Lei
Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Xin Meng
Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation Oxford Centre for the Endocrinology of Human Lactation, Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Hongkun Di
Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Wenqi Xia
Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Tongji Medical College, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Objectives This study was aimed to assess the willingness of elderly people to seek medical care for tuberculosis (TB) and the associated influencing factors.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting A multistage random survey was conducted in Bao’an District of Shenzhen in China.Participants A total of 1200 elderly people aged 65 or above were recruited for the study and completed a structured questionnaire between September and October 2019.Main outcome measures Descriptive and binary logistic stepwise regression analyses were conducted to analyse the characteristics of elderly individuals, their willingness to seek medical care for TB and associated factors.Results Among the final 1123 respondents, 943 (84.0%) were willing to seek medical care if they discovered suspicious TB symptoms. Binary logistic stepwise regression analysis indicated that respondents whose family annual income per capita was 50 000–100 000¥ (OR=2.56, 95% CI: 1.44 to 4.54, p<0.01) and who had positive attitudes (≥3 scores: OR=3.10, 95% CI: 1.90 to 5.05, p<0.01) or practices (≥4 scores: OR=3.13, 95% CI: 1.82 to 5.39, p<0.01) towards TB were more willing to seek medical care for TB.Conclusions Willingness to seek medical care for TB in the elderly population can be improved according to the determinants.
