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Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Assess the Needs of HIV-Related Services for Infected Individuals in Rural Communities

Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 2022
HIV/AIDS remains a significant health concern in rural communities, which may also experience many disparate issues including reduced access to health services (Department of Health and Human Services, 2015).
Elizabeth Brown, Charles Brown, Owen Johnson, Wendelyn Inman, Revlon Briggs, Wanda Burrell, Rosemary Theriot, Elizabeth Williams, Alexis Heaston   +8 more
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Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Needs of Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Rural-Urban Comparison in Delaware, USA. [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Older adults in rural areas have unique transportation barriers to accessing medical care, which include a lack of mass transit options and considerable distances to health-related services.
Eisenstein, Amy R, Irmiter, Cheryl, MacLeod, Kara E, Ory, Marcia G, Prohaska, Thomas R, Ragland, David R, Satariano, William A, Smith, Matthew Lee, Towne, Samuel D   +8 more
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Social interactions within the Sudanese healthcare system: traditional healers and psychiatrists

BJPsych International, 2023
From a cultural perspective, traditional healing has had a substantial impact on psychiatric management in rural African communities, but the services provided by traditional healers are not integrated with the mental health services provided by primary ...
Randa Ahmed Abdalrheem Altamih, Osman Kamal Osman Elmahi   +1 more
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Framing ‘rural health equity’ and implications for governance: thematic analysis of 51 expert narratives from a global webinar series

Rural and Remote Health
Introduction: To respond to persisting gaps in health service coverage and health outcomes impacting rural populations globally, governance for rural health equity requires enhanced focus by policymakers, researchers and practitioners. During 2021-22, 51
Theadora Koller, Alan Chater
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Using Mobile Phone Apps to Deliver Rural General Practitioner Services: Critical Review Using the Walkthrough Method

JMIR Formative Research, 2022
BackgroundThe widespread use of mobile phones represents new frontiers for improving access to health care. This includes using mobile apps to deliver general practitioner (GP) services in rural areas.
Belinda O'Sullivan, Danielle Couch, Ishani Naik   +2 more
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Guidelines for Sustainable Practices in the Rural Built Environment [PDF]

, 2020
This poster provides information about sustainable changes people can make to better improve their health, community and built environment. From what is shown, this can be done through community gardens, pedestrian access and building certifications ...
Kelly, Nash, Weiche, Ethan
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Research on efficiency measurement and spatiotemporal disparity of rural public health services in China.

PLoS ONE, 2021
ObjectiveBased on the rural public health services of 29 regions in China, a service efficiency evaluation index system consisting of input and output dimensions was constructed, and the coupling, coordination and disparity efficiencies of rural public ...
Liqing Li, Zixuan Liu
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How the health-seeking behaviour of pregnant women affects neonatal outcomes: findings of system dynamics modelling in Pakistan [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Limited studies have explored how health-seeking behaviour during pregnancy through to delivery affect neonatal outcomes. We modelled health-seeking behaviour across urban and rural settings in Pakistan, where poor neonatal outcomes persist ...
Ahmad, R., Atun, R. A., Lebcir, R. M., Zhu, N. J.   +3 more
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Perception of Health Care Access in Rural Georgia: Findings From a Community Health Needs Assessment Survey

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2022
Background: Limited access to health care services has been cited as a barrier to care for individuals who live in rural areas, contributing to significant health disparities in this population.
Elisa Childs, Tiffany Washington
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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