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, 2010 This case study describes the history and business model of the Rural and Community Bank (RCB) network in Ghana, analyzes its performance, identifies key issues, and makes recommendations on the way forward. The study analyzes the service delivery and financial performance of the RCBs.
Nair, Ajai, Fissha, Azeb
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Geography Notebooks, 2023 This article studies the spread of SARS-CoV-2 at a local level in Sweden and the role of geographic features that might have influenced the path of the virus. Then, the differences between rural and urban contexts have been analyzed.
Carlo Giunchi
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Rurality as a Risk Factor for Attempted Suicide and Death by Suicide in Ontario, Canada
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2021 Objective This study aims to examine rural and urban differences in attempted suicide and death by suicide in Ontario, Canada. Method This is a population-based nested case-control study.
R. Barry +5 more
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Narrowed Gaps and Persistent Challenges: Examining Rural-Nonrural Disparities in Postsecondary Outcomes over Time [PDF]
, 2019 Empirical studies have concluded that rural students experience lower rates of college enrollment and degree completion compared to their nonrural peers, but this literature needs to be expanded and updated for a continually changing context.
Kimball, Ezekiel +3 more
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JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 2020 Background We sought to describe lung cancer prevalence and mortality in relation to socioeconomic deprivation and rurality. Methods We conducted a population-based cross-sectional analysis of prevalent lung cancers from a statewide all-payer claims ...
Kathleen M. Fairfield +8 more
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Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2020 Objective: Previous research indicates a potential relationship between rurality and suicide, indicating that those living in rural areas may be at increased risk of suicide. This relationship has not been reviewed systematically.
R. Barry +4 more
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Migrants’ experiences of material and emotional security in rural Scotland: implications for longer-term settlement [PDF]
, 2017 Drawing on qualitative research with Central and East European (CEE) migrants living and working in rural areas of Scotland, this article explores what it is that facilitates a desire to stay longer term and how this relates to theorisations of social ...
Flynn, Moya, Kay, Rebecca
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General practitioner (family physician) workforce in Australia: comparing geographic data from surveys, a mailing list and medicare [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Good quality spatial data on Family Physicians or General Practitioners (GPs) are key to accurately measuring geographic access to primary health care.
Butler, Danielle +3 more
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The effect of rurality on the risk of primary amputation is amplified by race.
Journal of Vascular Surgery, 2020 OBJECTIVE Primary amputation (ie, without attempted revascularization) is a devastating complication of peripheral artery disease. Racial disparities in primary amputation have been described; however, rural disparities have not been well investigated ...
S. Minc +5 more
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Learning to Be Rural: Lessons about Being Rural in Teacher Education Programs
The Rural Educator, 2018 This qualitative study investigated the evolving perceptions of rurality of five Appalachian native, first-year teachers as influenced by their teacher preparation program.
Eric Moffa, Erin McHenry-Sorber
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