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Life course rural/urban place of residence, depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment among older adults: findings from the Longitudinal Aging Study in India
BackgroundGiven the unique socioeconomic structures, and the rural/urban differentials in the prevalence of mental illnesses in the country, this...
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Associations of congenital heart disease with deprivation index by rural-urban maternal residence: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada
BackgroundThe risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) has been found to vary by maternal socioeconomic status (SES) and rural-urban residence. In this...
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Impact of Urban Slum Residence on Coverage of Maternal, Neonatal, and Child Health Service Indicators in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: an Ecological Time-Series Analysis, 2018–2021
Among other focus areas, the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3 and 11 seek to advance progress toward universal coverage of maternal,...
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Association between Rural Residence and Processes of Care in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
BackgroundPancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive malignancy associated with poor outcomes. Surgical resection and receipt of multimodal...
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Urban–rural residence and birth defects prevalence in Texas: a phenome-wide association study
BackgroundSome assessments indicate the prevalence of certain birth defects varies by urban–rural status. We evaluated associations between...
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Association of Rural Residence and Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care for Locoregional Colon Cancer
BackgroundIncidence and mortality rates of colon cancer (CC) are higher in rural populations. This study aimed to determine whether rural residence...
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Place of residence and blood sugar testing practices among men: insights from the 2021 Madagascar demographic and health survey
BackgroundIn 2021, Madagascar had approximately 13,919 people living with diabetes, with 66.1% of cases being undiagnosed. The implication is that...
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Socioeconomic and residence-based inequalities in adolescent fertility in 39 African countries
IntroductionDespite the advancement in sexual and reproductive healthcare services and several public health measures aimed at controlling fertility...
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Rurality of patient residence and access to transplantation among children with kidney failure in the United States
BackgroundResidence in rural areas is often a barrier to health care access. To date, differences in access to kidney transplantation among children...
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Residence-based inequalities in overweight/obesity in sub-Saharan Africa: a multivariate non-linear decomposition analysis
BackgroundOverweight/obesity remains a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases and their associated morbidities and mortalities. Yet, limited...
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Rural–urban and socio-demographic differentials in perceived health state among aging population in Ghana
BackgroundThe variations in health between rural and urban population have become an increasingly significant public health concern in develo**...
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Rural–urban inequalities in health care utilization in Bhutan: a decomposition analysis
Background and objectiveOn the trajectory towards universal health coverage in Bhutan, health equity requires policy attention as significant...
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Are delay ages at marriage increasing? Pre-marital sexual relation among youth people in the place of residence in India
BackgroundAdolescent sexual and reproductive health is a major public health issue throughout the world. At the same time shifting of marriage are...
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Associations Between Primary Residence and Mental Health in Global Marginalized Populations
Scholars suggest that marginalized people in non-urban areas experience higher distress levels and fewer psychosocial resources than in urban areas....
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Urban-rural differences in hypertension prevalence, blood pressure control, and systolic blood pressure levels
Higher rates of cardiovascular events have been observed among rural residents compared with urban. Hypertension and lack of blood pressure (BP)...
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Urban–Rural Differences in the Prevalence of Diabetes Among Adults in Haryana, India: The ICMR-INDIAB Study (ICMR-INDIAB-18)
IntroductionDiabetes is a multifactorial disease with far-reaching consequences. Environmental factors, such as urban or rural residence, influence...
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HIV trends and disparities by gender and urban–rural residence among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa
BackgroundIn sub-Saharan Africa HIV transmission is a major challenge in adolescents, especially among girls and those living in urban settings....
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Differences in nutritional status and level of physical activity among adolescents living in urban and rural areas of Montenegro - national study
BackgroundNutritional status and physical activity are important factors for adolescent health. These factors may vary by the place of residence....
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Cancer survivorship in urban people living with cancer following primary treatment: A secondary analysis of qualitative interview data
PurposeUrban cancer survivors have been shown to have better opportunities for recovery of health and wellbeing than their rural counterparts. Whilst...
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