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Hindrances to equitable access to quality health care in rural areas

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Healthcare workers in health services organizations (HSOs) are meant to facilitate access

to quality health care. However, the people in rural areas are usually disadvantaged due to the

lack of access to quality health care services. Several factors hinder the rural population from

getting equitable access to quality health care. The rural population is usually segregated

ethnically and racially, thus limiting their access to health care services. Additionally, a

combination of factors such as lack of a developed transport system, poor internet connectivity,

cultural barriers, financial difficulties, and lack of trained physicians in rural areas contribute to

the low quality of health care in rural areas. Additionally, the rural population comprises people

who are reluctant to seek medical care due to cultural beliefs, lack of education, or lack of

understanding of health care systems.

Annotated Literature

Caldwell, J. T., Ford, C. L., Wallace, S. P., Wang, M. C., & Takahashi, L. M. (2017). Racial

and ethnic residential segregation and access to health care in rural areas. Health &

place, 43, 104-112.

Caldwell et al. (2017) investigated how racial and ethnic segregation of rural people

affects access to health care. The findings revealed that segregation was the greatest contributing

hindrance to access to usual sources of health care. However, a considerable percentage of

African-Americans were reported to have greater access to health care in rural areas. After

expanding the spatial scale of segregation to include the urban areas, it was revealed that there is

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1 Hindrances to equitable access to quality health care in rural areas Students Name Institutions Affiliations Course Instructor Date 2 Hindrances to equitable access to quality health care in rural areas Literature Review Healthcare workers in health services organizations (HSOs) are meant to facilitate access to quality health care. However, the people in rural areas are usually disadvantaged due to the lack of access to quality health care services. Several factors hinder the rural population from getting equitable access to quality health care. The rural population is usually segregated ethnically and racially, thus limiting their access to health care services. Additionally, a combination of factors such as lack of a developed transport system, poor internet connectivity, cultural barriers, financial difficulties, and lack of trained physicians in rural areas contribute to the low quality of health care in rural areas. Additionally, the rural population comprises people who are reluctant to seek medical care due to cultural beliefs, lack of education, or lack of understanding of health care systems. Annotated Literature Caldwell, J. T., Ford, C. L., Wallace, S. P., Wang, M. C., & Takahashi, L. M. (2017). Racial and ethnic residential segregation and access to health care in rural areas. Health & place, 43, 104-112. Caldwell et al. (2017) investigated how racial and ethnic segregation of rural people affects access to health care. The findings revealed that s ...
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