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개 유선종양 내 종양줄기세포의 중요성 (The Significance of Cancer Stem Cells in Canine Mammary Gland Tumors)

  • 박서영;백영빈;박상익;이창민;김성학
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제31권2호
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    • pp.248-255
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    • 2021
  • 유선종양은 암컷 개에서 가장 흔한 암 중의 하나이며 종양 타입에 따라 조직학적으로 다양한 종류의 세포들이 존재한다. 특히, 복합 상피암종(complex carcinoma)의 경우 내강상피세포(luminal epithelium)와 근상피세포(myoepithelium)가 혼재되어 종양 내 세포 이형성(intra-tumoral heterogeneity)을 보인다. 하지만, 이러한 다양한 종양세포의 기원과 종양의 악성화에 미치는 영향에 대해서는 아직 밝혀진 바 없다. 최근, 여러 종류의 사람 종양에서 알려진 종양줄기세포는 종양 내 세포의 다양성(diversity)에 관여하고 악성화에도 기여할 수 있다고 보고되었다. 흥미롭게도 종양줄기세포는 자가재생능과 다분화능을 갖는 정상줄기세포와 동일한 능력을 가지고 있지만 종양 특이 유전자의 돌연변이와 줄기세포성격유지를 조절하는 신호전달체계에 문제가 있어 종양의 발생 시작부터 다른 조직으로의 전이에 관여하여 개체의 생존률에 직접적인 영향을 준다. 뿐만 아니라, 방사선 및 화학항암제에 대한 저항성을 보이기 때문에 종양 재발에 밀접하게 연관되어 있다. 본 리뷰 논문은 개 유선종양의 특성 및 종류, 종양줄기세포의 정의, 분리 방법, 임상학적 중요성에 대해서 정리하였다.

산악 조난자의 위치추정을 위한 이동성 모델 및 조난 시뮬레이터 (Hiker Mobility Model and Mountain Distress Simulator for Location Estimation of Mountain Distress Victim)

  • 김한솔;조용규;조창혁
    • 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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    • 제31권3호
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    • pp.55-61
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    • 2022
  • 현재 경찰과 소방이 범죄신고, 긴급출동과 같은 구조 상황발생 시 통화권영역 내에서는 이동통신 사업자가 구축한 네트워크,와이파이,GPS기반의 긴급 구조용 측위시스템을 활용하여 요구조자의 단말과 직접 연동하여 예상위치를 정밀 측위를 하고 있다. 그러나 산악구조의 경우 조난자가 산악지형의 음영지역에 위치하거나 단말의 방전(power off) 시에는 단말과 직접 연동하여 정밀 측위가 불가능하며 마지막 접속 기지국 정보만을 받고 있어 수색의 위치를 한정할 수 없으므로 구조 골든타임 확보가 어려운 상황이다. 본 논문에서는 개선방안으로 시계열 기지국 정보, 위치정보 및 조난자의 성별, 나이, 행동적 특성을 반영한 이동성 모델과 지능형 추론을 기반으로 하는 전파분석 및 위치추정 시뮬레이션과 같은 이동통신 포렌식 기술을 통해 조난자의 예상 위치정보의 확률에 따른 히트맵 방식의 시각화를 통해 위치정보의 정확성을 높여 소방, 수색대의 수색지역을 축소하여 신속하고 정확한 인명구조에 기여할 수 있기를 기대한다.

Improved Resource Allocation Model for Reducing Interference among Secondary Users in TV White Space for Broadband Services

