background: musculoskeletal disorders (msd) are concerned as costly health problems worldwide. rural people are more susceptible to musculoskeletal disorders. this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and related factors among adult living in aq qalaian, iran. material and methods: this was a cross-sectional study which performed among 200 adult living in rural...

spatial marketing channels pattern of milk production in rural region (case study: rural region of khodabande providence)

spatial organizations of each region are evolved through the activity of its settlement network. the formation procedure of settlement network is affected by the natural environment, social and economical structure, political and historical events. natural environment, social and economical structure of the city of talesh, have not permitted the permanent settlement and urbanism in this region....

OBJECTIVE To examine the episiotomy rate for women delivering in a regional hospital versus the rate in rural hospitals. DESIGN Retrospective review of low-risk delivery charts for a 12-month period (2006 to 2007). SETTING One regional and 3 rural hospitals in southern Alberta. PARTICIPANTS Charts were reviewed for a random sample of 10% of the women with low-risk deliveries at the region...

the future of biomass energy in the global energy system depends on many major factors, among others on the attitude of society in rural areas to the biomass energy and the renewable energy resources. biomass energy plays increasing role in rural areas with its contribution to the self sufficiency of people in the countryside. the paper deals with the analysis the opportunities of utilization o...

Rural tourism is a factor in multidirectional development of rural areas and its most important consequences are population stability, unemployment problem alleviation, and immigration reduction. The present survey was set to investigate the strategies of developing rural tourism in Mishkhas Village in Ilam Province using the SWOT technique. A questionnaire was used as the data gathering instru...

OBJECTIVE This study considers whether rural status or living in a particular region of the United States has effects on mental and physical health. The analyses examine whether there are independent and interactive effects of rural status and region of residence on health, beyond individual level factors related to poverty. METHODS Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models are used to e...

This paper examines the recent trends in regional income disparity and urban-rural income inequality in the Chinese economy. It finds that the income disparity between the eastern and western region had declined, but the urban-rural income inequality continued to rise in all four regions during the period under consideration. Moreover, the urban-rural income disparity increased more rapidly in ...