• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.3879-3887
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• 2012

Background: Development of effective educational strategies should accompany increases in public awareness and the availability of genetic testing for breast cancer (BC). These educational strategies should be designed to fulfill the knowledge gap while considering factors that influence women's interest in order to facilitate decision making. Objective: To determine the possible correlates of Saudi women's interest in BC genes testing including socio-demographics, the level of awareness towards BC genes, the family history of BC and the perceived personal risk among adult Saudi women in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. Subjects and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out during the second BC community-based campaign in Al Hassa, Saudi Arabia. All Saudi women aged ${\geq}18$ years (n=781) attending the educational components of the campaign were invited to a personal interview. Data collection included gathering information about sociodemographics, family history of BC, the perceived personal risk for BC, awareness and attitude towards BC genes and the women's interest in BC genes testing. Results: Of the included women (n=599), 19.5% perceived higher risk for BC development, significantly more among < 40 years of age, and with positive family history of BC before 50 years of age. The participants demonstrated a poor level of awareness regarding the inheritance, risk, and availability of BC genetic testing. The median summated knowledge score was 1.0 (out of 7 points) with a knowledge deficit of 87.8%. The level of knowledge showed significant decline with age (> 40 years). Of the included women 54.7% expressed an interest in BC genetic testing for assessing their BC risk. Multivariate regression model showed that being middle aged (Odds Ratio 'OR'=1.88, confidence intervals 'C.I'=1.14-3.11), with higher knowledge level (OR=1.67, C.I=1.08-2.57) and perceiving higher risk for BC (OR=2.11, C.I=1.61-2.76) were the significant positive correlates for Saudi women interest in BC genetic testing. Conclusion: Saudi women express high interest in genetic testing for BC risk despite their poor awareness. This great interest may reflect the presence of inappropriate information regarding BC genetic testing and its role in risk analysis.

• 대한영양사협회학술지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.29-37
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• 1996

This study was undertaken to evaluate the relation between obesity and dietary life of children aged 4-7 divided into two groups based on height for age, weight for age and weight for height. Controls were selected based on sex and age similar with those of cases. Cases and controls were selected using the combination of weight for height, weight for age and height for age by the World Health Organization standard. Cases were 23 children judged as obese. Controls were 37 judged as normal. Whether their mother had a job or not, showed relative risk 1.35(95% C1 0.32-5.64). In obese group, employmental statue of mother was 17.4% compared with 13.5% in control group. In mother's concern for cooking pattern, the relative risk was 5.64 and 95% CI was 1.70-18.66 in the item of "We consider the color arrangement when we serve foods" which was the highest rate. The item having the lowest relative risk was "We cook the meal by ourselves with spending time" which of the relative risk was 0.52 and 95% CI was 0.16-1.65. The item having a great significance in the dietary habit of subjects were "They beat the tablewear with the chopstick"(RR:1.64, 95% CI:0.22-12.73) and "I talk with food in my mouth"(RR :1.11, 95% CI:0.39-3.15), and the other items didn't show significancy. Number of food eating per day for male was 30.0$\pm$10.93 in obese group where as 23.2$\pm$9.80 in control group. 22.3$\pm$4.56, 21.8$\pm$10.91 were taken obese group and control group respectively in female. In the survey for general habit in life, the item of "We has a time for conversation with our family regularly" was high correlation to obesity and item of "We made our children change clothes and go to toilet themselvesj has slight relation to obesity. From above, we observed normal and obese children had different factors such as mother's attitude for preparing meals, table manners and habit of living. So we should take a continuous interest in children's dietary life in order to correct the wrong dietary habit and to protect from future problems.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.211-225
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• 1992

The purposes of this study were 1) to estimate the brand loyalty related to clothing items,2) to investigate the differences between the brand loyal group and the brand disloyal group in 4 determinant variables (product involvement, information source, purchase-related and demo- graphic variables) of brand loyalty, 3) to find out important determinant variables which explain the brand loyalty on clothing items, and 4) to identify product attributes that lead to brand loyalty on clothing items. Four clothing items selected (ortho study were underwear, jean / skirt, T-shirt / sweater, and formal dress / suits. The questionnaire was administered to 529 adult women living in Seoul, and the methods used to analyze the data were Frequency, T-Test, $x^{2}-test$, Factor Analysis and Multiple Discriminant Analysis. The results of this study were as follows: 1) Both behavior and attitude are needed for the measurement of brand loyalty in clothing. The hightes brand loyal item was formal dress / suits, followed by jean / skirt, T-shirt / sweater, underwear. 2) There were some significant differences between the brand loyal group and the brand disloyal group in 4 determinant variables of brand loyalty. 3) The important determinant variables of brand loyalty were perceived risk / brand differ-ence, purchase experience / self-confidence in purchase, and product symbolic / hedonic mean-ing, of which the most important varible was found to be perceived risk / brand difference. 4) The most important product attribute that lead to brand loyalty for underwear was comfort whereas for the other 3 clothing items, it was style. Quality was the second important productattributeforallclothingitems.

