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Awareness of cervical cancer prevention among rural dwellers in Enugu State, Nigeria: findings from Ituku outreach
Agu PU, Dim CC, Nnagbo JE, Odoh GU, Eze MI, Okoro OS, Nkwo PO.
Published 1 May 2026 Africa
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Using the socio-ecological model to appraise the implementation of the provincial health authority model in rural districts of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea: a qualitative study
Marme GD, Pus A, Irumai A, Pamba CW, Ariku E.
Published 29 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Depression in mothers and early childhood development: rural–urban disparities
Utami NH, Putri DK, Mubasyiroh R, Sari K, Mulyantoro DK, Julianti ED, Nazarina, Sudikno.
Published 23 April 2026 Asia
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Enhancing rural health service research culture and capacity: a qualitative exploration of student research placements
Conlin M, Romein J, Bishop J.
Accepted 22 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors influencing noncommunicable disease prevalence among rural Jamaican adults: a population-based study
Bourne PA.
Accepted 17 April 2026 Latin America
Original Research
Assessing the dietary behaviours and food choices of type 2 diabetics in the Wa Municipality of Ghana
Dare Nyefene J, Glago P, Abdul Rahaman A, Obeng Mensah NA, Darko P, Ashun EK, Nkrow J, Ahmed A.
Accepted 17 April 2026 Africa
Original Research
Building therapeutic alliance with farmers seeking mental health care: a qualitative study of providers’ perspectives and recommendations
Purc-Stephenson RJ, Hood D, Fiveland T.
Accepted 17 April 2026 North America
Project Report
Moordidjabiny Moort (Stronger Families) program: ‘we sat together as one family’
Haynes E, Stack R, Brown J, Katzenellenbogen JM, Zappa D, Nelson L, Bessarab D.
Accepted 14 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
A retrospective study evaluating outcomes of the Allied Health Rural Generalist Training Positions in the Queensland public health system
Cardell E, Randall C, Nielsen I, Swift E, Rautenberg T, Ball L, Mihala G, Jostsons T, McBride L, Pitt R.
Accepted 14 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Community knowledge, attitude and practice on rabies and retrospective study of human and animal rabies exposures in selected districts of southern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Mengesha K, Tarekgne EK.
Accepted 13 April 2026 Africa
Review Article
A scoping review of the healthcare needs of older community-dwelling adults living in rural areas
Irwin P, Bamberry L, Bi R, Burmeister O, Drake G, Mahara N, Nagaddya T, Tusasiirwe S, Magee D.
Accepted 7 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Tobacco retailer density in the Northern Territory, Australia
Canty R, Hoek J, Gartner C, Bourke A, Ley B, Thomas D, Hefler M.
Accepted 7 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Barriers to mental health help-seeking: rewriting the narrative for rural communities
Moody MP, Loi N, Rock A, Usher K, Rice K.
Accepted 7 April 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Usability of an augmented reality tele-mentoring system for medical specialists and junior doctors operating in rural and regional healthcare settings in Vietnam
Bui T, Barnett T, Hoang V, Chinthammit W, Vu V, Tran S, Hoang H, Do V, Tran N, Vu V.
Accepted 30 March 2026 Australasia
Original Research
Dialling in for breastfeeding success, a mixed-methods approach to explore remote stakeholders’ perceptions and experiences of the use of telehealth for lactation support
Ekin K, Sharp T, Watson SJ, Norman R, Reynolds K, Bradfield Z.
Accepted 16 March 2026 Australasia
Short Communication
Hybrid training in rural, remote and island health care: insights from Scotland and the US
Fadil Omer Mohamed M, Ruffa A, Munoz S, Kornegay D, Nicoll P, Nedelea F, Laidlaw A.
Accepted 16 March 2026 Europe
Original Research
Exploring the use and experience of a digital platform to support rural health professionals in Australia
Wang Y, Islam M, Ramsden R, Guisard Y, Rostas J, Martiniuk ALC.
Accepted 16 March 2026 Australasia
Original Research
The Pinnaroo Project: a longitudinal 3-year cross-sectional study of the impact of a community-based arts-in-health program on the health and wellbeing of a remote Australian community
Clark R, Fuller JD, Gulyani A, Cowill DF, Wallis J, Niejalke RR, McGann MC, Polkinghorne M, Thornton D, Wallen MP, Denton J, Cassidy SB, Romano J, Ferreira I, Lim EE, Tulsi NS, Burgan BJ, The Pinnaroo Project Team.
Accepted 16 March 2026 Australasia
Review Article
The association between medical student selection and a fit-for-purpose medical workforce in low- and middle-income countries in the Asia–Pacific region: a scoping review
May W, Larkins S, Sen Gupta T, Johnston K, Prideaux D, Weerasinghe J.
Accepted 12 March 2026 Australasia
Review Article
Evolving patterns of child malnutrition in northern Nigeria: trends in stunting, wasting, and underweight from 2013 to 2018
Sanni FO, Sanni AE, Akeju OP, Ahamuefula T, Isioma OC.
Accepted 11 March 2026 Africa
Original Research
Decentralised clinical training affects retention but not recruitment: a case study in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Blegur DV, Handoyo NE, Telussa AS, Lada CO.
Accepted 10 March 2026 Asia
Project Report
Educational strategy for the prevention and basic care of chronic wounds in Mayan–Yucatecan Indigenous communities
Cadena-Trejo C, Facio-Escalona N, Fernández-García MV, Flores-Aguilar D, López-Herrera K, Motte-García E, Peláez-Ballestas I.
Accepted 27 February 2026 Latin America
Original Research
Employment status and healthcare utilization in Indonesia: a multilevel analysis across developed and underdeveloped districts
Puspitasari MD, Gunawan BT, Apriyanto EB.
Accepted 27 February 2026 Asia
Original Research
Reducing the phenomenon of medical deserts by identifying the career plans of future doctors in Poland. Quo vadis?
Łoś M, Henzler M, Żuk P, Domagała A, Kowalska-Bobko I, Kaczoruk M, Nitsch-Osuch A.
Accepted 19 February 2026 Europe
Original Research
When eggs in the same basket are apples and oranges: length of stay for public sector allied health professionals in regional, rural and remote southern Queensland, 2010–2021
Fallon AB, Walker C, Coghlan A, Martin P, Van Erp A, Elliott J, O'Malley L, Sangelaji B, Chong H.
Accepted 11 February 2026 Australasia
Review Article
Legal and regulatory pathways for telehealth and artificial intelligence in rural health care: implications for access, ethics, and global health equity
Lamem M, Alif M, Okesanya OJ, Ahmed M, Vandy A, Olawade D, Jr. V, Cue E, Lucero-Prisno III DE.
Accepted 29 January 2026 Asia
Letter to the Editor
Essential emergency surgery in urology – the need for training and skills transfer in rural Africa: cases of testicular torsion and priapism
Nedjim S.
Accepted 26 December 2025 Africa
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