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The empirical study showed higher total contact rates for the rural women than for the semi-urban women, and no difference among the men. The semi-urban population was more apt to use direct contacts and had more frequent contacts for new health problems than the rural population. Higher age and female gender were associated with more use of all types of and all reasons for contact. In multivariate analyses, a number of interaction effects between age, sex, and place of residence were demonstrated.