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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Religious life, monastic support, and healthcare inequity among aged Han Buddhist monks in China: an explanatory mixed-methods study.

Yaoping Liu, Zhenyu Liu, Chomphu Kotirum

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Yaoping LiuDepartment of Global Buddhism, Institute of Science Innovation and Culture, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok, Thailand.
Zhenyu LiuDepartment of Global Buddhism, Institute of Science Innovation and Culture, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chomphu KotirumDepartment of Global Buddhism, Institute of Science Innovation and Culture, Rajamangala University of Technology Krungthep, Bangkok, Thailand.

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This study examines the determinants of healthcare access inequity among aged Han Buddhist monks in China by focusing on the interaction between religious life, monastic support, and socioeconomic background. Using an explanatory mixed-methods design, the study first collected quantitative data from 170 respondents, including 70 aged Han Buddhist monks, 50 monastery administrators, and 50 health policy stakeholders. Multiple linear regression was used to examine the effects of religious factors, monastic/cultural support, and socioeconomic background on healthcare access. The quantitative results showed that religious factors negatively predicted healthcare access (

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BuddhismHealthcare DisparitiesHealth Services AccessibilityAgedChinaFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSocioeconomic Factorsaged Han Buddhist monksChinaexplanatory mixed-methodshealthcare accesshealthcare inequitymonastic supportreligious determinantsTraditional Chinese Medicine

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