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The Effects of Sexual Attitude and Sexual Knowledge of Nursing Students on Gender Sensitivity (간호대학생의 성태도와 성지식이 성인지 감수성에 미치는 영향)

  • Yang, Young-Mi;Cho, Mi-Ock;Baek, Kyoung-Hwa
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.11 no.6
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    • pp.55-63
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    • 2021
  • The purpose of this study is a descriptive research study to understand the relationship between sexual attitude, sexual knowledge and gender sensitivity of nursing college students, and to analyze the effect on gender sensitivity. T-test, ANOVA, Pearson's Correlation Coefficient, and multiple regression analysis were performed Using SPSS 22.0 version. As a result of the study, gender sensitivity was positively correlated with sexual attitude (r=.383, p=.000), and the factors affecting gender sensitivity of nursing students were sexual attitude (𝛽=.365, p=. 000). In the future, it can be used as basic data for the development of a program that can establish a correct sexual attitude in order to increase the gender sensitivity of nursing college students.

Factors affecting Unintentional Injuries at School: Focused on Violence (학교 내 손상에 미치는 영향 요인: 학교 폭력 경험을 중심으로)

  • Kwon, Min;Nam, Eunjeong;Lee, Jinhwa
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.139-147
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: The study aimed to identify factors affecting unintentional injuries at school focusing on violent experiences in adolescents. Methods: The study used the raw data of the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (2019). A total of 60,040 students were included in the analysis. Descriptive statistics, χ2 test, and multiple logistic regression were performed, using SPSS version 25.0. General characteristics, gender, school, academic achievement, living with family, socioeconomic status, vigorous physical activity, perceived stress, sleep satisfaction, high caffeine drinking, risky alcohol drinking, smoking, sexual experience, drug use, and safety education, were adjusted for and the relationship between unintentional injuries and violence was analyzed. Results: The results showed 2.4% of the adolescents had experienced violence and 24.7% had suffered unintentional injuries. Violent experiences had a significant effect on unintentional injuries among adolescents. Injuries were 1.93 times higher among adolescents who had experienced violence. Gender, school levels, high-intensity physical activity, stress, sleep satisfaction, high caffeine drinks, dangerous drinking, drug use, and safety education were associated with unintentional injuries among adolescents. Conclusion: Adolescents at high risk of suffering violence and injuries should be identified and assessed preemptively. In addition, it is necessary to implement systematic school health-centered safety education programs in order to prevent violence and injuries.

Factors Affecting Vaccination Status of Female Adolescents Subject to the Korean National HPV Immunization Program: Focusing on Mothers' HPV Knowledge and Heath Beliefs of HPV Vaccines

  • Park, Seungmi;Jang, Insun;Lee, Jung Lim;Kim, Youngji
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.58-66
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: HPV vaccination is important for the prevention of cervical cancer and genital warts and it is recommended that females be vaccinated against HPV before having sexual contact. Although the national HPV immunization has recently started in Korea, the vaccination rate is still not high. This is a relevant study attempting to investigate the factors affecting the vaccination status of female adolescents in the target age groups focusing on mothers' knowledge and health beliefs of HPV vaccines. Methods: Participants were 206 mothers who had daughters at the target age for the national HPV vaccination program living in a metropolitan city. Data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire about HPV knowledge and health beliefs of HPV vaccines, consisting of perceived susceptibility seriousness, benefits, barriers, and cues to action. Results: The participants' knowledge of HPV was significantly correlated with the overall health beliefs. The factors influencing mothers regarding the HPV vaccination status of their adolescent daughters were found to be perceived barriers, advice on vaccination from medical staff, and perceived benefits. Conclusion: There is a need to organize subject-specific education programs focusing on correcting misinformation about the side effects and benefits of HPV vaccines. When operating education programs, it is recommended that participants include both students and their parents, that various approaches be implemented such as formal health classes, home correspondence and online education, and that medical personnel be also involved as education providers.

