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Healthcare Access in Rural Alabama: Patients’ Perspective on Access and Utilization

Objectives: Increasing healthcare access is a Healthy People 2030 priority. This study examined healthcare access from the residents’ perspective in the two most rural counties in the United States and compared the findings with data from the 2018 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in rural and urban counties in…

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Rural-urban Differences in Factors Associated with Poor Blood Pressure Control Among Outpatients

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine which patient-related factors are most strongly associated with having uncontrolled hypertension among outpatients. Methods: A sample of 300 outpatients with diagnosed hypertension from three different settings was reviewed, focusing on demographics, comorbidity, adherence, and treatment factors. Regression analyses were conducted to…

Posted in: adherence 10 blood pressure 10 Hypertension 39 men’s health 2 Rural 17 Urban 3

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Outcomes in Gestations Between 20 and 25 Weeks with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes

Background: Preterm deliveries complicate 11% of all births within the United States. In the urban inner city population, this figure approaches approximately 18%. In one quarter to one third of these deliveries, preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) has been a causative factor. Objective: The purpose of this study…

Posted in: pregnancy 48 Urban 3
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