scholarly journals Good Health Status of Older and Oldest Elderly in Jamaica: Are there Differences between Rural and Urban Areas?

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Bourne
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals Health status of the rural population in Poland

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Bem ◽  
Paulina Ucieklak-Jeż
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Central Statistical

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the health of the elderly, living in rural areas of Poland. The analysis based on a survey “The health status of the Polish population” carried out by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). In order to assess the differences in the health status of the villagers and townsfolk’s we have examined the share of older people living in rural and urban areas in the structure of the whole population. We have also identified the measures of the health status. We have calculated, using the Sullivan method, the value of Healthy Life Expectancy, Disability Free Life Expectancy,.Chronic Disease Life for the Polish rural and urban elderly population. The study has shown, the villagers live shorter in good health (without disability and chronic diseases). Presented study allows to formulate the desirable directions of changes to improve the health status of rural population. This should lead to more effective health care in rural areas.

scholarly journals Oral health status of schoolchildren living in rural and urban areas in southern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ângela DALLA NORA ◽  
Andressa DALMOLIN ◽  
Larissa D’Olanda GINDRI ◽  
Carlos Heitor Cunha MOREIRA ◽  
Luana Severo ALVES ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban

scholarly journals HEALTH STATUS OF GERIATRIC POPULATION IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS OF VARANASI - A COMPARATIVE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 479-484
Author(s):  
Gupta Yogesh Chandra ◽  
Nathani Neeru
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Health Related

The purpose of this study was to assess the health-related problems of rural and urban geriatric population of Varanasi district. A survey-based cross-sectional study was carried out on total 1000 elderly of selected rural and urban areas of Varanasi district by multistage random sampling. Health related details of the re-spondents were gathered through an interview schedule. Most of the respondents were in the age group of 60 to 69 years. The prevalence of hypertension, heart diseases, respiratory diseases, and urinary diseases were significantly higher in rural areas than in urban areas, whereas the prevalence of diabetes mellitus, musculoskeletal problems, and gastrointestinal diseases were significantly higher in urban areas. This study revealed a significant variation in the health status of rural and urban elderly of Varanasi district. People need to be aware of old age and elderly to pay proper attention for better health care to make this later stage of life more pleasant and healthy.

Management of minor ailments in primary schoolchildren in rural and urban areas

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
J A Cantrill ◽  
B Johannesson ◽  
M Nicholson ◽  
P R Noyce
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
Minor Ailments
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