• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.16-27
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• 1980

Five hundred seventeen farmers(214 males and 303 females), over age 30 and living in Suh San County, Unsan township, were examined to determine the prevalence of peasants syndrome. Using the health interview questionnaire, the farmers were asked whether they had any of eight subjective symptoms during the past one month before the survey, October 1979. Those symptoms reported were scored based on a pre-determined point system. The farmers with high symptom scores(7 points or more) were further examined by the liver function test. In addition, all the sample(517 cases) were subjected to the examination of urinalysis and blood pressure. The liver function test is also undertaken for those farmers with high symptome scores(7 points or more) and those with abnormal findings in urinalysis and blood pressure. The results are summarized below: 1) 156 out of 517 farmers(30.2%) have had seven points or more of the symptom scores. Among the eight major symptoms, 72% of the farmers complained of lumbago. 2) The prevalence of peasant's syndrome were higher among females and the older age group. The symptom scores of this syndrome were slightly higher among women who have had many children (e. g. 4 or more). 3) The prevalence of peasant's syndrome was also related to the level of one's education-the lower education groups were found to have higher symptom scores of this syndrome. This may be due to the fact that the lower education groups are more exposed to manual labor. 4) The points of the peasants syndrome were higher in hypertensive farmers and those with abnormal findings of urinaly sis. 5) It was reported, in Japan, that those with high scores of the syndrome are more likely to have an abnormal findings in the liver function test. However, in this study it was observed that there was no significant difference between those with high scores of the syndrome (7 points or more) and those with low score of the syndrome(6 points or less) in the prevalence of abnormal liver function. As this study indicates that the point system given for the peasant's syndrome is closely related to the high bleod pressure and abnormal urinalysis(and to some extent to the abnormal liver function), there is a need to study peasant's syndrome more extensively. Such an effort will serve to detect varonic disease conditions among farmer's towards better management of farmer's health, which is vitally important for rural development in Korea.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2008

이 연구에서는 시설참외 농작업자와 수도작 농작업자들의 농부증 유병양상 및 특징을 비교 분석함으로써 시설참외 농작업자들의 농부증 예방을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 하였다.연구 대상은 일개 농촌지역에 소재하는 시설참외 농작업자 73명, 수도작 농작업자 87명이었다. 자료수집은 연구자로부터 교육을 받은 면접원들에 의해 수행되었으며 자료는 구조화된 설문지를 이용한 직접면접법을 통해 수집하였다. 조사항목은 일반특성, 건강관련 행위, 농작업 관련 특성, 농부증, 농사일 및 관련 증상 등이었다. 인구사회학적 특성은 시설참외 농작업자에서 수도작 농작업자보다 연령이 상대적으로 낮고 학력 및 소득수준은 높은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 한편, 농작업 종사에 따른 성별, 결혼상태, 동거인 수, 생활행태(흡연, 음주, 운동, 비만) 등의 분포 차이는 없었다. 농작업 종사 경력은 시설참외 및 수도작 농작업자에서 각각 23.4년, 33.9년으로 분포 또한 시설참외 농작업자에서 상대적으로 짧은 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 일 농작업 시간은 시설참외 및 수도작 농작업자에서 각각 8.3시간, 6.5시간이었으며, 분포 또한 시설참외 농작업자에서 상대적으로 긴 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05).농부증 총점수는 시설참외 농작업자(5.9)에서 수도작 농작업자(4.6)보다 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 농부증 유병률은 시설참외 농작업자(38.4%)에서 수도작 농작업자(22.6%)보다 높은 분포를 나타내었으나 유의수준은 경계성(p=0.059)을 나타내고 있었다. 직접표준화 방법을 이용하여 연령을 보정한 결과에서의 농부증 유병률은 시설참외 농작업자에서 수도작 농작업자보다 높은 분포를 나타내었다(p<0.05).농부증 증상은 두 군 모두 어깨결림 및 요통, 야간빈뇨, 수족감각 둔화에서 높은 분포를 나타박종섭, 오경재 9내었으며 특히 어깨결림, 허리통증, 야간빈뇨 등은 시설참외 농작업자에서 수도작 농작업자보다 상대적으로 높게 분포하는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05).이러한 연구결과로부터 시설참외 농작업자들에서의 농부증 유병률을 예방하고 관리하기 위해서는 상대적으로 과중한 노동강도 및 노동시간에 노출됨을 방지할 수 있는 농작업 환경 개선, 농기구의 개발, 주기적 휴식 및 운동 등의 방안이 다른 농작업보다 적극적으로 마련되어야 할 것이다.Acknowledgement이 논문은 2006년도 원광대학교의 교비지원에 의해서 수행되었습니다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.10-21
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• 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identity the effects of a health promotion program for rural elderly people on self efficacy, health problems, farmers syndrome and quality of life. Method: The study was a nonequivalent control group pre-post experimental design. The data collection was performed from April 12th, 2003 to August 2nd, 2003. The subjects were selected at Mari Myun Geochang Gun in Korea. Fortyfour elders were included in the experimental group and 45 elders were included in the control group. The 16-week health promotion program was given to the experimental group. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, $X^2-test$, t-test, paired t-test with SPSS/Win 10.0 program. Result: The experimental group showed a lower scores of health problems and farmers syndrome than the control group, and higher scores of quality of life than the control group. There were no significant differences in self efficacy. Conclusion: From the above results, it can be concluded that the health promotion program for rural elderly is an effective intervention for improving the rural elderly's quality of life and reducing health problems and farmer's syndrome. Therefore, development of strategy that can spread the health promotion program for rural elderly to the elderly of other rural areas are needed.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.121-129
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• 1993

