• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 1986

This study was aimed at investigating the health seeking behaviors of patients; For the purpose of analyzing the research theme we classified the study into two phase. First, the types of patients' health seeking behavior were categorized into a scheme according to what medical care resources were utilized in patients' coping process. Second, from patients' first visits to third visits to medical resources, we analyzed variations of factors which noted as crucial elements in constituting the patients' sickness career. To grasp the generalized characteristics from complicated empirical data, we limited the scope of our analysis to third stage of health seeking. A total of 121 persons who had beer suffering from chronic diseases more than 3 months was sampled among the residents of Banwol-Eup, the target Area of Korea University Health Project. The findings are as follows ; 1) In the course of visiting medical care resources, 34 different types of health seeking Behavior were found. From this result we inferred the idea that patients in Banwol-Eup had not any stable norms to cope with their pains. Clinics, hospital, pharmacy, Herb-doctors', folkways (self-treatment) were accessed by patients in orders. But more than half of patients who had utilized clinics or hospitals from their first to third visits, changed medical care resources to others, for example herb doctors or folkways, which had fundamentally different treatment models. Upon these two facts, the diversified types and capricious patterns in the health seeking behavior of Banwol patients, we observed a typical Shopping-Around phenomenon. 2) Factors which influenced patients' to their sickness career were changed along the courses of health seeking, from first to third visits as follows ; $\cdot$ Perceived seriousness of diseases were tended to decrease. $\cdot$ Professional medical personnel tended to be influencial in the patients' sickness career, (5.0%, 25.0% and 65.7%). The influence of the primary interaction groups such as parents, friends, neighbours, tended to decrease ; (90.9%, 71.2% and 30.0%). $\cdot$ The subjective reasons why to choose such a medical care resource were related to economic affordability and disease-itself as main