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What is Rural? Examining the relationship between human populations and their inter-connectedness in the context of communicable disease transmission

2025-05-15

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Background: Rurality and urbanicity are recognized determinants of public health outcomes that influence policy and resource allocation. However, many commonly used methods to classify the rural-urban continuum, such as the Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes, lack applicability in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study introduces the Settlement Type and Road Connectiv...

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DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6648701/v1

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