This study was conducted to investigate the incidence and related factors of farming tool-machinery injuries developed in the Chonnam rural area in 1992. A total of 9,068 persons (4,571men and 4,497women)were selected in a stratified cluster sampling manner, and interviewed individually to complete a structured questionnaire covering farmer characteristics, duration of farm working, annual income, kind of farming tools and machinery, type of injuries and medical care. The results were as follows : 1. The incidence rate of farming tool-machinery injuries was 63 per 1,000 persons over all, 73 in males and 54 in females. The age standardized incidence rate was 69 per 1,000 persons over all, 83 in males and 65 in females. 2. The associated factors with farming tool-machinery injuries in univariate analysis were sex, age, duration of farming and monthly income. The occurrence of injuries was higher in men than in woman, and the higher in high-income group than in the low-income group. 3. More men than woman were involved in trunk injuries and treated at the large scale medical care units such as hospitals, and they paid much higher medical fees. 4. The complaint rates for each item of farmers' syndrome in the injured group were higher than those of the non injured group in 'shoulder stiffness', 'sleeplessness', 'dizziness', and 'gastric fullness'. 5. When multiple logistic regression was applied to farming tool-machinery injuries, the significant variables were farmer's syndrome, age, and duration of farming in both males and females.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.25-36
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• 2005

Recent trends in agricultural globalization have brought on a crisis to our already impoverished Korean farmers. This study was proposed to assist in comparing the health and dietary characteristics of farmer families that have chronic disease patients to farmer families that do not have chronic disease patients. For the study, 1870 families were selected from 9 rural Korean provinces. Trained evaluators interviewed farmer housewives to collect demographic, health behavior, and dietary relative information about family members. Statistical analyses were performed using SAS (ver 8.2). Chi-square tests and General Linear Models were also used. In general, patient family members were older than non-patient family members. For patient families, the mean age was 70.4 for husbands and 64.3 for wives. For non-patient families, the mean age was 64.2 for husbands and 57.3 for wives. Therefore we analyzed the data after we stratified the subjects based on the wife's age of 65. Patient families snacked less and 'dined out' less than non-patient families. However, they consumed cookies more frequently, and milk and fruits less frequently, when compared to non-patient families. There were no significant differences in nutrient supplementation, and/or instant food intake frequencies between patient families and non-patient families. Sixty-two percent of patient family members complained about health problems such arthritis, lumbago, numbness, shoulder pain, dizziness, and others, whereas 52olo of non-patient family members complained about Farmers' syndrome. Husband cigarette smoking was not significantly different among groups. However, the smoking patterns of the wives was significantly higher in patient families. Alcohol consumption was also higher in patient families. In summary, it was determined that rural patient families had poorer dietary behavior and poorer health in general, when compared to non-patient families, and accordingly, diverse community-level health and nutritional support are suggested to solve the farmers' health problems and to improve their quality of life.

