2025
Validation of a food security experience scale among indigenous populations in Brazil
Segall-Corrêa A, Luz V, do Amaral Azevedo M, Ferreira B, Emperaire L, Gruppi D, Marín-Leon L, Licio J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Validation of a food security experience scale among indigenous populations in Brazil. International Journal For Equity In Health 2025, 24: 175. PMID: 40517230, PMCID: PMC12167585, DOI: 10.1186/s12939-025-02515-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere food insecurityFood insecurityIndigenous populationGood/very good healthPoor health statusIndigenous householdsPsychometrically valid scaleIndigenous organizationsIndigenous peoplesNutrition insecurityHealth statusRural communitiesGood healthHouseholdsBivariate analysisInsecurityNutrition securityLinguistic diversityRasch modelUrban areasIncomeMeasurement scaleExperiences ScaleMethodsA totalMitigate foodPrevalence, Awareness, and Factors Associated with Hypertension Among Adults in Rural Southwestern Uganda: A Baseline Survey
Kansiime G, Nuwagira E, Obwoya P, Baluku J, Kanyesigye M, Twesiime C, Ssebutinde P, Muhindo R, Muyingo A, Kananura K, Tusingwire P, Atukunda E, Kalyesubula R, Bajunirwe F, Muiru A. Prevalence, Awareness, and Factors Associated with Hypertension Among Adults in Rural Southwestern Uganda: A Baseline Survey. International Journal Of General Medicine 2025, 18: 3289-3300. PMID: 40575767, PMCID: PMC12199733, DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s522911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors associated with hypertensionRural southwestern UgandaSouthwestern UgandaBaseline surveyWHO STEPS questionnaireServings of fruitsCommunity health workersPhysically active populationFactors of hypertensionBlood pressureRisk factorsRural sub-Saharan AfricaSTEPS questionnaireLifestyle behaviorsPhysical activityHealth workersHypertension prevalenceTargeted interventionsMbarara districtResearch assistantsPreventable deathsAntihypertensive useLogistic regressionSub-Saharan AfricaRural communitiesRacial disparities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and uptake among white, Black, and Indigenous men in Canada: Analysis of data from the I’m Ready national HIV self-testing study
Ajiboye W, Tharao W, Owino M, Soje L, Tian J, Ly A, Piyesis M, McLeod A, Fleury M, McBain K, Massaquoi N, Mosugu T, Swidrovich J, Tan D, Nelson L, Rourke S. Racial disparities in HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness and uptake among white, Black, and Indigenous men in Canada: Analysis of data from the I’m Ready national HIV self-testing study. Canadian Journal Of Public Health 2025, 116: 243-253. PMID: 40106208, PMCID: PMC12075050, DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01009-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP awarenessPrEP eligibilityWhite participantsPrEP cascadeIndigenous menFunded health care systemHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisIncrease PrEP awarenessRural communitiesRacial differencesHealth care systemPublic health interventionsAssess racial differencesPre-exposure prophylaxisBinary logistic regressionCross-sectional dataPrEP carePrEP uptakeHealth interventionsCare systemDisproportionate burdenRacial disparitiesBlack participantsSecondary analysisPrEPBuilding Community Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Solutions: Lessons Learned from a Social Accelerator in Rural North Carolina
Elliott A, Jana B, Vu T, Rush M, Belk A, Emmerling D, Jagannathan V, Saeugling S, Hatcher A. Building Community Resilience Through Trauma-Informed Solutions: Lessons Learned from a Social Accelerator in Rural North Carolina. Community Mental Health Journal 2025, 61: 962-972. PMID: 39939435, PMCID: PMC12126357, DOI: 10.1007/s10597-024-01435-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural North CarolinaCommunity organizationsNegative health outcomesAdverse childhood experiencesCohort of participantsEdgecombe CountyIn-depth interviewsHealth outcomesNorth CarolinaRural settingsProgram staffSocial accelerationCommunity resilienceQualitative interviewsTrauma-informedPerceived outcomesChildhood experiencesRural communitiesPeople of colorIntergenerational traumaLocal high schoolBuilding community resilienceParticipantsStaffCommunity tiesA framework for managing infectious diseases in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries in the face of climate change—East Africa as a case study