  • Marco P. Mwaimu;Mike Majham;Ronoh Kennedy;Kisangiri Michael;Ramadhani Sinde
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • 제23권4호
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    • pp.55-68
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    • 2023
  • In recent years, the Television White Space (TVWS) has attracted the interest of many researchers due to its propagation characteristics obtainable between 470MHz and 790MHz spectrum bands. The plenty of unused channels in the TV spectrum allows the secondary users (SUs) to use the channels for broadband services especially in rural areas. However, when the number of SUs increases in the TVWS wireless network the aggregate interference also increases. Aggregate interferences are the combined harmful interferences that can include both co-channel and adjacent interferences. The aggregate interference on the side of Primary Users (PUs) has been extensively scrutinized. Therefore, resource allocation (power and spectrum) is crucial when designing the TVWS network to avoid interferences from Secondary Users (SUs) to PUs and among SUs themselves. This paper proposes a model to improve the resource allocation for reducing the aggregate interface among SUs for broadband services in rural areas. The proposed model uses joint power and spectrum hybrid Firefly algorithm (FA), Genetic algorithm (GA), and Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm (PSO) which is considered the Co-channel interference (CCI) and Adjacent Channel Interference (ACI). The algorithm is integrated with the admission control algorithm so that; there is a possibility to remove some of the SUs in the TVWS network whenever the SINR threshold for SUs and PU are not met. We considered the infeasible system whereby all SUs and PU may not be supported simultaneously. Therefore, we proposed a joint spectrum and power allocation with an admission control algorithm whose better complexity and performance than the ones which have been proposed in the existing algorithms in the literature. The performance of the proposed algorithm is compared using the metrics such as sum throughput, PU SINR, algorithm running time and SU SINR less than threshold and the results show that the PSOFAGA with ELGR admission control algorithm has best performance compared to GA, PSO, FA, and FAGAPSO algorithms.

분산 시간지연 회귀신경망을 이용한 피치 악센트 자동 인식 (Automatic Recognition of Pitch Accent Using Distributed Time-Delay Recursive Neural Network)

  • 김성석
    • 한국음향학회지
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    • 제25권6호
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    • pp.277-281
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    • 2006
  • 본 논문에서는 시간지연 회귀신경회로망을 이용한 음절 레벨에서의 피치 악센트 자동 인식 방법을 제안한다. 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망은 두 종류의 동적 문맥정보를 표현한다. 시간지연 회귀신경회로망의 시간지연 입력 노드는 시간 축 상의 피치 및 에너지 궤도를 표현하고, 회귀 노드는 피치 악센트의 특성을 반영하는 문맥 정보를 표현한다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 시간지연 회귀신경회로망을 두 가지 형태로 구성하여 피치 악센트 자동 인식에 적용한다. 하나의 형태는 단일 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망에서 복수 개의 운율 특정파라미터 (피치, 에너지, 지속시간)를 입력 노드에 함께 공급하여 피치 악센트 인식을 수행하고, 다른 하나는 분산 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망을 이용하여 피치 악센트 인식을 수행한다. 분산 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망은 여러 개의 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망으로 구성되고, 각 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망은 단일 운율 특징 파라미터만으로 학습된다. 분산 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망의 인식결과는 개별 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망의 출력 값의 가중치 합으로 결정된다. 화자 독립 피치 악센트 인식 실험을 위해 보스톤 라디오 뉴스 코퍼스 (BRNC)를 사용하였다. 실험결과, 분산 시간지연 회귀 신경회로망은 83.64%의 피치 악센트 인식률을 보였다.

2세 미만 소아의 첫 발열성 요로 감염에서 연령군에 따른 발병양상 및 영상의학적 검사 결과의 비교 (Comparison of the Clinical and Radiologic Characteristics between Different Age Groups with First Febrile UTI Under 2 Years of Age)

  • 고희정;김태형;조혁;김지홍
    • Childhood Kidney Diseases
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    • 제11권2호
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    • pp.229-238
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    • 2007
  • 목 적 : 2세 미만의 요로감염 환아는 방광요관 역류의 빈도와 역류성 신염의 유병률이 높아 VCUG를 시행하여 신요로계의 기형여부를 조사하는 것을 권장하고 있으나 검사의 부작용 및 합병증으로 모든 환자에서 시행하기에 어려움이 있다. 이에 2세미만의 요로감염 환아를 6개월을 기준으로 구분하여 임상양상과, 급성 신실질 손상의 빈도, 방광요관역류 유병률을 조사하여 연령군별 특성을 파악하고, 방광요관역류의 동반 가능성을 예측할 수 있는 임상적, 영상의학적 지표를 찾고자 하였다. 방 법 : 첫 발열성 요로감염으로 진단된 211명의 환아를 연령에 따라 1개월 이상 6개월 미만의 영아군과 6개월 이상 2세 미만의 유아군으로 구별하여 발병 당시의 임상양상, 진단검사의학적 결과, 영상의학적 결과를 후향적으로 조사하였다. 결 과 :총 212명의 환아 중 영아군은 121명(57%), 유아군은 91명(43%)이었으며, 영아군에서 남아의 요로감염 빈도가 의미 있게 높았고 원인균주로 E.coli의 비율이 의미 있게 높았다. DMSA 신스캔상 급성 신실질 손상은 영아군에서 50%, 유아군에서는 33%로, 영아군에서 급성 신실질손상의 빈도가 의미 있게 높았다. 방광요관역류는 VCUG를 시행한 84명 중 24명(29%)에서 발견되었고, 첫 발열성 요로감염을 보였던 전체 대상 환아의 11%(211명 중 11명)에서 발견되었으며, 두 연령군 간의 의미 있는 빈도의 차이를 보이지 않았다. DMSA 신스캔상 신실질손상이 있었던 환아에서의 방광요관역류의 빈도는 40%로 손상이 없었던 환아의 빈도 15% 보다 의미 있게 높았으며, 특히 영아군에서 DMSA상 신실질 손상유무에 따른 방광요관역류 존재 가능성이 의미 있게 높았다. 경증의 방광요관역류 환자 중 55%, 중증의 방광요관역류 환아 중 100%에서 DMSA 신스캔상 신실질손상이 관찰되어, 중증의 방광요관역류에서 신실질손상 빈도가 의미 있게 높았다.