motives. Credibility of health resources tended to increase 14.9%, 24.0% and 31.4 sequently. $\cdot$ Geographic accessibility factors did not change significantly. Most of patients had utilized health resources in Banwol and Anyang area. 3) Cultural inclination in the shopping-around phenomenon has shown difference among age groups. The age group' over 50 years' preferred traditional health resources to modern health resources. 4) Consistency of health seeking behavior on the shopping around phenomenon has shown difference according to the degrees of patients' economic affordability and those of psychological satisfaction toward modern health services. However, there were some restrictions in this thesis ; a) the study was limited to the 3rd health seeking career so it did not allow us to collect more informations after that, b) the study was not able to carry out causal analysis on patients health behavior determinated by explanatory model of health resources, and c) the study was not able to take into consideration of factors connected with social structural circumstances. Despite of restrictions described above, we are sure that this thesis would promote health providers' understanding toward patients' inclinations, through which they could provide efficient and accurate medical service.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.229-242
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• 2013

본 연구는 병원에서 근무하는 간호사의 교대근무가 수면의 질, 근무중 졸리움, 그리고 간호 업무중 인지한 오류 경험에 영향을 미치는지 규명하기 위하여 시도하였다. 본 연구의 대상자는 경남 C시에 소재한 300병상이상 2개 종합병원에 근무하는 간호사 240명이었으나 조사 거부자 및 기재 누락이 많은 응답이 많은 사람을 제외하고 209명을 최종 분석하였다. 자료수집은 2013년 5월 2일부터 5월 20일 사이 자기기입식의 구조화된 설문지로 이루어졌다. 수면의 질은 한국판 피츠버그 수면의 질 (PSQI-K)도구, 주간졸리움은 Epworth Sleepiness Scale(ESS)도구, 간호 업무 중 인지한 오류 경험은 연구자가 개발한 도구로 측정하였다. 교대 근무를 하는 병원 간호사의 수면의 질은 단순 분석에서는 낮번 고정 간호사보다 유의하게 나빴으나, 인구사회학적 특성, 건강행태, 그리고 근무 특성을 통제한 로지스틱 회귀분석에서는 유의하지 않았다(교차비 1.92, 95% 신뢰구간 0.58-6.37). 교대 근무를 하는 병원 간호사의 근무중 졸리움 정도는 단순분석과 다변량분석에서 공히 낮번 고정 간호사에 비하여 유의한 차이가 없었다. 교대 근무를 하는 병원 간호사는 간호 업무 중 인지한 오류 경험이 단순 분석에서는 낮번 고정 간호사보다 유의하게 더 많았다. 인구사회학적 특성, 건강행태, 근무특성, 그리고 수면의 질 및 주간졸리움의 정도를 통제한 로지스틱 회귀분석에서는 유의하지 않았다(교차비 1.26, 95% 신뢰구간 0.38-4.21). 우울감과 근무중 졸리움 정도는 인지한 오류 경험에 유의한 영향을 미쳤다. 우울감이 없는 사람에 비해 있는 사람에서 교차비가 3.31(95% 신뢰구간, 1.11-9.84)이었고, 근무중 졸리움정도가 1점 증가할수록 교차비가 1.18(95% 신뢰구간, 1.07-1.30)이었다. 결론적으로 병원 간호사의 교대 근무는 수면의 질, 근무중 졸리움, 그리고 간호 업무 중 인지한 오류 경험과는 독립적인 연관성은 없었으나, 근무중 졸리움은 인지한 오류 경험과 유의한 연관성이 있었다. 신뢰성 있는 결론을 내리기 위해서는 더 많은 연구가 필요하다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.155-169
