Research methods used for the analysis of access to health services in rural contexts

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Access to health services, availability of health services, public policy, equity in health, rural population

Abstract

Introduction: Rurality and health systems represent globally a field of forces marked by the survival of rurality and the inequity and inequality conditions in the access to health services.

Objective: Identify the research methods used in the international context to analyze health services in rural populations.

Methods: It was carried out an study of systematic review that included research reports related with the topic published until December, 2014. The selection process of the studies was conducted in four stages: identification, sieving, elegibility and inclusion. 253 references were recovered and those show the methodological diversity of approaches in the access to health services in rural populations.

Conclusions: It is needed a different view to rurality for creating efficient public policies that are in accordance with the contexts and needs of communities that demand health services.

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Author Biography

Sandra Milena Montoya Sanabria, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Instituto de Salud Pública; Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Doctorado Interfacultades en Salud Pública

Enfermera. Magíster en Salud Pública. Estudiante del doctorado Interfacultades en Salud Pública de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Profesora Instructora del Instituto de Salud Pública, Vicerrectoría de Investigación, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana.

Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

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Montoya Sanabria SM, Apráez Ippolito NG. Research methods used for the analysis of access to health services in rural contexts. Rev Cubana Salud Pública [Internet]. 2021 Nov. 30 [cited 2025 Feb. 6];47(4). Available from: https://revsaludpublica.sld.cu/index.php/spu/article/view/1685

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