Repositori URV

Identifier: TDX:1047

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX1047

Authors:
Otero Garcia, Laura

Abstract:
We live in a global world where there is an increasing trend for more people to live in big cities. This demographic reality means life in large spread out territories coexists with a low population density. These places are defined as rural. The population in the European Union corresponds to approximately 6.5% of the world population. More than 20% of Europeans live in communities of less than 2.000 inhabitants. Despite this, there is very little knowledge about what health needs of this population are. Segovia -Autonomous Community of Castilla-León (Spain), the region with the greatest area and smallest population density-, meets the conditions which define a rural setting. The objective of this research study was to describe the professional medical attention present in the rural setting as well as the healthcare processes of the adult population residing in villages of this province. The methodology used was a muti-situated ethnography.