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• 2003

본 연구는 농촌지역의 고혈압 관리실태를 파악하기 위하여 전국의 보건진료소 1,849개소를 모집단으로 하여 비례층화표출법에 의해 700개소의 보건진료소를 선정하여 자가보고식 설문지를 2003년 3월 13일부터 5월 13일까지 두 달간 실시하여 수집된 205개의 설문지를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 첫째, 보건진료원의 평균 연령은 42세였고, 근무경력은 11년에서 20년 사이가 62%를 차지하였고 20년 이상의 근무경력자도 17.2%로 나타났다. 교육수준은 간호대 3년제 졸업이 61.3%이고 대학원이상이 7.0%였다. 둘째, 조사대상지역의 생업별 지리적 특성은 농촌인 곳이 77.3%, 어촌이 14.7%이고, 행정적 관할인구는 501-1,000명이 44.3%였고, 실제적 관할인구는 501-1,000명이 53.3%였다. 65세 이상인구의 비율은 평균 26.7%이고, 담당하고 있는 리는 평균 4개이고, 마을건강원의 수는 평균 6명인 것으로 응답하였다. 셋째, 기타 고혈압 사업과 관련된 특성으로는 월평균 혈압측정자 비율은 평균 25.4%, 월평균 방문가구 중 고혈압 관리를 위해 방문하는 가구 비율은 평균 42.4%, 월평균 내소자 중에서 혈압으로 인해 보건진료소를 내소하는 비율은 평균 15.6%였다. 고혈압 사업을 하는데 있어서 운영협의회의 역할이 있다고 응답한 곳은 15.7%였고, 사업을 수행하는데 마을건강원이 도움된다고 응답한 곳이 52.7%이고 보건진료원 자신이 고혈압 사업을 수행하는데 능력이 충분하다고 응답한 곳이 76.2%였다. 보건지소와의 협조는 잘 된다고 한 곳이 43.4%, 안 된다고 한 곳이 56.7%인 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 일반주민을 대상으로 한 고혈압환자 예방사업 중에서 보건교육과 관련된 항목 중 보건교육내용선정과 교육시간선정은 보건진료원의 판단 하에 결정하는 경우가 50% 이상이었고, 1년 동안 4회 이상의 보건교육을 실시하는 곳이 56.7%이며, 교육방법은 강의와 시청각 매체를 이용하고 주로 사용하는 시청각 매체는 비디오라고 83.6%가 응답하였다. 교육자료는 보건소에서 배부 받아 사용하는 경우가 64.5%였고 교육 후에 평가를 실시하는 곳은 22.1%였다. 고혈압환자 조기발견은 96.1%가 보건진료소를 내소하는 경우에 혈압측정을 통해 발견하였고, 89.3%는 가정방문을 통해 환자를 발견, 49.1%는 지역사회 보건의료기관 및 일반자원으로부터 의뢰를 통해 환자를 발견하였다. 그 외에 집단 행사를 통해 환자를 발견하는 경우는 39.5%이고, 기존 자료를 통해 환자를 발견하는 경우는 35.7%였다. 다섯째, 고혈압환자를 대상으로 한 고혈압환자 등록 및 관리사업에서 고혈압 환자만을 위해 전용기록지를 사용하는 곳이 35.6%이고, 50% 이상이 타의료기관에서 관리받는 환자까지 보건진료소에 등록해서 관리하고 있었다. 고혈압관리수첩은 사용하지 않는 경우가 34.8%였고 고혈압환자 관리를 위해 전산프로그램을 사용하는 경우는 68.5%이고, 사용용도는 월보작성이나 환자치료 및 추구관리를 위해 사용한다고 60%이상이 응답하였고 10.6%는미치료자를색출하는데사용한다고응답하였다. 여섯째, 모든 의뢰환자에게 의뢰서를 발급하는 경우가 22%이고, 반드시 회신서를 확인해서 환자기록지에 보관하는 경우가 26.2%였다. 그외에 민간의료기관과의 공식적, 비공식적인 의뢰체계를 구축한 곳이 64.7%였다. 고혈압환자 치료 및 추구관리에서 투약관리와 혈압 상태관리는 95% 이상이 수행하고 있었으나 생활요법 중에서 스트레스나 비만관리, 식이관리는 약 7%정도가 전혀 확인을 안 하고 있다고 응답하였다. 또한 작년 한해 동안 고혈압환자 및 가족을 대상으로 교육을 실시한 경우가 약 30%였고, 고혈압 환자만을 대상으로 교육을 실시한 곳은 70.7%였다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.84-95
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• 2012