Associations between Habitual Drug Use and Loneliness in Korean Adolescents: Secondary Data Analysis of the 2020 Youth Health Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey (청소년의 습관적 약물사용과 외로움의 관계: 2020 청소년 건강행태 온라인조사를 이용한 2차 자료분석)

  • Nam, Eunjeong;Lee, Jinhwa;Kwon, Min
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.161-169
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    • 2021
  • Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of loneliness on habitual drug use in Korean adolescents. Methods: The study was designed as a cross-sectional study. Using statistics from the 16th (2020) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted. A total 54,948 adolescents were included in the analysis. Results: Adolescents were more likely to engage in habitual drug use when they were lonely than when they were not (OR: 1.55, 95% CI: 1.20~2.02). As for sociodemographic characteristics, gender, academic achievement, and living with family were factors influencing habitual drug use. As for health behavior characteristics, perceived stress, depression, current drinking, violence, sexual intercourse, and perceived health were identified as factors affecting habitual drug use. Conclusion: Provision of education that includes loneliness as a factor, which was not previously considered important in school education for preventing habitual drug use of adolescents, should be considered.

A Study of Factors Affecting Bone Mineral Density in Korean Adolescents: Anthropometric Measurements, Life Style, and Other Environmental Factors (청소년의 골밀도에 영향을 주는 요인에 관한 연구: 신체계측치, 생활습관 및 기타 환경요인)

  • Ahn Hae-Sun;Kim Sun-Hee;Lee Sang-Sun
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.38 no.3
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    • pp.242-250
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    • 2005
  • This study was conducted to assess the bone mineral density (BMD) and the anthropometric measurements, life style, and other environmental factors affecting BMD in Korean adolescents. Subjects were 167 high school students (83 male students, 84 female students) in Seoul. BMD was measured in the lumbar spine (LS), femoral neck (FN), femoral trochanter (FT), and Ward's triangle (WT) by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). The questionnaire was used to assess the anthropometric measurements, life style, and other environmental factors. Bone mineral density of LS, FN, FT and WT were 0.967, 0.960, 0.795, $0.761 g/{\cal}cm^2$. The BMD of LS was not different by sex but the male students's BMD of FN, FT and WT were higher significantly than the female students (LS: 0.976 vs. 0.958, FN: 1.040 vs. 0.880, FT: 0.842 vs. 0.749, WT: 0.827 vs. $0.695 g/{\cal}cm^2$) Female students's BMD of LS, FN, WT, and FT was positively correlated with weight but male students's BMD of WT was not correlated with weight. The factors such as the life style, activity and exercise have significant influence on BMD. This study confirms that the major factor affecting BMD was body weight and the factors such as the life style, activity and exercise is related to accumulation of BMD. The classification of sexual characteristics is needed for further studies on BMD of adolescents.

Effects of Expressive Sexual Coping Behavior on the Prostitution Attitude of Spouseless Men (무배우자 남성의 표현적 성 대처행동이 성매매 태도에 미치는 영향: '범죄억제에 대한 인식'의 조절효과를 중심으로)

  • Jeon, Byeong-Joo;Kim, Keon-Hoo
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.13-22
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    • 2015
  • This study used 286 men living without a spouse in the regions of Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam and Chungbuk to review the effects that expressive sexual coping behavior have on the prostitution attitude. During this process, the moderating effect of the factor, 'perception of crime deterrence', was verified. The data were analyzed using PASW Statistics 18.0.Major findings are as follows; First, the attitude towards prostitution found in study subjects was higher than average, showing that they had a positive perception. Second, factors affecting the attitude towards prostitution were identified to be education level, health status, employment status, social participation, sexual coping behavior, official and unofficial deterrence as part of crime deterrence. Third, official deterrence as part of crime deterrents appeared to have a moderating effect in the relation between sexual coping behavior and prostitution attitude. Based on these findings, the study presents practical measures to deter prostitution of spouseless men.

