Health Status Differences between Rural and Urban Communities

In recent years there has been a renewal of interest in geographic characteristics within public health. Since rural and urban areas differ in many aspects, present investigation aimed to make a comparative study of health status of rural and urban inhabitants. 300 participants (108 rural, 192 urban) from urban and rural areas of Varanasi district, UP, India, formed the sample of the present study. General Health Questionnaire (28 items) and Pennebaker inventory of limbic languideness were used to collect the data. t-test was employed to analyze the data of the present investigation. Results clearly illustrated differences in physical and psychological health status of urban and rural respondents. Inhabitants of urban communities were found to be significantly better in health status than rural participants.