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신생아집중간호단위 환경과 저체중출생아의 반응에 대한 연구 (A Study on the Environment for Lowbirth Weight Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the United States)

  • 한경자
    • Child Health Nursing Research
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.159-176
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    • 1998
  • In effort to conduct comparative study on the caregiving environment of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU) in both U. S and Korea, this study was been conducted first in the U.S. Purpose : The purpose of this study is to identify the physical environment and direct caregiving practices to lowbirth weight infants in NICU in the US. It also aims to examine the NICU outcome status and behavioral reponses of lowbirth weight infants. Methods : A study design using descriptive and inferential statistics was been conducted through an observational, field method. A sample of 15 preform infants admitted to NICU were recruited for the study. The subjects were those with birth weight between 1,000 gm to 1,500 gm, born at the gestation period of 27 to 33 weeks, and without any chromosomal or other genetic anomalies, major congenital infections, or maternal illness. Thirty minutes observation(three times of ten minutes of continuous observation)of the infant's behavior and physiological status, and an four-hour observation of the physical environment and direct care giving procedures were been conducted on the 3rd and 10th day after birth, and on the day of discharge from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. The data to be collected were in four areas : the demograghic characteristics of the infants, the physical environment and care giving procedures, the frequency of the infant's designated behavior and physiological response, and NICU outcome variables. A descriptive analysis and Kruskal-Wallis, Pearson r were been applied according to variable characteristics. Results : 1. Mother's mean age was 29.47. The sample consisted of 6 males and 9 females. Mean gestational ages were 29.17 weeks. Mean birth weight was 1236.33g. Mean Apgar scores at one minute were 6.6, and 7.8 at five minutes. 2. The location for the incubator was in the distance from the light, X-ray screens and nursing station, in proximity to side-lamp, telephone and faucet on the third day after birth. The location for the incubator was in the distance from the light and radio on the tenth day and in proximity to nursing station on the day of dischage from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. 3. Nesting was the most applying aids to the infants. And foot roll, shielding and plastic frame were frequently using by nurses for facilitating well modulated restful posture. 4. There were statistically significant changes in the patterns of physical environment included locating the infant's incubator and bedding, specific aids to self regulation on the 3rd and 10th day after birth, and on the day of discharge from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. 5. Statistically significant changes were not appeared in the patterns of direct caregiving procedure to the infants included stress inducing or reducing manipulations on the 3rd and 10th day after birth, and on the day of discharge from the NICU or at 34weeks postconception. 6. The stress response of the infants in NICU were significantly reduced as the infants grow older. 7. There were not statistically significant correlation between the physical envronment and the stress responses of the infants in NICU. 8. There were statistically significant correlation between the direct caregiving procedure to the infants and the stress response of the infants in NICU in the second and third observation on the day three. 9. Average weight gain per day from birth to discharge was 38.73g, number of days in the hospital was 42.60, number of days before bottle feeding was 3.6. Postconception age starting bottle feed ing was 31/sup +5/ weeks. Number of days on mechanical ventilator was average 7.64, 11.42 was an average number of days of oxygen need. Conclusion : It, thus, appears that to minimize the sensorymotor stimulation for the low birthweight preterm infant in NICU, manipulation of care giving practices to the babies whatever the stress inducing or reducing procedures, have to be limited in the immediate early stage after birth. And it needed to be reexamine to identify the appropriate and specific physical environment and the patterns of direct caregiving to the low birthweight preform infant as the infants grow older in NICU.

