Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health (한국농촌의학지역보건학회)
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The Prevalence of Chronic Diseases, Status of Health Behaviors and Medical Service Utilization - Focused on Female Blue-Collar Workers -

노동형태에 따른 근로자의 만성질환 유병, 건강행태 및 의료이용 수준 - 여성육체근로자를 중심으로 -

  • Kim, Sang-A (Department of Silver Welfare, Dong Seoul College) ;
  • Song, In-Han (School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University) ;
  • Wang, Jung-Hee (School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Yun-Kyung (School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Woong-Sub (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kwandong University)
  • 김상아 (동서울대학 실버복지과) ;
  • 송인한 (연세대학교 사회복지대학원) ;
  • 왕정희 (연세대학교 사회복지대학원) ;
  • 김윤경 (연세대학교 사회복지대학원) ;
  • 박웅섭 (관동의대 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2010.03.25
  • Accepted : 2010.07.20
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

Objective: Despite the increasing number of female participation in employment, blue-collar women have been exposed to higher health risk. This study is to describe the prevalence of chronic diseases, health behaviors, and medical service utilization of female blue-collar workers. Methods: Data were derived from the 2001 Korea National Health and Nutrition Survey (KNHANES). The sample was made up of 37,108 male and female participants aged 20 or over selected nation-wide by probability sampling from Korea. This study applied the logistic regression for nominal variables such as disease prevalence and health behaviors and with the regression for continuos variables such as the length and costs of medical services. Results: In general, women's prevalence of chronic illness and uncured rate were significantly higher than male, and especially female blue-collar workers had the highest prevalence, uncured rate, unhealthy status, and perceived stress. However, the medical care cost was the lowest in female blue-collar workers. Conclusions: The findings suggest that female blue-collar workers were more likely to experience health problems, and that despite the highest health risk, health service is not effectively utilized, and health policy maker should take consider of special status of female blue collar workers who are in health inequality.

우리나라 20세 이상 성인 37,108명을 대상으로 노동형태와 성별에 따른 이중적 문제를 동시에 가지고 있는 여성육체근로자의 건강수준과 의료 이용을 분석한 결과, 여성의 만성질환의 유병률이 남성보다 높고, 특히 여성 육체근로자의 만성질환 유병률, 미치료율, 건강행태가 남성보다 좋지 않게 분석되었다. 그리고 만성질환 유병률과 미치료율, 건강행태의 육체근로 여부별 차이는 남성에서보다 여성에서 더 큰 것으로 분석되었다. 의료이용에 대해서도 외래방문횟수에서는 유의한 차이가 없었으나 여성 육체근로자의 외래진료비가 여성 중에서 가장 적은 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 여성 육체근로자의 건강수준이 낮음에도 불구하고 적절한 의료이용을 하지 못하는 건강불평등상태에 있을 가능성을 보여주었다. 그러므로 건강불평등을 해소시키기 위해서는 육체근로자에 대한 정책적 배려 이외에도 여성 육체근로자에 대한 배려가 추가로 고려되어야 할 것으로 보인다. 그러나 이 연구는 노동형태별, 성별 차이를 분석함에 있어 연령이외에 건강수준과 의료이용에 영향을 미치는 다양한 환경적, 경제적, 사회적 요인들이 통제하지 못하였으며, 자료수의 한계로 만성질환의 의료이용과 일부 행태만을 분석하고 있고, 연구 자료의 수집연도가 오래되어, 연구 결과의 해석에 주의가 필요하다.

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