Factors Affecting Female College Students' Reproductive Health Information Seeking Behaviors on the Internet (여대생의 인터넷 생식건강정보 탐색에 영향을 미치는 요인 연구)

  • Hyunsoo Yoon;Sanghee Oh;Yeongmi Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.41 no.1
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    • pp.389-409
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    • 2024
  • The purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting female college students' behaviors in seeking reproductive health information on the Internet and to explore the relationships among these factors. Based on the Health Belief Model(HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behavior(TPB), perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barriers, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and affective evaluation were defined as key factors, and the study was designed accordingly. An online survey was distributed to female college students in Seoul through the university student's online community, 'Everytime.' The results showed that the intention of female college students to seek reproductive health information via the Internet was associated with higher perceived sensitivity, perceived benefit, and subjective norms, and lower perceived barriers. There were statistically significant differences between groups in terms of sexual experiences, experience with reproductive system disorders, and the level of health interest. We believe that this research outcome will contribute to assessing the level of awareness regarding reproductive health among female college students, thereby aiding in the development of online health information literacy education or related service programs by university libraries, health institutions, and similar entities targeting female college students.

Factors affecting the Pregnancy Rate of Intra-Uterine Inseminations in Unexplained Infertile Couples in Korea: Focusing on Treatment Type for Inducing Ovulation (자궁내 인공수정 시술을 받은 원인불명 난임진단 여성의 임신성공 영향 요인: 배란유도 유형을 중심으로)

  • Jang, In Sun;Hwang, Na Mi;Park, Seungmi
    • Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.211-217
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    • 2015
  • Purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify factors influencing the pregnancy rate among unexplained infertile couples who received treatments of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and intra-uterine inseminations (IUI). Methods: The medical records of 24,201 cases of unexplained infertility among a total of 31,684 intrauterine insemination treatment cases, (which benefited by 'National Medical-aid Program for ART in 2011') were used for this analysis. Results: Woman's age (OR=0.94), frequency of IUI (OR=0.86), and treatment type (OR=1.54) were significant factors on pregnancy rates in the logistic regression analysis. Conclusion: Factors, such as the age of the infertile woman, frequency of IUI, and treatment type used to induce ovulation were shown to positively influence pregnancy rate. However, the age of the spouse was not a significant variable. Infertile couples having unprotected sexual intercourse with unexplained infertility had priority. The results demonstrated that about 70% of infertile Korean couples had unexplained infertility. This was a higher rate of unexplained infertility than that of the clinical standard. Therefore, we should assess for causes through future studies. In addition, affective or emotional factors influencing unexplained infertility need to be researched further.

Conceptual Model for Women s Health (여성건강을 위한 개념적 모형)

  • 이경혜
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.933-942
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    • 1997
  • There has recently been an increased interest in women's health from, various disciplines, with different perspectives presented according to each profession's academic background. This has led to many instances of incorrectly defining, or misinterpretation, of the issues even among professionals. Nurse scholars as well as practitioners who work in women's health care need to have a clear conceptual understanding of women's health in order to build a body of knowledge, delineate curricular activities, and set directions for professional nursing interventions. In addition, a conceptual model that may be directly utilized in practice is needed to maintain and promote women's health issues. The purpose of this study was to apply a Hybrid model, analyzing conceptual definitions and discussions related to women's health gathered from review of the literature. Further to compare analyticals the concepts and properties observed from field work, so as to present a final definition of women's health and, build a conceptual framework for a united comprehensive perspective on the concept as well as on nursing practice. Data collection and analysis consisted of a theoretical stage, field work stage, and final analysis. A heterogeneous group of professionals and lay persons, 39 in all, participated in the field work. Study findings Include several subconcepts under the concept of women's health : a woman's whole life, holistic health, quality of life, awareness of being a woman, individual nursing, self care ability, reproductive health, and family health. Thus, a comprehensive definition was built, 1. e., "Women's health care be defined as improvement in the quality of life of women through attainment of holistic health throughout the life span. With reproductive health at the core, the concept is directly related to family and national health, and includes taking care of one's own health based on awareness of being a woman and utilizing self care activities. Women's health care issues are unique and allow various responses, therefore women's health professionals need to apply individual approaches to reach solutions in attaining holistic health and improving quality of life." The constructual factors of women's health were found to be reproductive functions, diseases more common in woman, self actualization, mental health, women's health policies, sexuality, midlife changes, and marital relations, with each factor having more than three properties. Positive factors affecting women's health were found to be a normal childbearing process, a healthy lifestyle, active health management, health information, support, and resources, and interpersonal relationships. Negative factors were found to be overwhelming role stress, cultural oppression, gender inequality, distorted sexual identity, economic difficulties, misuse and/or abuse of substances, and stress. The model of women's health may be visualized as a balance scale set upon a woman's life, supporting 4 concentric circles. The innermost circle and second circle incorporate conceptual definitions of women's health, and the outer two circles represent the constructional factors and properties of women's health. Each circle has its own color that symbolizes the conceptual meaning. Positive and negative factors are represented as weights at either end of the scale, and are affected by nursing intervention, i. e., health and wellness increase when positive factors are stronger, whereas disease and illness increase when negative factors are stronger. This model is only a preliminary effort and requires much discussion and testing to be further developed. Continuous research is also required.