이 연구는 2008년 6월 1일부터 2008년 8월 31일까지 광주 전남지역에 소재하고 있는 20개 의료기관(병원 3, 의원 17)에서 신경학적 증상이 없는 단순 경 요추부 염좌 진단을 받고 입원 및 외래치료를 받은 환자 449명(입원=384명, 외래=85명)을 대상으로 민영의료보험 가입이 입원에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해 시행되었다. 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 조사한 응답 결과에 대해 단일변량분석을 시행하고 입원여부와 유의한 관련성이 있는 변수를 독립변수로 하여 다단계 로지스틱회귀분석을 실시한 결과와 그 함의는 다음과 같았다. 관련된 요인을 통제한 후에도 민영의료보험 가입여부의 입원에 대한 비차비는 3.31(95%CI 1.41-9.58)로서 민영의료보험 가입은 입원여부에 독립적으로 유의한 영향을 미치는 요인임이 확인되었다. 그 밖에 조사대상 환자군의 입원에 영향을 미치는 요인들을 변수군별로 보면 환자의 사회인구학적요인 변수군의 결정계수($R^2$)가 0.226로 가장 컸고 다음으로 의료기관 및 의료인 특성 변수군의 $R^2$=0.122, 질병 특성 변수군의 $R^2$=0.108 등이었으며 민영의료보험의 가입여부의 $R^2$=0.013으로 결정계수 값이 크지는 않았다. 이 연구는 경증질환 진단을 받은 환자를 대상으로 현재 중소규모 의료기관에서 진료중인 환자를 대상으로 민영의료보험 가입여부와 입원여부의 관련성을 구명한 국내 최초의 실증연구로서 민영의료보험의 가입이 초래하는 도덕적 해이의 존재와 정도를 일정부분 규명하였다는 점에서 그 의의를 찾아 볼 수 있다. 전 국민 의료보험제도 하에서 이는 민영의료보험 자체 뿐 아니라 건강보험에 대한 외부효과도 존재할 수 있음을 시사하는 결과로서 이를 내부화하기 위한 적절한 조치의 마련이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.89-100
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• 2005

의료서비스 만족도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하고, 만족도가 병원의 재이용 의사에 미치는 영향을 파악하고자 지방도시 일부 종합병원 환자 600명을 대상으로 2004년 2월 1일부터 2004년 4월 30일까지 설문조사를 실시한 결과, 의료서비스 만족지수는 전체 175점 만점에 $113.54{\pm}19.23$점으로 비교적 높은 점수를 나타냈고, 국공립병원 이용자가 $120.20{\pm}18.96$점으로 대학병원 이용자 $106.46{\pm}16.49$, 사립종합병원 이용자 $107.83{\pm}18.48$점 보다 유의한 수준에서 높게 나타났다(p<0.001). 만족지수를 4개영역별로 살펴보면 진료 서비스 만족지수는 총 30점 만점에 19.57점이었고, 간호사나 의사의 친절에 대한 만족지수는 총 55점 만점에 39.10점으로 비교적 높게 나타났으나 서비스 절차 및 시설이용 만족지수는 총 60점 만점에서 36.28점을 나타났으며 환경상태에 대한 영역에서는 30점 만점에 18.59점으로 나타났다. 병원이용 만족지수에 영향을 주는 요인을 알아보기 위해 다중선형회귀분석을 적용한 결과, 이용한 병원이 국공립병원인 경우 (${\beta}=0.16$), 연령이 많을수록 (${\beta}=0.15$), 의료비에 대한 인식이 싸기 때문에 이용한다 라고 생각하는 경우(${\beta}=0.15$) 타 병원 이용경험이 있는 경우 (${\beta}=0.12$)에 만족지수가 유의하게 높았다. 병원의 재이용의사 비율은 긍적적인 비율이 전체 46.8%였고, 진료비가 비싸도 다시 이용하겠다는 비율이 전체 31.3%로 국공립병원 이용자들의 재이용의사 비율(44.7%)이 대학병원 이용자(20.0%), 사립종합병원 이용자(13.3%)의 비율보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다(p<0.001). 또한 이용한 병원의 좋은 점을 주위에 알리겠다고 한 비율이 전체 41.5%이었다. 재이용 의사에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과, 연령(${\beta}=0.09$)과, 건강검진 여부(${\beta}=0.08$)가 유의하게 영향을 미쳤고 진료 서비스 만족지수(${\beta}=0.35$), 친절 및 대인관계 만족지수(${\beta}=0.17$)가 높은 상관성을 보였다($R^2=0.37$). 