Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the health status of first-graders in Taipei County, identify the top three health problems, and examine the differences between sexes, levels of urbanization, and the quantity of medical resources.
Frequencies, independent sample t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) along with post hoc tests were used to examine prevalence of health problems between sexes and levels of urbanization while Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to determine its association with the quantity of medical resources.
Regarding levels of urbanization, the percentage of urban population varied across the countries.
Furthermore, the impact is limited to the urban centre and thus could not affect our conclusions of greater incidence rates compared to the rural centre (or differences between populations with different levels of urbanization in the rural centre).
Research results show that there were significant differences in the prevalence of dental caries, myopia, and obesity between different sexes and among levels of urbanization.
However, previous studies have not well investigated the differences in the choice of prenatal care facility and perceived convenience in transportation for acquiring such care between women living in areas with different levels of urbanization in Taiwan.
Scientists have generally established a strong correlation between the prevalence of guns in places with similar levels of urbanization and higher suicide and homicide rates, as well as unintentional deaths by firearms.
While sedentary species occupied patches surrounded by both moderate and high levels of urbanization, migratory ones primarily occupied patches surrounded by moderate levels of urbanization.
According to the levels of urbanization, those living in the areas of 6th level of urbanization had the highest utilization (19.59%) whereas those living in urbanization of first level (most urban) had the lowest utilization (11.15%) (p < 0.001).