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PET/CT 검사에서 종양의 특성에 따른 체적 측정 방법 비교 (Comparative Volume Measuring Methods According to the Tumor Characters in PET/CT)

  • 최용훈;반영각;오신현;임한상;김재삼
    • 핵의학기술
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.52-58
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    • 2016
  • 최근 다양한 학회에서 PET 정보로부터 기인하는 SUVmax, MTV, TLG 등으로 환자의 생존율을 분석하는 후향적 연구가 활발히 진행 중이다. 그러나 종양의 체적을 정확하게 측정하기 어렵고 명확한 방법이 없으며 술자 간 차이가 발생 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 종양의 특성에 따른 체적 측정 방법을 비교 평가하였다. NEMA IEC Body Phantom에 18F-saline을 채우고 구형($0.5cm^3$ 에서 $26.5cm^3$)과 불균형($20cm^3$ 에서 $200cm^3$)의 체적을 phantom 안에 삽입하여 Biograph truepoint 40 (Siemens medical system, Germany)로 촬영하였다. 체적과 배후방사능과의 ratio를 3.0, 5.0, 8.0, 18, 40으로 나누어 촬영하였다. 임상환자는 소화기계 암의 병기 설정 환자로 2010년도부터 2014년도 까지 무작위로 120명을 선택하였고 측정방법은 40% threshold, 50% threshold 그리고 MIMsoftware의 gradient segmentation기법인 PET EDGE를 사용하였으며 5년 이상 2명의 방사선사와 1명의 전공의가 3번 반복 측정 하였다. 관찰자간일치도를 분석하였고 조영증강 CT 체적과 측정 체적과의 일치 상관관계 계수를 분석하였다. Phantom test의 결과는 40% threshold 방법이 가장 우수하였다(r = 0.992, 0.997). 임상 환자 결과에서는 관찰자간일치도는 PET EDGE가 0.999 (CI: 0.998-0.999)로 높았고 측정 방법간의 통계적인 유의한 차이는 보이지 않았다(P = 0.620). CT체적과 PET 체적 간의 상관관계에선 40% 방법이 가장 우수하였다(r = 0.953). 그리고 종양과 배후방사능의 비가 증가할수록 측정 방법 간의 영향이 감소하였다. 임상 환자에서의 종양의 체적 측정 방법은 50% threshold방법이 가장 유용하고 종양의 특성에 대한 영향이 가장 적었다. 종양과 배후방사능의 비가 높을수록 측정 방법 간의 영향이 감소하기 때문에 PET/CT 검사에서 환자의 배후방사능을 줄이는 연구와 노력이 필요하다고 생각된다.

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DS/CDMA 모뎀 구조와 ASIC Chip Set 개발 (A development of DS/CDMA MODEM architecture and its implementation)