Worsley-Tonks K, Angwenyi S, Carlson C, Cissé G, Deem S, Ferguson A, Fèvre E, Kimaro E, Kimiti D, Martins D, Merbold L, Mottet A, Murray S, Muturi M, Potter T, Prasad S, Wild H, Hassell J. A framework for managing infectious diseases in rural areas in low- and middle-income countries in the face of climate change—East Africa as a case study. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0003892. PMID: 39883787, PMCID: PMC11781624, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003892.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle-income countriesHealth systemDisease riskClimate changeRural areasExposure to climate-related hazardsInfectious disease riskClimate change adaptation strategiesBurden of infectious diseasesChange adaptation strategiesClimate change impactsContext of climate changeClimate-related hazardsDisease burdenHealthRural communitiesChange impactsHuman healthSystems climateAdaptation strategiesClimateInfectious diseasesBurdenDisease scenariosRiskHuman mobility and malaria risk in peri-urban and rural communities in the Peruvian Amazon
Gomez J, Grosso A, Guzman-Guzman M, Castillo S, Castro M, Torres K, Vinetz J, Gamboa D. Human mobility and malaria risk in peri-urban and rural communities in the Peruvian Amazon. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2025, 19: e0012058. PMID: 39761298, PMCID: PMC11737848, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria transmissionMalaria casesBurden of malaria casesSources of malaria transmissionPlasmodium sppHeterogeneity of malaria transmissionMalaria incidence dataLogistic multivariate regressionMalaria parasitesMalaria riskMalaria eradicationMalariaWorking outdoorsPopulation screeningTravel historyMultivariate regressionGlobal burdenHuman mobilitySocio-demographic characteristicsInfectionRural communitiesIncidence dataSocial network analysisPatterns of human mobility
2024
Racial and ethnic inequities in spatial access to pharmacies: A geographic information system analysis
Appolon G, Tang S, Gabriel N, Morales J, Berenbrok L, LaCroix A, Guo J, Mathis W, Hernandez I. Racial and ethnic inequities in spatial access to pharmacies: A geographic information system analysis. Journal Of The American Pharmacists Association 2024, 64: 102131. PMID: 38796160, DOI: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural-urban continuumPharmacy accessRacial/ethnic inequalitiesWhite individualsRacial/ethnic groupsSpatial accessibilityArea Deprivation IndexRural areasCensus block levelLogistic regression modelsDeprivation indexHealthcare accessHealthcare providersCommunity pharmacistsRural countiesCommunity pharmaciesCensus tractsUrban countiesResearch Triangle InstituteSuburban areasEthnic inequalitiesRacial/ethnic compositionUS regionsRural communitiesPharmacy
2023
ADAPTING A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION FOR RURAL AREAS: PEOPLE WITH MCI AND CARE PARTNER DYADS
Hoffman R, Watanabe-Galloway S, Riffin C, Monin J. ADAPTING A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION FOR RURAL AREAS: PEOPLE WITH MCI AND CARE PARTNER DYADS. Innovation In Aging 2023, 7: 398-398. PMCID: PMC10736847, DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igad104.1318.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCare partner dyadsPhysical activityMild cognitive impairmentCare partnersPartner dyadsIncreasing daily step countSelf-monitor physical activityOlder community-dwelling adultsPhysical activity interventionsImprove physical activityDaily step countRural older adultsModifiable risk factors of ADCommunity-dwelling adultsRural communitiesIncreased risk of Alzheimer's diseaseRisk of Alzheimer's diseaseOlder adult populationPerson-based approachModifiable risk factorsPhysical inactivityStep countsRural patientsActivity interventionsTelehealth technologyA community-based approach to identifying and prioritising young people’s mental health needs in their local communities
Santana de Lima E, Preece C, Potter K, Goddard E, Edbrooke-Childs J, Hobbs T, Fonagy P. A community-based approach to identifying and prioritising young people’s mental health needs in their local communities. Research Involvement And Engagement 2023, 9: 104. PMID: 37996912, PMCID: PMC10666450, DOI: 10.1186/s40900-023-00510-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYoung people's mental healthYoung peoplePeople's mental healthParticipatory approachSocial determinantsRural young peopleMental healthCommunity-based participatory approachCommunity-based approachLocal communitiesEmployment opportunitiesLack of accessCommunity membersRural communitiesMental health awarenessTarget communityAffordable transportGreater reflectionUnique barriersLocal industrySuch prioritiesHealth literacyRelevant prioritiesDiverse opportunitiesCommunityRapid qualitative analysis approach to stakeholder and client interviews to inform mobile-based HIV testing in the U.S. Deep South
