• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.127-144
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• 2013

The low birth rate in Korea reflects the declining desire to have children in this country due to rising emphasis on personal lifestyle. Since this phenomenon has accelerated, boosting the birth rate has become one of the most important policy tasks in Korea. The purpose of this research was to perform a case study based on women's lived experience to understand how the childbirth encouragement policy promoted by the government in order to boost the birth rate has affected the perception of childbirth among women. The findings are as follows : First, the effect of the childbirth encouragement policy on women's perceptions has been fairly low. Second, the social environment for encouraging childbirth is inadequate. Third, the economic burdens associated with childbirth and child care are still significant. Finally, the impact of the childbirth encouragement policy on changes in the perceptions of childbirth has been minimal. Based on these findings, various motivations for changes in the perceptions of childbirth among women were identified, leading to the following conclusion: Establishing a long-term childbirth encouragement policy is an effective way to boost the childbirth rate.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.127-143
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• 2024

Objective: The purpose of this study is to develop a machine learning model to predict the subsequent childbirth intention of married women with one child, aiming to address the low birth rate problem in Korea, This will be achieved by utilizing data from the 2021 Family and Childbirth Survey conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs. Methods: A prediction model was developed using the Random Forest algorithm to predict the subsequent childbirth intention of married women with one child. This algorithm was chosen for its advantages in prediction and generalization, and its performance was evaluated. Results: The significance of variables influencing the Random Forest prediction model was confirmed. With the exception of the presence or absence of leave before and after childbirth, most variables contributed to predicting the intention to have subsequent childbirth. Notably, variables such as the mother's age, number of children planned at the time of marriage, average monthly household income, spouse's share of childcare burden, mother's weekday housework hours, and presence or absence of spouse's maternity leave emerged as relatively important predictors of subsequent childbirth intention.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.197-208
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• 2012

There's an opinion that it may be a combination of change of values and social economic factors that caused low fertility of Korean society. This study intends to analyze actual conditions of family children values and gender role centered on university students in a marriageable age so draw a policy implication for overcoming low fertility. Main findings of this study are like following. First, as for analysis of childbirth intention shows average score of $3.35{\pm}1.142$ presented sex distinction that men have a higher tendency to women. Second, in gender role attitudes, it shows that gender role related on women's social activities($2.06{\pm}0.739$), traditional gender role in family($2.41{\pm}0.789$) influence on childbirth intention (p<0.001). Third, in family children values indicates moderate scores($2.95{\pm}0.648$) that son's position in family ($2.33{\pm}0.911$), relation between children and parents($2.80{\pm}1.050$), individual's position in family($3.56{\pm}0.671$) influence on childbirth intention(p<0.000) in the traditional values. Measures against low fertility will prove effective when family values are established favorable to marriage, childbirth, rearing, gender equality is settled in a society as a whole and related systems.

• 기독교교육논총
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• 제65권
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• pp.55-80
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• 2021

본 연구는 국가적, 사회적 문제가되고있는 저출산 문제의 심각성에 대한 기독교 종교적 대안과 대안을 모색하고자 하였다. 대한민국은 저출산 국가이다. 저출산과 출산 기피 현상은 국가적인 문제뿐 아니라 한국교회에도 심각한 문제가 발생하고 있는 것이 현실이며, 계속해서 영향을 줄 것이다. 크게 네 가지로 교회에 영향을 미칠 것이다. 첫째 교인 수의 급격한 감소이다. 둘째 이로 인해서 교회학교의 쇠퇴이다. 셋째 다양한 가족 문제와 세대 갈등이 생길 것이다. 그리고 교인들의 신앙 위기 등의 문제를 가져온다. 오늘을 사는 젊은이들은 결혼과 출산 그리고 자녀 양육에 대해 얽매이지 않으려는 태도를 가지고 있다. 그러나 기독교인에게 자녀 출산은 하나님께서 '생육하고 번성하며 땅에 충만 하라.' 축복하신 것을 삶으로 실천하는 것이다. 즉, 자녀 출산은 인간이 결정할 수 있는 것이 아니라 하나님의 축복임을 인식해야 한다. 따라서 태아가 하나님 앞에서 얼마나 소중한 존재로 귀한 생명인 줄 알아야 한다. 그리하여 주신 생명을 어떻게 잘 양육할 것인지 관심 갖도록 해야 한다. 그러기 위해서는 성경적 관점에서 생명의 가치를 형성하도록 교회의 역할은 교육이다. 그러므로 결혼과 출산 그리고 자녀 양육을 앞두고 있는 청년과 기혼 부부의 기독교 신앙이 자녀의 출산과 양육에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지 확인해 볼 필요가 있다. 그리고 저출산 문제를 해결하기 위해 교회와 기독교 교육의 역할은 무엇인지에 대해서 연구하고 대처 방안을 제시할 필요가 있다. 이 연구를 위하여 먼저 저출산의 요인들을 확인해 볼 것이다. 그런 다음에 자녀의 출산과 하나님의 축복임을 성경을 통해서 확인할 것이다. 끝으로 저출산을 교회의 역할과 교육적인 대안들을 제시하게 될 것이다.

