A study using 1800 "lost letters" was designed to test the hypothesis that returned responses would be greater in smaller rural communities (population M = 964) than in a city (population = 60,591) or the suburbs (population = 195,847) unless the addressee was affiliated with a pro-abortion group. Returns to control, Committee For Free Abortion, and Committee Against Free Abortion affiliates we...

INTRODUCTION Access to appropriate continuing medical education (CME) opportunities has been identified by many researchers as a key factor in retaining medical practitioners in rural and remote communities. There has, however, been very little research that has measured the actual effectiveness of CME programs on retention. The purpose of this article is to provide some evidence as to the effi...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of asthma and role of atopy in asthma among children has not been clearly defined in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of asthma and investigate risk factors related to allergy sensitization among urban and rural school children in southwest Nigeria. METHODS Validated ISAAC questionnaire was administered to 1736 high school children in randomly selecte...

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in Nigeria. Many individuals are affected in rural areas, although prevalence data is not available. In this study we aimed to establish the prevalence of epilepsy in a rural community in south-east Nigeria, a community suspected for having a high number of people living with epilepsy. We compared this with the prevalence in a nearby semi-urban communi...

S Canada depends on rural surgical services to support local emergency services, maternity services and access to basic surgical care. Despite this, rural surgical services are under siege. Communities are faced with an aging workforce in the roles of general practitioner with enhanced surgical and anesthetic skills, and rural operating room nurse. There are limited opportunities for training a...

The health problems faced by rural and remote communities are complex and not amenable to simple or short-term solutions. The Australian Rural Health Research Collaboration, which comprises rural research centres, area health services and policy makers in NSW, investigates these problems. Founded in 2002, it has grown to become the leading rural research collaboration in Australia. It aims to: ...

BACKGROUND Rural residents have poorer oral health and more limited access to dental services than their city counterparts. In rural communities, health care professionals often work in an extended capacity due to the needs of the community and health workforce shortages in these areas. Improved links and greater collaboration between resident rural primary care and dental practitioners could h...

Health care reform is likely to raise unique issues for rural communities and providers. This paper identifies and discusses several of these issues, with a particular focus on the potential relationship between health care reform and rural health networks. Topics addressed include the likely impact of health reform on the organization and development of rural health networks, the reimbursement...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the burden of rheumatic disorders in adults (age >/= 15 yrs) in Bangladeshi rural and urban communities. METHODS The survey was carried out in a rural community, an urban slum, and an affluent urban community with samples of 2635, 1317, and 1259 adults, respectively. Through door-to-door surveys, trained interviewers identified subjects with musculoskeletal pain. A socio...

CMAJ • APR. 18, 2000; 162 (8) 1193 Just 55% of rural physicians surveyed by the CMA in 1999 said their communities could provide cesarean sections if needed. (For the purposes of this study, rural physicians were defined as doctors living in communities with 10 000 or fewer residents.) Respondents reported that normal deliveries were handled in 70% of rural areas, but only 47% could provide epi...