Pratt M, Isehunwa O, Bassett I, Kempf M, Gordon B, Matthews L. Rapid qualitative analysis approach to stakeholder and client interviews to inform mobile-based HIV testing in the U.S. Deep South. Archives Of Public Health 2023, 81: 24. PMID: 36793139, PMCID: PMC9930722, DOI: 10.1186/s13690-023-01039-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural AlabamaMobile HIV testing servicesLow knowledgeLow knowledge of HIVCommunity health initiativesHIV testing servicesHIV testing strategiesAcceptability of interventionsFaith-based leadersKnowledge of HIVHIV testingHealth initiativesPoor black AmericansHIV preventionCommunity partnersLack of sex educationRacial disparitiesU.S. Deep SouthTesting servicesHIV epidemicClient interviewsPerception of riskRural communitiesRural SouthQualitative analysis approachSpatial analysis of community service availability in rural Kentucky, United States
Weverka A, Vundi N, Clouser J, Adu A, Williams M, Li J. Spatial analysis of community service availability in rural Kentucky, United States. Journal Of Public Health Policy 2023, 44: 6-22. PMID: 36624271, DOI: 10.1057/s41271-022-00388-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity service providersHealth-related social needsRate of unemploymentNeighborhood socioeconomic statusCensus block groupsUnited StatesSupplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramNutrition Assistance ProgramGeographic accessNon-profit organizationsRural communitiesAssistance programsRural KentuckyHealthcare providersSocial needsStatistically significant negative relationshipSocioeconomic statusGovernment entitiesBeneficiary residenceTransportation needsNetwork service areaBlock groupService providersSignificant negative relationshipService availability
2022
Multidimensional assessment of access to medications for opioid use disorder across urban and rural communities: A scoping review
Bommersbach T, Justen M, Bunting A, Funaro M, Winstanley E, Joudrey P. Multidimensional assessment of access to medications for opioid use disorder across urban and rural communities: A scoping review. International Journal Of Drug Policy 2022, 112: 103931. PMID: 36563489, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2022.103931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderMOUD accessUse disordersPatient's perspectiveMajority of patientsTailoring of interventionsPatient-centered accessMOUD deliveryTreatment outcomesInclusion criteriaPatient's abilityMOUD servicesDimensions of accessElectronic databasesStudy characteristicsQualitative synthesisUnique articlesRural communitiesStudy sampleHealthcare systemCommunity-engaged researchAccess dimensionsMedicationsDisordersCOVID-19Development of a community-based COVID-19 intervention in rural Ghana: a document analysis
Frimpong SO, Seidu M, Hilton SK, Ransome Y, Paintsil E, Talbert-Slagle K, Dorcoo-Attipoe S, Brayne C. Development of a community-based COVID-19 intervention in rural Ghana: a document analysis. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 1920. PMID: 36242031, PMCID: PMC9568940, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-14338-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Services frameworkCOVID-19 preparednessPromoting ActionRural GhanaCOVID-19 infectionPublic health interventionsPoor health infrastructureCOVID-19 pandemicResearch implementationCOVID-19 interventionsPARIHS frameworkHealth interventionsHealth infrastructureGlobal health pandemicInterventionPotential deathRural communitiesPrevention plansSaharan AfricaThematic analysisPandemicHealth pandemicEvidencePotential replicationResponseCOVID Community-Engaged Testing in Alabama: Reaching Underserved Rural Populations Through Collaboration
McCollum C, Creger T, Rana A, Matthews L, Baral S, Burkholder G, Curry W, Elopre L, Fletcher F, Grooms S, Levitan E, Michael M, Van Der Pol B, Mugavero M. COVID Community-Engaged Testing in Alabama: Reaching Underserved Rural Populations Through Collaboration. American Journal Of Public Health 2022, 112: 1399-1403. PMID: 35952331, PMCID: PMC9480487, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2022.306985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStrengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries
Worsley-Tonks KEL, Bender JB, Deem SL, Ferguson AW, Fèvre EM, Martins DJ, Muloi DM, Murray S, Mutinda M, Ogada D, Omondi GP, Prasad S, Wild H, Zimmerman DM, Hassell JM. Strengthening global health security by improving disease surveillance in remote rural areas of low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health 2022, 10: e579-e584. PMID: 35303467, PMCID: PMC8923676, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(22)00031-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle-income countriesDisease surveillanceGlobal health securityNational surveillance systemRural areasHealth securityRemote rural areasRoutine exposureHealth careZoonotic diseaseCOVID-19 pandemicSurveillanceZoonotic disease surveillanceSurveillance effortsFrequent contactSurveillance systemRural communitiesMicrobial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance in one river system of a rural community in Bahia, Brazil