• 대한가정학회지
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• 제47권10호
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• pp.123-136
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to examine whether childbirth encouragement policy is actually helping those childbirth, and also discuss the possible directions of this policy to unfold in the future, should take. For this, We have surveyed 412 married and 437 unmarried men and women in order to investigate the individual values that influence childbirth, From these respondents and we interviewed and surveyed recipients of grants (244people), administrative officers in charge (41people), and experts (34people) to investigate their social view on the Korean government's impact. The results of this study are as follows: Firstly, most of the people (unmarried 70.3%, married 69.1%) surveyed said that important life objectives for them. Secondly, most of the people(male 44.4%, female 73.8%) surveyed said that once married shied away from having babies, (a) due to the finance and childcare burden is heavy of running a family while both parents are fulltime employed (b) because it is difficult to get pregnant due to health problems, and (c) foremost because having several children exacerbates their financial burden. Thirdly, grant recipients(75.4%), administrative officers in charge(65.9%), and experts(53.0%) all said that childbirth encouragement policy currently being implemented has little impact on their childbirth. Finally, it was established that the incentives to encourage childbirth is best suited for individuals that favor having many children.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.30-43
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• 2001

This was a pre-experimental study to confirm the breast-feeding ability and effect of follow up care on the breast-feeding rate and the breast-feeding method by the mother-infant breast-feeding assessment tool for the mothers who got the breast-feeding education. The subjects were 46 mothers who experienced normal delivery of infants at a college hospital in K-city, Kyungsangbuk-do, from July 1 to October 21, 2000. The instrument for data obtainment were The Mother-Infant Breast-Feeding Assessment Tool of Johnson et al. (1999), and The Breast- Feeding Method Measurement Tool of Jeong, Geum-hee(1997). This instrument was reliable, showing Cronbach $\alpha$.751. This study classified them into 3 groups: at high risk for breast-feeding failure, at risk for breast-feeding problems, and at low risk for breast-feeding failure by the mother-infant breast-feeding assessment tool on the day of discharge from the hospital after delivering individual breast-feeding education to the subjects. This study investigated the breast-feeding rate and the breast-feeding method through mail questionnaire at the four week after childbirth, and through the phone counselling and the home visit for follow up care at the first week and the second week after childbirth. The sixth week after childbirth, this study investigated the breast-feeding rate by phone. The data analyzed the hypothesizes by $x^2$-test, paired t-test, ANOVA, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Wilcoxon rank sum test and trend analysis using SPSS/PC+ WIN 10.0 program. The results were as follows : 1) Hypothesis 1-1, "there won't be any difference the breast-feeding rate of a group at risk for breast-feeding failure by the time elapsed" was supported through constant the breast-feeding rate, because changes in the breast-feeding rate by the time elapsed after childbirth wasn't statistically significant(t= -1.501, p=.270). Hypothesis 1-2, "there won't be any difference the breast-feeding rate of group at low risk for breast-feeding failure by the time elapsed" was supported through constant the breast-feeding rate, because changes in the breast-feeding rate by the time elapsed after childbirth wasn't statistically significant(t=-1.732, p=.225). 2) Hypothesis 2-1, "there won't be any difference between the breast-feeding method of group at risk for breast-feeding failure for four weeks after childbirth and just after childbirth” was rejected, because the mean point of post test appeared to be higher than that of pre test(t=-7.267, p=.000). Hypothesis 2-2, "there won't be any difference between the breast-feeding method of the group at low risk for breast-feeding failure for four weeks after childbirth and just after childbirth" was rejected, because the mean point of post test appeared to be higher than that of pre test(t=-2.501, p=.012). 3)The 3rd hypothesis, "there won't be any difference between breast-feeding method of groups at risk for breast-feeding problems and at low risk for breast-feeding failure at the 4th week after childbirth and just after childbirth" didn't show any difference between the breast-feeding method of groups at risk for breast-feeding problems and at low risk for breast-feeding failure in the advance test(t=-1.521, p=.130) but there was difference between them in post test (t=-2.012, p=.044). As a result, the 3rd hypothesis was supported by pre test, but it was rejected by post test. In conclusion, this study confirmed breast- feeding education and follow up care just after childbirth were effective for the breast-feeding rate and method. Accordingly, it is proposed that successful nursing intervention of breast-feeding to be necessary by continuously providing follow up care through the mother-infant breast-feeding assessment tool as well as to execute individual breast-feeding education to mothers just after childbirth.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.210-217
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• 2020

