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Arcury, T. A., et al. (2005). The effects of geography and spatial behavior on
health care utilization among the residents of a rural region. Health services
factors found in the rural health care utilization, social, cultural, and control
of demographic factors.
Hypothesis
Persons or individuals that reside in places far from urban centers and rural
geographic factors.
Participants
Carolina mountain counties. The survey had been carried out by Research
Triangle Institute. The study location was chosen since it carries very many
isolated communities.
care services, religious beliefs and health prevention behavior. The data
generated from these variables were manually fed into a GIS database.
Procedure Utilized
The MAP survey was utilized with a three-stage selection design. The trained
field staffs interviewed one adult and one eligible child from each family or
Summary of Results
Different spatial behavior and geographic factors such as the use of provided
rides, possession of a driving license, and distance from care services were
in the multivariate model, these factors including distance from daily care
Authors' Conclusions
recommended that there was a need to address the continuing health care