Multidimensional poverty and health: an analysis of multidimensional poverty and its influencing factors among rural residents in Western China from a health ecology perspective

In the past decade, the multidimensional poverty of rural residents in Western China has been significantly improved, but the impact of the health dimension continues to expand. Increasing investment in medical infrastructure in rural areas and improving residents' utilisation of health services are important ways to reduce multidimensional poverty in rural areas. Meanwhile, attention should be paid to the vulnerable position of patients with chronic diseases and families incurring catastrophic health expenditures in multidimensional poverty.