BACKGROUND Antenatal Care (ANC) is universally considered important for women and children. This study aims to identify factors, demographic, social and economic, possibly associated with three ANC indicators: number of visits, timing of visits and content of services. The aim is also to compare the patterns of association of such factors between one rural and one urban context in northern Viet...

AIM This study aimed to investigate factors associated with depression in a sample of elderly Japanese individuals in a rural community and to examine differences among factors associated with individuals living alone or living with others. METHODS Using a population-based sample from rural Japan, we assessed a total of 1552 participants aged 65 years or older by mailing a survey and evaluati...

OBJECTIVE To investigate differences in self-reported health among Australian women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) in relation to rurality of residence. METHODS Data were drawn from six survey waves of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health 1973-78 birth cohort. Self-reported general and mental health scores derived from the SF-36 scale were compared for women ...

Introduction. Women are active information seekers, particularly in the context of managing health for themselves and their families. Rural living may present particular challenges and opportunities for women in their health information seeking. Method. Forty women living in a rural part of Ontario, Canada were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. They were asked about their hea...

The implications of exposure to acute and chronic stressors, and seeking mental health care, for increased psychological distress are examined. Research on economic stress, psychological distress, and rural agrarian values each point to increasing variability within rural areas. Using data from a panel study of 1,487 adults, a model predicting changes in depressive symptoms was specified and te...

Objective: To investigate if the relationship between physical activity level (PAL) and quality of life (QOL) is affected by living environment (rural or urban). Method: A quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study was performed. Of the 40 participants of both genders, 20 were residents of urban areas and 20 were residents of rural areas in the town of Pimenta Bueno (RO), Brazil. The...

BACKGROUND Obesity is prevalent in rural communities in Canada, however little is known about the social determinants of health and obesity in rural populations. Socioeconomic status has been found to be inversely associated with the risk of obesity in developed countries. This study investigated the relationship between income adequacy, education and obesity in a rural setting. METHODS The s...

tuberculosis is an infectious disease that caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis (tb). despite the implementation of free treatment, detection rate of tb remains low. lake of awareness is a main reason for not expressing symptoms in patients. the study aimed to determine the level ofawareness about tb among rural areas of gorgan. this study was cross-sectional research which was conducted in 201...