Perinatal mortality is high in rural hospitals in South Africa. In part this is due to less than optimal care. This study determined the perinatal mortality experienced by a rural hospital and its clinics. Avoidable causes of death are described and various intervention strategies that effectively and rapidly prevented such deaths, reducing perinatal mortality by one-third, are outlined.

The southern Central Valley of California is one the most productive agricultural regions in world. Yet, decades groundwater use beyond sustainable yield have left rural communities highly vulnerable to shortages and contamination their drinking water supply. As state regulation begins address these issues, a need exists design adaptive appropriate management systems increase resilience communi...

BACKGROUND Rural-urban disparities in health and healthcare are often attributed to differences in geographic access to care and health seeking behavior. Less is known about the differences between rural locations in health care seeking and outcomes. This study examines how commuting patterns in different rural areas are associated with perforated appendicitis. RESULTS Controlling for age, se...

PURPOSE The purpose of this sub-analysis was to compare the early recovery of elderly patients following coronary artery bypass surgery (CABS) by geographic location (urban/rural) on physical functioning and physical activity. METHODS The sample was 124 subjects who had been in the usual care group (or control group) of a randomized controlled trial. Subjects were categorized into geographic ...

Industrialization, beside the agriculture, is the most important alternative to diversify of rural economy and generate income and employment opportunities, especially in Third World. Appropriate location allocation for rural industrialization is the most feature of industrial decentralization towards regional and rural development. It needs considering uncertain criteria and conditions, which ...

BACKGROUND To understand the influence of the number of years spent at an Australian rural clinical school (RCS) on graduate current, preferred current and intended location for rural workforce practice. METHODS Retrospective online survey of medical graduates who spent 1-3 years of their undergraduate training in the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Rural Clinical School. Associations wi...

In 2019, Florida’s aging road users (65 years or older) accounted for 20% of the population but 37% all crashes. Florida Department Transportation has identified as one areas that requires attention in achieving Vision Zero—a strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility all. Research documented fatality rates motor vehicle cras...