본 연구의 목적은 배우자의 가사노동시간, 결혼만족도, 자녀에 대한 가치관, 전통적 성역할, 저출산 관련 사회서비스 정책이 기혼여성의 출산의향에 영향을 미치는지를 파악하고자 함에 있다. 기혼여성 1,000명을 대상으로 설문을 조사하였으며, 이중에서 향후 출산의향이 있다고 응답한 482명을 대상으로 로지스틱 회귀분석을 수행하였으며, 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 인구사회학적 요인으로서 연령이 유의미하였는데, 연령이 낮을수록 출산의향이 높았다. 또한 가족에 관련한 변인을 보면, 자녀 수, 배우자의 가사노동시간, 결혼만족도가 유의미한 변인으로서 자녀 수가 적을수록, 배우자가 가사노동에 할애하는 시간이 많을수록, 결혼만족도가 높을수록 출산의향이 높았다. 그리고 자녀에 대한 가치관, 출산지원정책에 대한 인지도가 영향을 미치는 요인으로 나타났는데, 잔에 대해 긍정적인 가치를 부여하고 있을수록, 정부의 출산지원정책에 대한 인지정도가 낮을수록 출산의향이 높았다. 특히 정부의 출산지원정책에 대한 인지도는 출산휴가와 난임지원에 집중되어 있었고 다른 정책에 대해 잘 모르는 경우가 많았다. 따라서 출산의향을 증진시키기 위해서 성역할과 가사노동에 대한 배우자의 분담에 대한 인식의 개선과 인식변화의 이행을 위한 일-가정양립 지원체계의 강화, 그리고 난임지원에 대한 확대 및 저출산관련 서비스정책에 대한 홍보 강화가 필요하다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.63-73
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• 2007

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to obtain basal information to establish a proper birth-encouraging policy in the future through the survey of the attitude towards childbirth and its related factors among female students in junior, senior high school, and university. Methods: A survey was performed for 2 weeks in June, 2006, for a total of 688 female students which included 185 ones in a girls' junior high school and 242 ones in a girls' senior high school in Sacheon, and 261 ones in two universities in Jinju. The selfadministered questionnaires developed by the authors included the socio-demographic characteristics, the attitude towards childbirth, the preference of a son for their future child, the belief on relative importance of family or work after marriage, the seriousness perception of low birth rate in Korea, frequencies of education in school about low birth rate. The attitude was measured by an answer to the question of 'To what degree do you think you are going to have a child(or children)?' Results: The proportion of positive attitude towards their future childbirth was 76.2% in junior high school, 63.9% in high school, and 82.8% in university students (p<0.01). In the logistic regression analysis, the significant factors related with positive attitude towards future childbirth were school grade, preference of a son for their future children, and belief on relative importance of family or work after marriage. Conclusions: It suggests that the related factors with positive attitude towards future childbirth need to be considered to make a proper birth policy.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.5031-5041
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• 2014

목적: 본 연구는 미래의 출산주체가 될 보건계열 대학생들의 희망자녀수, 출산정책, 출산저하 원인이 출산인식에 미치는 영향을 살펴 본 결과 다음과 같다. 결과: 첫째, 출산인식에 관한 태도는 개인 삶의 질과 자녀양육, 출산지원 부족, 후손 번식이 출산에 가장 높은 영향을 미쳤으며, 희망자녀수에 관한 태도에서는 경제적 이유, 양육비 및 교육비 증가 원인과 출산인식 등이 영향을 미치는 것으로 조사되었다. 둘째, 인구사회학적 특성이 출산에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석 결과 성별에 모든 요인에서 유의하였고, 성장지역에서 희망자녀수, 경제수준에서는 출산정책을 제외한 모든 요인에서, 부모직업에서는 희망자녀수에서 유의하였다. 셋째, 상관관계를 분석한 결과 출산저하원인과 경제적 요인에서 희망자녀수, 개인적 요인에서는 출산정책, 출산제도요인에서는 개인적요인, 가족적 요인에서 출산저하원인과 경제적 요인을 제외한 모든 영역에서 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 희망자녀수, 출산정책, 출산저하 원인이 출산인식에 미치는 영향을 살펴 본 결과 출산인식에 희망자녀수인 무자녀 또는 1자녀를 원하는 경우, 2자녀 이상, 출산정책, 출산저하원인이 통계적으로 유의미한 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론: 출산 주체자인 대학생들의 미래 출산인식을 전환하기 위한 정부차원에서 출산정책 입법제정과 출산지원정책, 출산인식의 가치관 형성을 위한 교육프로그램 개발과 운영, 현재 출산지원정책의 효과를 분석하여 새로운 지원책이 마련된다면 출산율 향상으로 이어 질 수 있을 것으로 판단되며, 그에 따른 효과를 검증 할 수 있는 후속 연구가 필요 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2007

Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate how willingness to have an additional childbirth was related to mother's general characteristics and various reasons for avoiding an additional childbirth. Methods: By using organized questionnaire, we had face-to-face interviews with 722 mothers who had 12 to 36 months child in a urban-rural area of Chungcheongnam-do from 14 February to 19 February in 2005. Questionnaires included general characteristics composed of age, monthly income, number of children, major carers and mother's job status, and 6 reasons for avoiding an additional childbirth. We performed chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: Of 722 mothers, 66.5% had no willingness to have an additional childbirth. In the multiple logistic regression analysis, old age of mother(95% CI of OR: 1.084-1.190), two or more children(95% CI of OR: 6.97-15.602) and weak norm about need for a child(95% CI of OR: 1.633-29.352) were independent related factors with willingness to have an additional childbirth. Conclusions: In our study, 2/3 women who already had children were appeared to have no willingness to have additional childbirth. Policies about family planning and controlling birth rate should be focused on eliminating barrier to additional childbirths.