Health status of rural population in Ialomita county

Abstract

Health is an issue that manages to provide many top ics in various fields (medicine, geography, sociology, psychology). This study aims to highlight the territorial disparities in health status of Ialomi ţ a county, to identify the health determinants and to make a preliminary analysis of the relationships between the lifestyle and the health status, using an objective assessment (statistics) and a subjective evaluation (health surveys). There were analyzed elements such as mortality and morbidity, using health indic ators (mortality rate, infant mortality rate, specific mortality rate and specific morbidity rate ) and an aggregate index (health index). Combining statistic analysis and spatial analysis, t he study offers the possibility of comparing the rural areas with urban area, and it can be a base f or further studies. The health services, ageing and the characteristics of lifestyle could explain the territorial disparities in health status. A health study can reveal important details about eco nomic features, social behavior, mentality and social environment.

Keywords

• health status
• lifestyle
• rural population
• health problems
• Ialomi ţ a county
• health survey
• statistics