Health Care Utilization of Workers with Skin Disease in Inchon

인천지역 일부 근로자들의 피부질환으로 인한 의료이용에 관한 연구

  • Song, Jae-Seok (Department of Preventive Medicine. College of Medicine, Yousei University) ;
  • Won, Jong-Uk (Department of Preventive Medicine. College of Medicine, Yousei University) ;
  • Roh, Jae-Hoon (Department of Preventive Medicine. College of Medicine, Yousei University) ;
  • Ahn, Yeon-Soon (Industrial Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Industrial Safety Corporation)
  • 송재석 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 원종욱 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 노재훈 (연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 안연순 (한국산업안전공단 산업안전보건연구원)
  • Published : 1999.06.01

Abstract

Objectives: This study was carried out to identify relation of health care utilization due to skin disease(ICD-10, L00-L99) and characteristics(sex, age, exposure status, type of industry, size of enterprise) of workers. Methods: We made new database composed of 30,536 workers' health examination results in one specific health examination institute in Inchon and data of medical insurance utilization due to skin disease in 4 medical insurance associations for enterprise from January, 1995 to December, 1997 And we analyzed determinants of health care utilization due to skin disease of workers. Results: Among 30,536 study subjects, 8,837(28.9%) workers and 4,181 (13.7%) workers utilized medical insurance due to total skin disease(ICD-10, L00-L99) and contact dermatitis(ICD-10, L23-L25), respectively. Female workers(p<.001), workers exposed to organic solvents(p<.05), workers if manufacturing industries(p<.05, p<.01, respectively) and in large scale enterprises(p<.001) utilized more medical insurance due to total skin disease and contact dermatitis than male workers, workers not exposed to organic solvents, workers in non-manufacturing industries and small scale enterprises. With multiple logistic regression analysis, significant explanatory variables affecting workers' medical utilization due to total skin disease and dermatitis and eczema(ICD-10, L20-L30) in total workers were sex, age, specific chemicals and size of enterprises. And age, type of industries, organic solvents, specific chemicals and size of enterprises were significant explanatory variables related to medical insurance utilization due to dermatitis and eczema and contact dermatitis in male workers. Conclusion: From the above results, we found that workers exposed to organic solvents utilized more medical insurance due to skin disease than workers not exposed to. And, comparing to workers in large scale enterprises, workers in small scale enterprises may have unmet medical care utilization due to skin disease. Therefore we have to establish counterplan to manage occupational skin disease of high risk group(organic solvent exposure group) and to satisfy unmet medical care utilization of workers in small scale enterprises.

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