Which of the following compositional factors influences rural health needs?
a. Demographics of the people living in an area
b. Local environment
c. The geography of the area
d. The political and social institutions in the community
ANS: A
There is a growing emphasis on the distinction between context, which is defined by the characteristics of places of residence, and composition, which is the collective health effects that result from a concentration of persons with certain characteristics. Problems in rural areas are compositional when they derive from individual characteristics of groups of people residing in rural settings. Examples of compositional sources of health disparities include such characteristics as age, education, income, ethnicity, and health behaviors. The environment, geography, and political and social institutions are considered to be characteristics of place.
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