Community Mortality from Cholera: Urban and Rural Districts in Zimbabwe

Cholera in Zimbabwe.

Cholera in Zimbabwe remains uncontrolled, with choleraassociated deaths continuing to be reported in 9 of the nation’s 10 provinces.1 In the 4 months since the outbreak began in August 2008, more than 35,000 suspected cases have been reported, including 1753 deaths. All provinces are affected but Harare sees almost one third of cases. It is possible that the cumulative numbers could double over...

Sanitation, community environments, and childhood diarrhoea in rural Zimbabwe.

Childhood diarrhoea can be transmitted within the household and community environments. This study examined the effect of partial latrine coverage on diarrhoeal morbidity at the household and community levels. Weekly morbidity data on 272 children, aged less than five years, were collected for 45 weeks from October 1996 to August 1997 in two neighbouring semi-arid communities in rural Zimbabwe....

Income Diversification in Zimbabwe: Welfare Implications from Urban and Rural Areas

The paper examines, taking into account the urban-rural divides, the changes and welfare implications of income diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable national income, consumption and expenditure surveys show that the percentage of households earning income from private and informal sources grew considerably w...

Avoidable Mortality Differences between Rural and Urban Residents During 2004–2011: A Case Study in Iran

Background Avoidable mortality as an indicator for assessing the health system performance has caught the attention of researchers for a long time. In this study we aimed to compare the health system performance using this indicator in rural and urban areas of one of Iran’s southern provinces.   Methods All deaths (29916) which happened during 2004–2011 in Bushehr province were assessed. Nolte ...

A Rural Migrant Community in Urban Beijing