Objective  To investigate the status of demand for community health services and its influencing factors among urban residents in Liaoning province for providing references to the development of community health service.

  Methods  Using quota convenient sampling and a self-designed questionnaire, we conducted a face-to-face/telephone interviews among 1 351 adult residents (≥ 18 years) from July 1 to November 20, 2020 in 14 municipalities across Liaoning province. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were adopted in data analyses.

  Results   Of the 1 284 residents with valid responses, 59.8% (768) reported the demand for community physical health service, higher than that (53.1%, 682) reporting the demand for community mental health service. Among the respondents, the reported demand for community physical and mental health service differed significantly by age, time of living in a community and the supply of health services in communities (P < 0.05 for all); and education level was a significant impact factor for demand of community mental health service (P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  In Liaoning province, community health service could be promoted through improving grass-roots public health system and relevant facilities and developing differentiated community service items.