• STI Policy Review
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.54-86
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• 2015

The study examines the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, with a focus on the recent Reauthorization, and compares, in the political context, the U.S. and East Asian countries-Japan, Korea and Taiwan-that adopted the U.S. SBIR program. For the systematic analysis and cross-country comparison, the study employs Kingdon (2003)'s framework-his political theory and Garbage Can Model-to identify political participants and processes underlying the SBIR Reauthorization and to analyze the differences in problem, policy, and politics streams between the U.S. and East Asian countries. For the cross-country comparison, specifically, the study uses various data sources such as OECD, Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions, and World Value Survey. Based on the analysis outcomes, implications of U.S. practices on East Asian countries are extracted as follows. East Asian countries tend to: Have higher entrepreneurial aspiration while lower entrepreneurial activity and attitude than the U.S.; bear higher long term orientation and uncertainty avoidance while lower individualism than the U.S.; and have greater expectations of technology development and higher confidence in political parties while participating less in political action than the U.S. Drawing on the differences, the following policy recommendations are suggested. East Asian countries should: Improve entrepreneurs' access to resources (in particular, financial resource) in order to link their high entrepreneurial aspiration to actual entrepreneurial activities; cultivate failure-tolerating culture and risk-taking entrepreneurs, for instance, by providing a second chance to SBIR-participating businesses that failed to materialize their innovative ideas; and leverage their high expectations of new technology in order to take bold actions regarding their SBIR programs, and update the programs by drawing out constructive dialogues between SBIR stakeholders.

• 중소기업연구
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.275-304
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• 2020

최근의 악화되고 있는 고용지표를 개선하고, 세계적인 경기침체 국면을 돌파하기 위해서는 창업의 활성화 및 창업의 성공률 제고가 요구된다. 본 연구의 목적은 관련 분야의 지식과 경험 및 네트워크를 보유한 직장인을 창업가로 전환시키는 요인과 그 경로를 밝힘으로써, 창업활성화를 위한 시사점을 제시하고 창업 성공률 제고에 기여하고자 함에 있다. 본 연구에서는 Shapero(1982)의 창업이벤트 모델을 기반으로 하여, 직장인의 직무불안정성과 기업가정신이 창업의도의 촉진사건이 되는지와 창업에 대한 소망성 및 실현가능성의 지각이 그 사이를 매개하는지를 살펴보았다. 연구 결과를 정리해보면 첫째, 직장인의 고용불안정성과 혁신성 및 위험감수성이 창업의도를 높이는 요인임을 확인하였다. 둘째, 직무불안정성의 구성 요소와 창업의도 사이에서 지각된 소망성의 간접효과는 모두 유의하지 않았으나, 기업가정신의 모든 구성 요소는 창업에 대한 소망성의 지각을 통해 창업의도를 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 고용불안정성과 혁신성 및 위험감수성은 창업에 대한 실현가능성의 지각을 통해 창업의도를 강화하는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통해 창업 역량을 보유한 직장인을 창업가로 전환시키기 위해서는 직장인에 대한 창업교육과 사내벤처의 지원을 강화하고 시니어창업 및 사내벤처창업 지원을 확대함으로써 창업에 대한 긍정적 태도와 실행에 대한 자신감을 고취시킬 필요가 있음을 확인하였다. 직장인의 창업 지원 강화로 창업 활성화 및 창업 성공률이 제고된다면, 일자리 문제를 해결하고 침체된 경기를 회복시키는 등 국내 경제에 활력을 불어넣을 것으로 기대된다.

• 정신신체의학
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2013

연구목적 여고생에서 월경전 증후군/월경전 불쾌장애의 빈도와 임상적 특징을 조사하고, 다양한 사회인구학적 요인과 월경 관련 요인이 월경전 증후군/월경전 불쾌장애에 미치는 영향을 분석한다. 방 법 서울시내에 위치한 5개 여자고등학교 학생 1,688명을 대상으로, 월경전 증상, 우울, 불안 척도 및 사회인구학적, 월경 관련 문항이 포함된 자기기입식 설문조사를 시행하였다. Premenstrual Symptom Screening Tool(PSST)를 기준으로 대상자를 3군으로 분류하여 월경전 증후군/월경전 불쾌장애의 빈도와 임상적 특징을 분석하였으며, 다변량 로지스틱 회귀분석을 시행하여 관련요인을 파악하였다. 결 과 Moderate to Severe PMS와 PMDD의 빈도는 각각 20.1%와 6.4%였다. 월경전 증상 중 과민성(78.8%), 피로감(76.4%), 감정기복(69.8%)의 빈도가 높았으며, 학업 수행(67.1%)영역에서 기능의 장애가 두드러졌다. 우울, 불안 수준을 보정한 분석에서 생리통[odd ratio(OR)=3.68, 95% confidence interval(CI) 2.45-5.55], 월경전 증후군의 가족력(OR=1.91, 95% CI 1.35-2.71) 및 경구 피임약 복용 경험(OR=1.85, 95% CI 1.16-2.94)이 있을 경우 월경전 증후군/월경전 불쾌장애의 비교위험도가 유의하게 높았다. 또한, 우울, 불안 증상이 없는 대상군에서는 월경에 대한 부정적인 태도(OR=15.60, 95% CI 3.61-67.42)가 월경전 증후군/월경전 불쾌장애의 위험도를 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 결 론 여고생에서 월경전 불쾌장애를 포함한 중등도 이상의 월경전 증후군의 빈도가 25%가 넘을 정도로 상당히 높고 이로 인한 기능의 장애 역시 심하였다. 월경전 증후군은 다양한 사회인구학적 요인 및 월경 관련 요인과 관련되어 있으며, 이러한 관계는 우울, 불안 증상의 공존이환 여부에 크게 영향을 받는다.