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Factors Affecting Sexual Behavior of School Teenagers in Havana, Cuba (쿠바, 아바나 청소년의 성행동 관련 요인)

  • Sanchez, Maybin Herrera;Lee, Ga Ram;Diego, Edith Contreras;Molina, Ruben de Armas;Nam, Eun Woo
    • The Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.47-60
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    • 2020
  • 서론: 청소년기는 여러 생물학적 변화 및 사고방식의 발전과 함께 성행위가 나타나기 시작하는 인간성장의 단계이다. 쿠바를 포함한 많은 라틴아메리카 국가들은 청소년들의 성관계 조기 시작과 같은 위험한 성행동을 보고해 왔다. 이 연구의 목적은 사회 인구 통계학적 요소, 정보 수단 및 쿠바의 십대 학생의 성적 행동에 영향을 미치는 행동 요소 사이의 관계를 확립하는 것이다. 방법: 본 연구를 위해 쿠바 십대들의 생식 및 성적 행동 경향 파악을 위해 설문조사를 실시했다. 전체 260명 중 성경험 여부에 응답한 232명에 대해 인구사회학적 특성의 파악과 성 관련 정보수집수단, 행동적 요인과 성행동 사이의 연관성분석을 위해 회귀분석을 실시했다. 결과: 대상자들의 평균 연령은 16.9세이고 대다수는 여성(64.2%)이었다. 232명 중에 45.3%는 무신론자, 31.2%는 유신론자이었다. 종교의 중요도에 대한 생각은 39.2%가 종교가 중요하지 않다고 응답했고 34.0%는 중요하다고, 14.0%는 종교가 매우 중요하다고 응답했다. 응답자 232명 중 80.5%의 십대들이 성관계 경험이 있다고 하였으며 첫 성관계 평균 연령은 14.65세였다. 피임약을 사용한 비율은 63.8%이었다. 인구사회학적 특성 중에 성별은 성관계와 통계적으로 유의미한 연관성을 나타냈으며, 남성은 여성보다 성관계를 가질 가능성이 3.8 배 더 높았다. 또한, 종교는 성관계와 관련이 없었다. 그러나 나이는 통계적으로 유의미한 것으로 나타났으며, 나이가 한 살 많아질수록 성관계 가능성은 2.29배 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 성 관련 정보수집수단과 관련하여 친구와 학교의 성교육 커리큘럼이 청소년들의 성행동을 결정하는 중요한 요인이었다. 결론: 쿠바 십대들의 연령과 성별은 성행동의 중요한 결정요인으로 나타났다. 또한, 쿠바의 십대들은 친구와 학교로부터 성에 대한 정보를 수집하고 있으므로 학교에서 보다 종합적인 성교육 프로그램을 만드는 등의 십대들의 성행동 문제를 다룰 때 영향요인들을 고려해야 할 것이다.