Xiaozhen Lai
Biographic Data
| ID | 3894229 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Xiaozhen Lai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Xiaozhen |
| FAMILY NAME | Lai |
| SIGNATURE | LAI X |
| AFFILIATIONS | Peking University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8978-286X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Global, regional, and national disease burden and economic costs of cervical cancer (1991–2021)
Objectives: Cervical cancer remains a significant global health concern, particularly in less developed regions. This study aims to assess the global, regional, and national burden of cervical cancer from 1991 to 2021. Methods: This study synthesizes data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021, WHO health expenditure databases, and published cost estimates to comprehensively assess the epidemiological and economic burden of cervical c…
How Do the Incentives for Family Physicians Affect the Implementation of Family Physician Contract Service Policy in China? A Qualitative Study
Family physician contract service (FPCS) was introduced by the Chinese government in 2016, which entailed the registration of individual patients with a designated family physician in primary healthcare facilities. To assess the yet‐to‐be realized impacts of incentives for family physicians on the performance of the FPCS policy in China, a qualitative semistructured interview was conducted in 2019 with 36 participants, including directors of loca…
Changing Religious Affiliation in the Chinese Mainland
The religious revival during the reform and opening-up period in the Chinese mainland has long been a prominent and contentious issue. This study utilized repeated cross-sectional datasets from the Chinese General Social Survey from 2006 to 2021 to assess cohort changes in religious affiliation. It employed a temporal framework that considered both the religious and rural-urban differences. Results from age-period-cohort models indicated that coh…
Better adherence to childhood Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination with combination vaccines compared to single-antigen vaccines
Background: The coverage of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination remains suboptimal in China, and this study aimed to investigate the influencing factors of caregivers' Hib-containing vaccine choices and the association between combination vaccine use and adherence to Hib immunisation schedule among Chinese children. Methods: From August to October 2019, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 148 community health care centres from t…
Maternal choices and preferences for screening strategies of gestational diabetes mellitus
Aims: This study aimed to investigate maternal preferences for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening options in rural China to identify an optimal GDM screening strategy. Methods: Pregnant women at 24-28 gestational weeks were recruited from Shandong province, China. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted to elicit pregnant women's preferences for GDM screening strategy defined by five attributes: number of blood draws, out-of-p…
The Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccination Under Different Methods of Investigation
As Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines became available in December 2020, increasingly more surveys were organized to examine the acceptance of vaccination, while most of them were conducted online. This study aimed to explore the difference between online and traditional on-site surveys in terms of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. From November to December 2020, an online survey ( n = 2013) and an on-site survey ( n = 4,316) were conducted …
The Economic Burden of Influenza-Like Illness among Children, Chronic Disease Patients, and the Elderly in China
Background: The disease burden of seasonal influenza is substantial in China, while there is still a lack of nationwide economic burden estimates. This study aims to examine influenza-like illness (ILI) prevalence, healthcare-seeking behaviors, economic impact of ILI, and its influencing factors among three priority groups during the 2018-19 influenza season. Methods: From August to October 2019, 6668 children's caregivers, 1735 chronic disease p…
Exposure to Chinese famine in early life and the risk of sensory impairment in adulthood
Background Studies have shown that malnutrition in early life has a negative effect on midlife cognitive functions. Little is known, however, about the relationship between early-life malnutrition and visual, hearing or dual sensory impairments in adulthood. This study aims to investigate the association between exposure to the 1959–1961 Chinese famine in early life and sensory impairments in adulthood. Methods A total of 6347 adults born between…
Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccination during the Covid-19 Pandemic in China
Background: Faced with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been progressing at an unprecedented rate. This study aimed to evaluate the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in China and give suggestions for vaccination strategies and immunization programs accordingly. Methods: In March 2020, an anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted online among Chinese adults. The questionnaire collecte…
Technical Efficiency of Public and Private Hospitals in Beijing, China
Objective: With the participation of private hospitals in the health system, improving hospital efficiency becomes more important. This study aimed to evaluate the technical efficiency of public and private hospitals in Beijing, China, and analyze the influencing factors of hospitals' technical efficiency, and thus provide policy implications to improve the efficiency of public and private hospitals. Method: This study used a data set of 154-232 …
Changing Religious Affiliation in the Chinese Mainland
The religious revival during the reform and opening-up period in the Chinese mainland has long been a prominent and contentious issue. This study utilized repeated cross-sectional datasets from the Chinese General Social Survey from 2006 to 2021 to assess cohort changes in religious affiliation. It employed a temporal framework that considered both the religious and rural-urban differences. Results from age-period-cohort models indicated that coh…