Moretto V, Bartley P, Ferreira V, Santos C, Silva L, Ponce-Terashima R, Blanton R, Reis M, Barbosa L. Microbial source tracking and antimicrobial resistance in one river system of a rural community in Bahia, Brazil. Brazilian Journal Of Biology 2022, 82: e231838. PMID: 33681894, DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.231838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fecal contaminationMicrobial source trackingRiver systemsFecal contaminationSource trackingGram-negative bacteriaGut of humansSpecies levelVillage centerWater supplyRiverRural communitiesNegative bacteriaBacteriaAntimicrobial resistanceNatural resistanceResidual antibioticsAntibiotic bacteriaHuman sourcesContaminationFood animalsBahiaClasses of antibioticsCommunityUse of antibiotics
2021
Associations between serum amino acids and incident type 2 diabetes in Chinese rural adults
Chen Y, Wang N, Dong X, Zhu J, Chen Y, Jiang Q, Fu C. Associations between serum amino acids and incident type 2 diabetes in Chinese rural adults. Nutrition Metabolism And Cardiovascular Diseases 2021, 31: 2416-2425. PMID: 34158241, DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2021.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of incident T2DMRural Chinese adultsIncident T2DMChinese adultsType 2 diabetesT2DM casesElectronic health record systemsFamily historyIncident type 2 diabetesChinese rural adultsFamily history of T2DMHealth record systemsRural communitiesAssociated with type 2 diabetesHistory of T2DMCox proportional hazards modelsBody mass indexRural adultsProportional hazards modelData linkageHistory of hypertensionDevelopment of T2DMSmoking statusCohort studyHazard ratioFactors associated with HIV testing among traditional healers and their clients in rural Uganda: Results from a cross-sectional study
Nabukalu D, Ponticiello M, Bennett T, Clark S, King R, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Sundararajan R. Factors associated with HIV testing among traditional healers and their clients in rural Uganda: Results from a cross-sectional study. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2021, 32: 1043-1051. PMID: 33978547, PMCID: PMC8542622, DOI: 10.1177/09564624211015028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingCross-sectional studyTraditional healersFactors associated with HIV testingRural UgandaUptake of HIV testingIncrease HIV testing uptakeHIV testing uptakeIncrease HIV testingLifetime HIV testingHard-to-reach populationsTesting uptakeMultivariate regression modelMbarara districtAdult clientsPrimary outcomeRural communitiesHealersSexual partnersMale clientsRegression modelsHIVIncreasing ageUNAIDSUgandaPatient Awareness and Clinical Inertia: Obstacles to Hypertension Control in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic
Castro-Dominguez Y, Paredes M, Mones P, Spatz ES, Lombo B, Sepulveda P, Reyes-Uribe O, Otero J, Ramirez G, Urena P, Lopez E, Dominguez B, McNamara RL. Patient Awareness and Clinical Inertia: Obstacles to Hypertension Control in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic. American Journal Of Hypertension 2021, 34: 939-947. PMID: 33822861, DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpab054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care clinicsUncontrolled blood pressureBlood pressureClinical inertiaHypertension controlMedical historyAdequate hypertension controlHealth care visitsTherapeutic intensificationUndiagnosed hypertensionCare visitsHypertension prevalenceCare clinicsPharmacological treatmentFemale sexPatient awarenessPCC patientsHypertensionClinical actionsHealth care informationPhysician actionPrivate insuranceCI rateRural communitiesPopulation awarenessRural Communities and Violence
Dodington JM, O'Neill KM. Rural Communities and Violence. Pediatric Clinics Of North America 2021, 68: 401-412. PMID: 33678294, DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2020.12.004.ChaptersConceptsViolence-related injuriesBlack youthChild abuseRural communitiesUrban peersSafe storage practicesUnintentional firearm injuriesLimited discussionSelf-inflicted injuryUS geographic regionsNon-Hispanic Black youthDepth analysisFirearm injuriesInjury preventionInjuryDeath rateViolencePotential interventionsAdolescent suicideYouth
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