  • 김제우;박종현;김석중;심복태;이홍직
    • 한국통신학회논문지
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    • 제22권6호
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    • pp.1210-1230
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    • 1997
  • 본 논문에서는 기준신호를 나타내는 하나의 파일럿채널과 다수의 트래픽채널을 갖는 DS/CDMA용 송수신기구조를 제안한다. 파일럿채널은 데이타 변조가 되지 않은 순수 PN 부호성분을 전송하며 수신단에서 PN 동기 및 동기복조의 기준신호로 이용한다. 또한 이러한 구조는 순방향뿐만 아니라 역방향 링크에도 적용된다. 제안된 DS/CDMA 방식의 특징은 다음과 같다. 첫째, 트래픽채널의 확산 방식은 I-phase 및 Q-phase의 확산부호를 파일럿채널의 그것과 교차하게 배치한 interlaced quardrature-spreading(IQS) 구조를 갖는데 이는 기존의 확산방식에 비해 데이타 신호의 영교차율을 줄여 송신단 출력신호 레벨의 변화를 작게한다. 둘째, PN부호의 초기동기 및 동기초적시 임계값을 적응적으로 자동설정하며, 초기동기시 PN 부호를 한 칩씩 이동하게 하여, 기존의 방식에 비해 초기동기 시간을 절반으로 줄이게 했으며, 수신부에서 PN 부호 발생기를 하나만 사용하여 초기동기 및 동기추적이 되게했다. 또한 state machine을 이용하여 재동기 timing을 자동설정 하도록 설계했다. 셋째, 본 방식에서는 자동주파수조절(automatic frequency control: AFC)기능, 입력신호의 크기에 따라 능동적으로 유효한 출력 레벨을 조절하는 자동 레벨조절(automatic level control: ALC)기능, bit-error-rate(BER)을 자동계산하는 기능, 인접 채널과의 간섭을 최소화하기 위한 스펙트럼 성형기능 등을 도입하여 사용자 편의를 도모했다. 넷째, 데이타 전송속도를 16Kbps~1.024Mbps로 가변이 되게함으로써 다양한 응용에 대처할 수 있게 설계했다. 한편, 본 논문에서 제안한 DS/CDMA 모뎀구조는 다양한 simulation을 통하여, 알고리즘 검증 과정을 거쳤으며, 제안된 DS/CDMA 모뎀 구조는 VHDL을 이용하여 ASIC으로 구현하였다. DS/CDMA용 ASIC은 송신부 ASIC과 수신부 ASIC으로 나누어 개발 하였으며, 한개의 ASIC당 3개의 채널을 동시에 수용할 수 있으며, 다수의 ASIC을 사용하여 여러 채널의 다중접속이 가능하다. 제작완료된 ASIC은 기능시험을 완료했으며 실제 line-of-sight(LOS) 시스템 구현에 적용중이다.

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가정주부의 한약에 대한 지식수준과 관련요인 (Housewives' Knowledge Level of Herb Medicine and Its Related Factors)

  • 서호석;남철현;박찬우;김성진;이미경;하은필
    • 대한예방한의학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.95-95
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    • 2002
  • This study was conducted to examine housewives' knowledge level of herb medicine and its related factors in Korea. Data were collected from 667 housewives from April 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999. The results of this study are summarized as follows. 1. According to general characteristics of the subjects, 29.1$\%$ of the subjects was over fifties. 28.6$\%$ was primary school graduate. while 25.5$\%$ was high school graduate. In case of job, the unemployed was 67.0$\%$ and professional/clerical worker was 19.6$\%$. 82.0$\%$ had spouses and 45.7$\%$ believed in Buddha. 50.8$\%$ of the subjects lived in big cities and 76.7$\%$ was the middle class. In case of their health condition, 33.4$\%$ was in good health, while 5 1.1$\%$ suffered from certain diseases and 43.9$\%$ was not satisfied with health conditions. 2. The proportion of experience in taking herb medicine was 86.4$\%$. The marital status and health condition were significantly related to the experience in taking herb medicine. When the respondents took diseases, 68.0$\%$ of them were experienced in folk remedy. The variables of age and religion were significantly related to experience in folk remedy. 3. According to the respondents opinions of the effect of the folk remedy, 'effective' was 78.5$\%$ and 'common' was 17.6$\%$, while 'not effective' was 3.9$\%$. 59.3$\%$ of the respondents thought that the folk remedy had scientific basis. 4. In case of information sources on herb medicine, 59.7$\%$ of the respondents obtained the information from TV or Radio. 13.7$\%$ of them got it from magazines related to Oriental medicine and 13.3$\%$ of them obtained it from newspapers or related books. The information sources were significantly related to age and health condition. The knowledge level of herb medicine was 20.76${\pm}$2.66 point on the basis of 30 points. The knowledge level was significantly related to age, occupation, health condition, information sources, experience in taking herb medicine, and opinions of scientific basis of the folk remedy. 5. The respondents marked 2.23${\pm}$0.64 points on the basis of 3.0 points in the question of the effect of taking herb medicine in summer, 2.30${\pm}$0.61 points in the question of the relationship between taking deer antlers and becoming clear-headed, 2.72${\pm}$0.56 points in the question of ginseng, 2.51${\pm}$0.56 points in the question of the relationship between taking herb medicine and being harmful to the liver, 1.94${\pm}$0.74 points in the question of taking herb medicine during the period of pregnancy, 1.84${\pm}$0.78 points in the question of the relationship between menstrual irregularity and motherwort, 2.00${\pm}$0.83 points in the question of the relationship between taking herb medicine and getting fat, 1.76${\pm}$0.89 points in the question of the relationship between Ssanghwatang and cold, 2.15${\pm}$0.76 points in the question of taking honey, and 1.45${\pm}$0.77 points in the question of selecting foods during the period of taking herb medicine. 6. The factors influencing decision of taking herb medicine were experience of taking herb medicine, intention of receiving treatment by folk remedy, occupation, health condition, and age. As seen in the above results, the knowledge level of taking herb medicine during the period of pregnancy, the relationship between menstrual irregularity and motherwort, Ssanghwatang, honey, and selecting foods during the period of taking herb medicine was very low. Therefore, it is necessary to develop education programs in order to provide community residents with basic knowledge of herb medicine. In doing so, the government, Oriental medical doctors, and associations related to herb medicine must make great efforts.

