Abstract： Objective To understand the demands of rural residents for portable medical kits in areas of comprehensive-type township hospitals,and to provide the basis for scientific design of family portable medical kits suitable for use with rural residents in areas of comprehensive-type township hospitals.Methods Simple random sampling and cluster sampling were used to investigate and analyze the demands of 150 households for portable medical kits in areas of 3 comprehensive-type township hospitals in Hunan,Ningxia and Jiangsu provinces.Results The demand rate of rural residents for portable medical kits was 83.3%.A total of 125 households expected cold medicine(95.2%),wound paste(68.0%),cooling oil(44.0%),essential balm(35.2%),antihypertensive(21.6%),iodine tincture(14.4%),thermometer(79.2%),cotton swab(68.8%) and sphygmomanometer(23.2%) to be placed into the portable medical kits.The size of the family portable medical kit was expected to be(25.94±10.95)cm length,(18.59±10.24)cm width and(16.73±11.76)cm height.The main functions of portable medical kits were expected to be applicable(76.0%),safe(60.8%),lightweight(41.6%),economic(45.6%),waterproof(34.4%) and simple(26.4%).The price of portable medical kits was expected to be 11-12 yuan(53.6%).A total of 80.0% of the demanders tended to select hard materials,especially plastics.Conclusion The demand rate of portable medical kits is higher among rural residents in areas of 3 comprehensive-type township hospitals.The design and production of portable medical kits should be sufficient to satisfy the needs of rural residents.portable medical kits can be popularized only by respecting the market demand.
2011, Vol. 53 
