A nurse is assisting with recruitment of health care providers to a primary care facility. Which fact about the rural population and their patterns of seeking medical care needs to be considered?
a. Fewer rural adults seek medical care than urban adults.
b. There is no access to care in rural areas.
c. Poor adults in urban areas have less access to care.
d. Rural adults do not want to seek care.
A
Despite their overall poorer health status and higher incidence of chronic health conditions, rural adults seek medical care less often than urban adults.
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