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Increasing appropriate complementary feeding in rural Uttar Pradesh: Implications for behavior change communication

, 2010
The Population Council conducted a formative study in rural Uttar Pradesh, India to determine current complementary feeding practices among children aged 6–23 months; understand the facilitating factors and barriers in adopting appropriate complementary ...
Population Council
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Primary posterior capsular opacification in Indian rural population undergoing cataract surgery for hypermature senile cataract

Clinical Ophthalmology, 2013
Rajesh Subhash JoshiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Vasatrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal, IndiaAim: To find out the incidence of primary posterior capsular opacification (PCO) in rural patients with a hypermature senile cataract undergoing ...
Joshi RS
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Pre- and during -COVID-19 pandemic mortality trends and drivers in rural, coastal Kenya: findings from the Kaloleni–Rabai Health and Demographic Surveillance System

Population Health Metrics
Background There is contradicting information regarding the effect of COVID-19 on mortality in African settings. Knowledge of the complete direct and indirect burden of COVID-19 on mortality is heavily reliant on the availability of a population-based ...
Rosebella Iseme-Ondiek, Morris Ogero, Rachael Odhiambo, Beth Tippett Barr, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Jean J. H. Bashingwa, Anthony K. Ngugi   +6 more
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Rural Health Disparities, Population Health, and Rural Culture

American Journal of Public Health, 2004
In this commentary, I place the maturing field of rural health research and policy in the context of the rural health disparities documented in Health United States, 2001, Urban and Rural Health Chartbook. Because of recent advances in our understanding of the determinants of health, the field must branch out from its traditional focus on access to ...
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Why Didn't I Get a Payout? Understanding Farmer Choices, Index Insurance, and Basis Risk

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Index insurance, while heralded as a potential solution to alleviate poverty and food insecurity among agricultural households, has its own set of challenges, notably basis risk. Basis risk is the discrepancy between the insurance payout and losses incurred, posing a significant deterrent to the adoption of index insurance.
S. Lucille Blakeley, Sean Posey, Kathy Baylis, Daniel Osgood, Stuart Sweeney   +4 more
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1994 Governor's Forum on Rural Kansas Governor's Forum on Rural Kansas

, 1994
Dealing with Common Issues-- The 1994 Governor's Forum on Rural Kansas -- Vision Statement For The Future Of Rural Kansas Presented By The Governor's Task Force On Rural Kansas -- Public Meetings Governor's Task Force On Rural Kansas -- March 8, 1994 ...
Governor's Forum on Rural Kansas
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Defining rural, remote and isolated practices: the example of Slovenia

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2016
There is no single definition of rural practice available. Definitions vary from one country to another, as countries differ in geography and have different health care systems with varying organizational specificities, even within the same country.
Rok Petrovcic
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Understanding Egg Price Volatility and Policy Implications in the U.S. With Machine Learning

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Eggs are an inexpensive and sustainable source of proteins, but volatility in the U.S. egg prices has intensified in recent years, raising concerns over food affordability and market stability. This study examines the drivers of U.S. egg price dynamics over 2004–2025 using a two‐stage framework that combines LASSO‐based variable selection with
Xuemei Zhao, Simon Meister, Lucie Maruejols, Xiaohua Yu   +3 more
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Ubiquitous burden: The contribution of migration to AIDS and tuberculosis mortality in rural South Africa [PDF]

, 2014
The paper aims to estimate the extent to which migrants are contributing to AIDS or tuberculosis (TB) mortality among rural sub-district populations. The Agincourt (South Africa) health and socio-demographic surveillance system provided comprehensive ...
Tollman, Stephen M, Gerritsen, Annette A. M., Bocquier, Philipe,, Clark, Samuel J., Clark, Samuel J, Clark, Samuel J.,, Collinson, Mark A, Kahn, Kathleen, Collinson, Mark A., Bocquier, Philippe, Gerritsen, Annette A.M, Tollman, Stephen M., Bocquier, Philipe, Kahn, Kathleen,, Tollman, Stephen M.,, Gerritsen, Annette A. M.,, Collinson, Mark A.,   +16 more
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DIFICULDADES DE UM CULTURA CIENTÍFICA DE TÉCNOLÓGICA NO MEIO RURAL AFRICANO

Ensaio Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências
Resumo: A maioria dos países africamos, enfrentam um estado de subdesenvolvimento crónico. A pauperização da população atinge números alarmentes sobretudo no meio rural.
V. Babacar GUEYE
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