Exposure to Chinese famine in early life and the risk of sensory impairment in adulthood
Background Studies have shown that malnutrition in early life has a negative effect on midlife cognitive functions. Little is known, however, about the relationship between early-life malnutrition and visual, hearing or dual sensory impairments in adulthood. This study aims to investigate the association between exposure to the 1959–1961 Chinese famine in early life and sensory impairments in adulthood. Methods A total of 6347 adults born between…
Technical Efficiency of Public and Private Hospitals in Beijing, China
Objective: With the participation of private hospitals in the health system, improving hospital efficiency becomes more important. This study aimed to evaluate the technical efficiency of public and private hospitals in Beijing, China, and analyze the influencing factors of hospitals' technical efficiency, and thus provide policy implications to improve the efficiency of public and private hospitals. Method: This study used a data set of 154-232 …
Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccination during the Covid-19 Pandemic in China
Background: Faced with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the development of COVID-19 vaccines has been progressing at an unprecedented rate. This study aimed to evaluate the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination in China and give suggestions for vaccination strategies and immunization programs accordingly. Methods: In March 2020, an anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted online among Chinese adults. The questionnaire collecte…
The Acceptance of Covid-19 Vaccination Under Different Methods of Investigation
As Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccines became available in December 2020, increasingly more surveys were organized to examine the acceptance of vaccination, while most of them were conducted online. This study aimed to explore the difference between online and traditional on-site surveys in terms of COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. From November to December 2020, an online survey ( n = 2013) and an on-site survey ( n = 4,316) were conducted …
The Economic Burden of Influenza-Like Illness among Children, Chronic Disease Patients, and the Elderly in China
Background: The disease burden of seasonal influenza is substantial in China, while there is still a lack of nationwide economic burden estimates. This study aims to examine influenza-like illness (ILI) prevalence, healthcare-seeking behaviors, economic impact of ILI, and its influencing factors among three priority groups during the 2018-19 influenza season. Methods: From August to October 2019, 6668 children's caregivers, 1735 chronic disease p…
Exposure to Chinese famine in early life and the risk of sensory impairment in adulthood
Background Studies have shown that malnutrition in early life has a negative effect on midlife cognitive functions. Little is known, however, about the relationship between early-life malnutrition and visual, hearing or dual sensory impairments in adulthood. This study aims to investigate the association between exposure to the 1959–1961 Chinese famine in early life and sensory impairments in adulthood. Methods A total of 6347 adults born between…
Maternal choices and preferences for screening strategies of gestational diabetes mellitus
Aims: This study aimed to investigate maternal preferences for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) screening options in rural China to identify an optimal GDM screening strategy. Methods: Pregnant women at 24-28 gestational weeks were recruited from Shandong province, China. A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted to elicit pregnant women's preferences for GDM screening strategy defined by five attributes: number of blood draws, out-of-p…
Better adherence to childhood Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccination with combination vaccines compared to single-antigen vaccines
Background: The coverage of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccination remains suboptimal in China, and this study aimed to investigate the influencing factors of caregivers' Hib-containing vaccine choices and the association between combination vaccine use and adherence to Hib immunisation schedule among Chinese children. Methods: From August to October 2019, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in 148 community health care centres from t…
Changing Religious Affiliation in the Chinese Mainland
The religious revival during the reform and opening-up period in the Chinese mainland has long been a prominent and contentious issue. This study utilized repeated cross-sectional datasets from the Chinese General Social Survey from 2006 to 2021 to assess cohort changes in religious affiliation. It employed a temporal framework that considered both the religious and rural-urban differences. Results from age-period-cohort models indicated that coh…
Global, regional, and national disease burden and economic costs of cervical cancer (1991–2021)
Objectives: Cervical cancer remains a significant global health concern, particularly in less developed regions. This study aims to assess the global, regional, and national burden of cervical cancer from 1991 to 2021. Methods: This study synthesizes data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2021, WHO health expenditure databases, and published cost estimates to comprehensively assess the epidemiological and economic burden of cervical c…
How Do the Incentives for Family Physicians Affect the Implementation of Family Physician Contract Service Policy in China? A Qualitative Study
Family physician contract service (FPCS) was introduced by the Chinese government in 2016, which entailed the registration of individual patients with a designated family physician in primary healthcare facilities. To assess the yet‐to‐be realized impacts of incentives for family physicians on the performance of the FPCS policy in China, a qualitative semistructured interview was conducted in 2019 with 36 participants, including directors of loca…
Medicine (8 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · China (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Disease (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Logistic regression (4 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works) · Statistics (3 works)