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1.Probst et al,

Current State of Child Health in Rural America: How Context Shapes Children's Health

Sept 28. 2016

Provides an in-depth study of the health status of rural area children in America and discusses the health disparities of the rural population.

Compare and contrasts information received from the 2011-2012 National Survey of Children Health and government program such as Medicaid, WIC and CACFP.

Public Health research is needed to help improve the health of rural area children. These solutions must include education and economic development.

Lacks comparison of adolescents from urban areas. It also does not consider socioeconomic status among adolescents.

Rural area children are more likely to be involved in car accidents because they travel more due to lack of nearby resources.

2. Xuewei et al.

Differences in Rural and Urban Health Information Access and Use

November 16, 2018

Differences in access to information sources was investigated among rural and urban population. Determines if understanding of health status exacerbates the disparities among rural population

600 participants (300 from rural areas) completed surveys online detailing informati0on about access to 25 different health information sources. Logistic regression models were used to determine outcome of surveys

Rural residents have lower access to health information which includes but is not limited to PCP and specialists, mass media and scientific literature. Limited understanding of health information contributes

The study accessed participants perceived access as opposed to their objective access to health information. Therefore, it is possible that information was available but the participants were not aware of it.

Sociodemographic accounted for some differences in the health information sources among urban and rural population.

3. Bettenhausen et al,

Health and Poverty of Rural Children: An Under-Researched and Under-Resourced Vulnerable Population

November 2021

More research funding is needed to address the unique health needs of rural children.

Analysis of the 2019 five year American Community Survey, census Bureau information, and CDC information.

Socioeconomic and other characteristics related to rural environments incline children to certain health disparities. However, more research is still needed to determine which specific health and social disparities that contribute to them.

Of the 3 information sources analyzed in the research article, none examines rural area children’s health disparities

A change in health care policies is needed to eliminate the disparit4es among rural area children.

4. Hahn et al.

Eating disorder risk in rural US adolescents: What do we know and where do we go?

Oct 28, 2022

Summarizes the information related to the prevalence and risk factors of ED with the rural adolescent population

Compares and contrast two studies that analyzed the prevalence of eating disorder behaviors among the youth in rural area. One study examined 1302 students from Tennessee and the other study examined 2626 students from North Dakota.

Prevention of eating disorders is vital in rural area children. This population should be labeled as high risk and must be made a priority within the health care system.

There are only two articles discussed that have detailed information about the disparities among rural area youth. Most articles are related to groups outside of the US

Rural adolescents are more likely to have an eating disorder because of burdens of well-known risk factors. However, this topic is vastly understudied.

5. Alman et al.

A decade of data from a specialist statewide child and adolescent eating disorder service: does local service access correspond with the severity of medical and eating disorder symptoms at presentation?

October 2014

This study aims to evaluate children with eating disorders access to specialists and whether or not access to these resources indicated less severe ED symptoms.

A prospective on-going study of a registry study entitled Helping to Outline Pediatric ED was analyzed. There were 339 samples between the age4s of 8-16

Limited access to specialized services resulted in high BMI and a higher risk of complications during the intake assessments.

There was no information about children with ED that have not seen a healthcare provider. Therefore, many adolescents were not included in this study.

Adolescents with ED need support form from accessible and relatable health systems notwithstanding their geographical location.

6. Stanton et al.

Diet-specific Social Support among Rural Adolescents

Examines the relationship among social support in adolescents and dietary habits within the rural adolescent population.

Health surveys were distributed in classrooms. In a randomized control study 1942 6th graders around the age of 12 participated in this study.

Primary support from friends and family determined fat and fiber intake. Black participants received more support from their friends. Family/friend support influence the behavior of adolescent’s dietary habits.

This research study only focused on one risk factor related to the behavior of adolescents. It also only focused on one subgroup of adolescents.

7. Terhoeven et al.

Eating disorders, body image and media exposure among adolescent girls in rural Burkina Faso

Nov 2019

The prevalence and indicators of eating disorders among rural adolescent girls in Northern Burkina Faso were examined.

Six hundred and ninety-six adolescent girls between the ages of 12 and 20 were interviewed. Eating disorders were evaluated by the Structed Clinical Interview system,

Increased media exposure indicated a desire to be skinny among the sample population with greater BMIs.

Information collected was self-reported to interviewer with no clinical experience

8.

Malihe Farid1 & Mahnaz Akbari-Kamrani

The relationship between body image coping

strategy and eating disorders among Iranian

adolescent girls

November 2016

Establish the kind of coping mechanism among adolescent girls and its correlation to specific dietary habits.

This cross-sectional study included 573 adolescent girls that resided in Karaj. Random Sampling was utilized while Body Image Coping surveys were administered to evaluate the kind of coping mechanism.

Results indicated that more individuals were either more likely to address their ED or to ignore it all together.

This study did not include a diverse sample. Males were not evaluated.

9.Goncalves et al.

Eating disorders in childhood and adolescence

March 2013

The research article highlights eating disorders among adolescents and the risk factors related to dietary habits.

This article examines 49 articles published between 2007-2011. These articles were analyzed based on certain eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders.

The media was the number one risk factor associated with eating disorders among adolescents.

Studies related to certain other risk factors were not included in these studies. These risk factors include family influences and demographics.

10. Gander et al.

Eating disorders in adolescence: attachment issues from a developmental perspective

Aug 10 2015

Discuss how attachment issues relate to eating disorders among adolescents.

Articles from Psychindex and Pubmed were scrutinized as well as internet searched articles including terms such as “bulimia nervosa” and “eating disorders”

The results indicate that there are relevant attachment issues associated with ED among adolescents. Most of the adolescents with eating disorders have an insecure attachment issue.

This study did not examine any trauma children might have endured which could also be a risk factor to attachment issues.