• 한국수의병리학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.27-41
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• 2003

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a subsequent infection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome(PRRS) virus to pigs with A. pleuropneumonia in pigs. Twenty three 7-weeks-old commercial pigs were infected with PRRS virus and/or A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 5 intratracheally. Feed conversion, clincal signs, gross and histopathological lesions and immunohistochemical findings were examined. 1. Feed conversion ratio in dual-infected pigs with PRRS virus and A. pleuropneumoniae were higher than that of single- infected pigs with PRRS virus or A. pleuropneumoniae. 2. Dual-infected pigs with PRRS virus followed by A. pleuropneumoniae showed more severe clinical signs and gross, histopathological and immunohistochemical pulmonary lesions. The results indicated that dual infections with PRRS virus and A. pleuropneumoniae caused more severe respiratory lesions and growth retardation in pigs than single infection with PRRS virus or A. pleuropneumoniae.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.136-141
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• 1989

The purpose of this survey was to understand the attitudes, consumption patterns and preferences of domestic consumers relating to ginseng products in general. This study involved 1,305 people (420 agents, 742 ginseng farmer, 143 staff of Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Co.). The results obtained are summerized as follows. 1, Preferences for ginseng were very high for the majority of the respondents. 2. Most (80%) of the respondents had experience in taking ginseng. They expected ginseng to have efficacy as remidy for the hang-over syndrome, gastronil troubles and high blood pressure, in that order. 3. The patron of ginseng were, for the most part, men in the prime of manhood and old age. The favored products and the preferences regarding the organic condition of the ginseng products differed by sex and age. 4 To sum up the results of this study, we conclude that moderate priced ginseng products, not only easy to use and carry but also attractive to age and sex, should be developed without losing the efficacious components and characteristics.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.53-60
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• 1990

농촌 주부의 식생활상태는 건강과 밀접한 관계를 가지므로 식생활환경과 식사내용 및 혈액 성상에 대한 내용을 분석 비교하였다. 대상자의 학력은 낮으며 가족수는 전국평균보다 많으며 약한 저체중상태가 60%나 되었다. 가정기기의 사용률은 중간 정도이나 농기계 보유율은 1.36대에 불과 하였으며 위생생활은 이루어진다고 볼 수 있으나 문화생활수준은 매우 낮았다. 혈압은 정상보다 낮으며 농부증은 4.72점으로서 요관찰대상점수였다. 식품군별 섭취량은 전반적으로 낮았으며 곡류와 채소가 주류이고 동물성식품은 빈약하였다. 영양소는 비타민C 및 아니아신을 제외하고 모두 권장량에 미치지 못하였으며 칼슘은 66.3%, 철분은 56.6%로서 특히 낮았다. 혈액성상은 혈청단백질은 정상으로 지질, 칼슘, 마그네슘 등은 정상범위는 벗어나지 않으나 낮은 수준이었다. 혈청철분과 헤모글로빈, 헤마토크릿은 낮은 수치가 많아 빈혈빈도가 높음을 보였으며 혈청 ferritin은 특히 낮았다. 각 요인의 상관관계를 보면, 곡류를 혈청마그네슘과 높은 상관을 보였고 혈청콜레스테롤은 곡류, 유지류, 채소류, 육류의 섭취와 상관을 보이고 체중과 신체충실지수와 밀접한 상관을 보였다. 빈혈과 관련하여 볼 때 헤모글로빈과 헤마토크릿 수치는 과일류, 생선류의 섭추와는 음의 상관을, 신체충실지수와는 양의 상관을 보였다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 1990

