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Association between sanitary toilets and health poverty vulnerability among rural western Chinese adults aged 45 years and older: A cross-sectional study

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  • Ximin Ma
  • Qi Hu
  • Jiahui He
  • Chunsheng Li
  • Kexin Chen
  • Wenlong Wang
  • Hui Qiao

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This study aimed to investigate the association between sanitary toilets and health poverty vulnerability among rural western Chinese adults aged 45 years and older. Using data from the ’Rural Household Health Inquiry Survey’ conducted in 2022, a three-stage feasible generalized least squares method was employed to calculate health poverty vulnerability. Propensity score matching (PSM) and mediation effect analysis were used to assess the association between sanitary toilets and health poverty vulnerability among rural western Chinese adults aged 45 years and older and the mechanisms underlying this impact. This study revealed that the use of sanitary toilets was significantly associated with decreased health poverty vulnerability in adults over 45 years of age. Heterogeneity analysis revealed that this effect was more pronounced among males (β = -0.0375, P

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  • Ximin Ma & Qi Hu & Jiahui He & Chunsheng Li & Kexin Chen & Wenlong Wang & Hui Qiao, 2024. "Association between sanitary toilets and health poverty vulnerability among rural western Chinese adults aged 45 years and older: A cross-sectional study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(9), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0308688
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308688
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