Factors affecting health care users’ first contact with primary health care facilities in north eastern China, 2008–2018

Background China set out the vision to establishing a hierarchical medical system, with primary health care (PHC) facilities serving health care users’ first contact. Common ailments were listed, supported by a series of auxiliary policy measures. We aim to assess whether these policies were effective to prompt users’ preference to PHCs within these contexts. Methods Using data from three waves of National Health Service Survey, we examined...