Local incidence of behavioral health issues such as substance abuse or poor mental health are a topic of increasing concern, but the specific needs, issues, and priorities of cities can differ from those in rural areas. We illustrate how rural and urban perceptions and knowledge may differ with...
(1) Background: We aim to measure the urban-rural inequality of opportunity in healthcare in China based on the theory of Equality of Opportunity (EOp). (2) Methods: Following the compensation principle, we establish a decomposition strategy for the fairness gap, which we use for the measure...
This paper presents the results of a longitudinal analysis of differences between urban and rural elderly persons in the use of hospital, nursing home, and physician services. Multivariate logistic and Tobit utilization models were estimated with data from the National Center for Health Statistics' Lon...
This is part of the country's efforts to narrow the gap in health services between urban and rural areas. Traditional Chinese service centers have been set up in more than 30,000 health centers in towns, townships and communities, according to the newspaper. The standard for the per capita ...
11 The recent substantial growth in telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic represents a prospect to augment the ability to expedite access to clinical psychologists and neuropsychologists in rural areas. Future improvement in broadband internet services may alleviate infrastructure problems, with ...
urban students. Boys were more likely than girls to use alcohol, use tobacco, and be sexually active. In addition, the prevalence of mental health problems was higher among girls and rural students. These findings imply that measures should be taken to design effective and appropriate health stra...
Socio-demographic determinants of health status of elderly with self-reported diagnosed chronic medical conditions in Jamaica Objectives: The aim of the current study is to examine the health status of elderly in rural, peri-urban and urban areas of residence in Ja-maica, and to p... PA Bourn...
摘要: Introduction With a population of 1130 million in 1990, China is the world's most...关键词: Summary Report Recommendations Delivery of Health Care Rural Population Urban Population Socioeconomic Factors Social Policy Hospitals Health Personnel Mortality ...
Massive rural–urban temporary migration has taken place amid China's rapid economic growth and development. Much has been written about the economic causes and consequences of this massive migration; less studied are the potential health and behavioral impacts of migration on migrants. Using data fro...
rural migrant women. Furthermore, their health status and willingness to stay in urban areas were important mechanisms, by which, the public health services could influence the fertility intentions of rural migrant women. Additionally, urban public health services have a better effect on improving ...