The purpose of this research was to investigate the health status of the residents of Yan Bian, a Province in north eastern China.
The data was collected between February 22 and 28, 1996. from 451 households in Yan Ji City. The tool used was the Community Residents´ Health Survey questionnaire developed by Mo-Im Kim et al.(1995) and modified to fit the cultural characteristics of the Chinese. The items included questions on socioeconomic characteristics, mortality-morbidity rates for acute and chronic diseases, utilization of medical facilities, health knowledge and health behavior.
In summary since, the major health problems among the Yan Bian residents included cronically and digestive illnesses, the households with chronically ill patients and elderly should be the primary target for nursing care. Also since the majority of the residents were interested in a balanced diet, health maintenance programs with dietary focus should be developed and delivery of these types of programs through mass media would be effective. Ethnic group differences were found on socio-demographic variables and health status, health interests and health behavior. This supports the significant need to develop and implement culturally sensitive and appropriate programs.
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