1. Background Women's health and their involvement in health care are essential to health for everyone. If they are ignorant, malnourished or over-worked, the health &-their families as well as their own health will suffer. Women's health depends on broad considerations beyond medicine. Among other things, it depends upon their work in farming. their subordination to their families, their accepted roles, and poor hygiene with poorly equipped housing and environmental sanitation. 2. Objectives and Contents a. The health status of rural women : physical and mental complaints, experience of pesticides intoxication, Farmer's syndrome, experiences of reproductive health problems. b. participation in and attitudes towards housework and farming c. accessibility of medical care d. status of maternal health : fertility, family planning practice. induced abortion, and maternal care 3. Research method A nationwide field survey, based on stratified random sampling, was conducted during July, 1986. Revised Cornell Medical index(68 out of 195 items). Kawagai's Farmers Syndrome Scale, and self-developed structured questionnaires were used to rural farming wives(n=2.028). aged between 26-55. 4. Characteristics of the respondents mean age : 40.2 marital status : 90.8% married mean no. of household : 4.9 average years of education : 4.7 yrs. average income of household : \235,000 average years of residence in rural area : 36.4 yrs average Working hours(household and farming) : 11 hrs. 23 min 5. Health Status of rural women a. The average number of physical and mental symptoms were 12.4, 4.7, and the rate of complaints were 22.1%, 38.8% each. revealing complaints of mental symptomes higher than physical ones. b. 65.4% of rural women complained of more than 4 symptoms out of 9, indicating farmer's syndrome. 11.9 % experienced pesticide overdue syndrome c. 57.6% of respondents experienced women-specific health problems. d. Age and education of respondents were the variables which affect on the level of their health 6. Utilization of medical services a. The number of symptoms and complaints of respondents were dependent on the distance to where the health-care service is given b. Drug store was the most commonly utilized due to low price and the distance to reach. while nurse practitioners were well utilized when there were nurse practitioner's office in their villages. c. Rural women were internalized their subordination to husbands and children, revealing they are positive(93%) in health-care demand for-them but negative(30%) for themselves d. 33.0% of respondents were habitual drug users, 4.5% were smokers and 32.3% were alcohol drinkers. and 86.3% experienced induced-abortion. But most of them(77.6%) knew that those had negative effects on health. 7. Maternal Health Care a. Practice rate of contraception was 48.1% : female users were 90.9% in permanent and 89.6% in temporary contraception b. Induced abortions were taken mostly at hospital(86.3%), while health centers(4.7%), midwiferies(4.3%). and others(4.5%) including drug stores were listed a few. The repeated numbers of induced abortion seemed affected on the increasing numbers of symptoms and complaints. c. The first pre-natal check-up during first trimester was 41.8%, safe delivery rate was 15.6%, post-natal check-up during two months after delivery. Rural women had no enough rest after delivery revealing average days of rest from home work and farming 8.3 and 17.2. d. 86.6% practised breast feeding, showing younger and more educated mothers depending on artificial milk 8. Recommendations a. To lessen the multiple role over burden housing and sanitary conditions should be improved, and are needed farming machiner es for women and training on the use of them b. Health education should begin at primary school including health behavior and living environment. c. Women should be encouraged to become policy-makers as well as administrators in the field of women specific health affairs. d. Women's health indicators should be developed and women's health surveillance system too.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.119-128
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• 1994

This study was performed on 302 cases of leptospirosis, tsutsugamushi disease and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome(HFRS) which occurred in Chonnam(Do) in 1991 through 1993. The results were as follows : 1. 81.8% of the patients with Leptospirosis and 54.5% of the HFRS patients were men while 61.4% of the patients with tsutsugamushi disease were women. 2. Most patients lived in rural areas(Gun), their educational level was elementary School or lower and their occupations were either farmer or jobless. 3. Peak ages were 40s for leptospirosis(36.4%) and 50s for tsutsugamushi disease and HFRS(32.9% and 36.4% respectively). 4. The high incidence areas of tsutsugamushi disease were northern, eastern and a diagonal line, from northeast to southwest, of the Chonnam area, and these are consistent with a mountainous district. 5. In monthly distribution leptospirosis was higher in Sep. and Oct., and tsutsugamushi disease and HFRS were higher in Oct. and Nov. 6. The first case is occurring and the last case shows up later than in past years.