Aw, JessicaYiengprugsawan, Vasoontaragong, cathy2020-11-092020-11-090016-867Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/214150Mainland China is one of the world's most rapidly aging countries, and yet there is very limited literature on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) use in older individuals. This study aimed to determine the national and provincial prevalence of TCM practitioner utilization in later life and associated factors. We used World Health Organization China Study on Global Aging and Adult Health Wave 1 data to determine descriptive statistics of the study population of participants aged 50 years and over. Multivariate logistic regression was conducted controlling for sociodemographic and health factors. A total of 14% of participants utilized a TCM practitioner, and the prevalence of utilization varied significantly by locality. Utilization was more likely in participants living in rural areas [adjusted odds ratio (OR) = 12.96; p < 0.001], Hubei (OR = 7.17; p < 0.001), or Shandong provinces (OR = 4.21; p < 0.001) and being diagnosed with chronic lung disease (OR = 1.97; p = 0.005). Hence, rurality, provincial influence, and chronic lung diseases are significant factors associated with TCM practitioner utilization among older individuals in China. These findings may inform policy for preservation and development of TCM nationally as well as its sustainability in an increasingly aging society.This research was funded by financial support from the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project (DP160103023) through the Centre for Research on Ageing Health and Wellbeing (CRAHW) at the Australian National University. The authors would like to acknowledge support from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR CE1101029 and CE170100005).application/pdfen-AU© 2019 by the authorshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)TCM practitioner useolder Chinese2019-08-2510.3390/geriatrics40300492020-07-06Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license