가정주부의 한약에 대한 지식수준과 관련요인 (Housewives' Knowledge Level of Herb Medicine and Its Related Factors)

  • 서호석;남철현;박찬우;김성진;이미경;하은필
    • 대한예방한의학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.96-116
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    • 2002
  • This study was conducted to examine housewives' knowledge level of herb medicine and its related factors in Korea. Data were collected from 667 housewives from April 1, 1999 to June 30, 1999. The results of this study are summarized as follows. 1. According to general characteristics of the subjects, 29.1% of the subjects was over fifties. 28.6% was primary school graduate. while 25.5% was high school graduate. In case of job, the unemployed was 67.0% and professional/clerical worker was 19.6%. 82.0% had spouses and 45.7% believed in Buddha. 50.8% of the subjects lived in big cities and 76.7% was the middle class. In case of their health condition, 33.4% was in good health, while 51.1% suffered from certain diseases and 43.9% was not satisfied with health conditions. 2. The proportion of experience in taking herb medicine was 86.4%. The marital status and health condition were significantly related to the experience in taking herb medicine. When the respondents took diseases, 68.0% of them were experienced in folk remedy. The variables of age and religion were significantly related to experience in folk remedy. 3. According to the respondents opinions of the effect of the folk remedy, 'effective' was 78.5% and 'common' was 17.6%, while 'not effective' was 3.9%. 59.3% of the respondents thought that the folk remedy had scientific basis. 4. In case of information sources on herb medicine, 59.7% of the respondents obtained the information from TV or Radio. 13.7% of them got it from magazines related to Oriental medicine and 13.3% of them obtained it from newspapers or related books. The information sources were significantly related to age and health condition. The knowledge level of herb medicine was $20.76{\pm}2.66$ point on the basis of 30 points. The knowledge level was significantly related to age, occupation, health condition, information sources, experience in taking herb medicine, and opinions of scientific basis of the folk remedy. 5. The respondents marked $2.23{\pm}0.64$ points on the basis of 3.0 points in the question of the effect of taking herb medicine in summer, $2.30{\pm}0.61$ points in the question of the relationship between taking deer antlers and becoming clear-headed, $2.72{\pm}0.56$ points in the question of ginseng, $2.51{\pm}0.56$ points in the question of the relationship between taking herb medicine and being harmful to the liver, $1.94{\pm}0.74$ points in the question of taking herb medicine during the period of pregnancy, $1.84{\pm}0.78$ points in the question of the relationship between menstrual irregularity and motherwort, $2.00{\pm}0.83$ points in the question of the relationship between taking herb medicine and getting fat, $1.76{\pm}0.89$ points in the question of the relationship between Ssanghwatang and cold, $2.15{\pm}0.76$ points in the question of taking honey, and $1.45{\pm}0.77$ points in the question of selecting foods during the period of taking herb medicine. 6. The factors influencing decision of taking herb medicine were experience of taking herb medicine, intention of receiving treatment by folk remedy, occupation, health condition, and age. As seen in the above results, the knowledge level of taking herb medicine during the period of pregnancy, the relationship between menstrual irregularity and motherwort, Ssanghwatang, honey, and selecting foods during the period of taking herb medicine was very low. Therefore, it is necessary to develop education programs in order to provide community residents with basic knowledge of herb medicine. In doing so, the government, Oriental medical doctors, and associations related to herb medicine must make great efforts.

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