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Table 3 Rural Health projects categorised according to the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and related health problems – 10th revision (ICD-10) codes

From: A retrospective descriptive review of community-engaged research projects addressing rural health priorities

ICD-10 codes

n (%)

n (%) within top MMM

MMM

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

1012 (36·1)

347 (34·2)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Mental, and behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders

337 (12·0)

162 (48·1)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases

271 (9·7)

124 (45·7)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

171 (6·1)

55 (32·2)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Neoplasms

171 (6·1)

72 (42·1)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Diseases of the circulatory system

133 (4·7)

40 (30·1)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes

106 (3·8)

40 (37·7)

MMM-4 (medium rural)

Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

95 (3·4)

36 (37·9)

MMM-4 (medium rural)

Diseases of the respiratory system

89 (3·2)

34 (38·2)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium

84 (3·0)

38 (45·2)

MMM-4 (medium rural)

Diseases of the genitourinary system

66 (2·4)

28 (42·4)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

60 (2·1)

23 (38·3)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

50 (1·8)

18 (36·0)

MMM-4 (medium rural)

Diseases of the digestive system

47 (1·7)

15 (31·9)

MMM-5 (small rural)

External causes of morbidity and mortality

39 (1·4)

16 (41·0)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

27 (1·0)

9 (33·3)

MMM-5 (small rural)

Other

48 (1·7)

n/a

n/a