이 결과로 병원내의 인적요인에 의한 만족도가 높을수록 재이용 의사가 높아짐을 알 수 있었다. 병원의 마케팅 전략 면에서 한번 방문한 의료서비스 이용자의 재이용 의사는 매우 중요하다. 재이용 의사에는 진료서비스 만족지수가 크게 영향을 미치므로 진료서비스 만족도를 높이기 위한 전략이 중요하다고 생각된다. 특히 진료 서비스 만족도와 구성원의 대인 및 친절에 대한 만족도가 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 것으로 볼 때, 병원의 환경이나 시설보다는 인적관리가 더욱 중요한 것으로 생각된다. 그러므로 마케팅 전략에서 의료인의 질적 수준을 높이기 위한 재교육 및 병원 구성원들의 친절교육을 강화하는 것이 가장 중요하다고 생각된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.130-141
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• 2013

이 연구는 응급구급대원들을 대상으로 뇌졸중과 관련된 교육에 대한 특성 및 뇌졸중 조기증상 인지수준을 파악함으로써 이와 관련된 교육프로그램 운영의 필요성과 방향을 제시하고자 수행하였다. 연구 대상자는 전라북도 전체 응급구급대원 298명이었으며 설문조사는 직접면접법을 통해 이뤄졌다. 조사기간은 2011년 4월 1일-30일까지 1개월 동안 이루어졌다. 연구결과 뇌졸중 관련 교육 이수율은 63.2%로 나타났으며 주로 소방학교(63.1%)를 통해 이수하고 있었다. 그러나 대상자들의 뇌졸중 관련 교육 실시요구도(85.0%)는 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 뇌졸중 조기증상에 대한 전반적인 조기인지 수준 및 뇌졸중 환자 상태평가 점수는 여자에서, 30대 미만, 소방사에서, 구급업무를 직접 담당자에서, 응급구조사에서 뇌졸중 환자 상태평가 수준이 높게 나타났다. 뇌졸중 환자 발생 시 우선적 조치사항으로는 전문치료가 가능한 최근접 병원으로의 환자 이송이 82.8%로 나타났다. 뇌졸중 조기증상에 대한 인지수준, 환자 상태평가, 환자처치에 대한 적절성은 뇌졸중 관련 교육 이수자에서 비이수자보다 높게 나타났다. 응급구급대원은 뇌졸중 조기증상에 대한 조기인지 수준이 증가할수록 뇌졸중 환자 처치에 대한 자신감, 처치 만족도, 처치 적절성이 향상되는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 응급구급대원들을 대상으로 하는 뇌졸중 관련 교육 프로그램 개발 및 운영이 필요하다. 교육 프로그램 개발 및 운영 시에는 기존 교육프로그램에 대한 심층분석을 통해 대상자들의 특성을 고려한 교육내용과 적절한 교육과정을 확보함으로써 교육 대상자들의 요구도를 충족시키고, 교육 이수율을 높여 궁극적으로는 응급구급대원들의 실질적인 역량 강화를 이룰 수 있도록 해야겠다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.211-219
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• 2022

이 연구는 농업인들의 업무상 재해 예방 인식을 조사하고자 실시하였다. 연구 방법으로는 질적연구방법 중 하나인 포커스 그룹 인터뷰를 하였고 이를 위해 대상자는 일개 광역시도의 농업인 단체 중 연구에 동의한 회원이다. 인터뷰 참여자는 5개 단체의 18명이 었다. 연구 결과 농업인들이 제공받은 업무상 질병 예방 관리 서비스는 현재 주로 기존의 다른 교육시 포함하여 진행하는 것이 많았으며 그마저도 본인이 하고있는 농작업과 관련성이 적어 실효성이 낮았다. 안전교육에 대한 참여에 강제성이 있으면 좋겠다는 응답이 있었고, 참여시 인센티브 나아가서 인증제를 도입하는 것을 고려해 보아야 할 것이다. 농업인의 업무상 질병 관리를 위한 것 중, 예방, 진단, 치료, 보상 분야 등으로 구분하였을 때, 먼저 필요한 것은 진단, 치료를 위한 병원 지정(농업인 업무상 재해를 진료할 수 있는 병원)과 농업인 안전 보험의 보상 내용의 실질화를 요구하였다. 즉 예방에 대해서는 실천의 어려움 그리고 단기 효과의 부재 등을 이유로 중요성에 비해 요구도는 오히려 낮았다. 가장 우선하여 예방을 시행해야 하는 업무상 질병의 종류는 근골격계질환, 농약 중독 관련 질환(심혈관질환, 호흡기질환), 우울증과 같은 정신과 질환, 알레르기 질환 등 다양하게 응답하였을 하였다. 그런데 이는 농작업 시 본인들이 느끼는 유해인자에 따른 결과이었을 것이다. 그리고 업무상 질병을 진단받은 농업인 환자를 위해서는 농업인 안전 보험 강화라고 하였다. 농업을 안전하고도 건강하게 발전시키기 위해서는 농업인의 업무상 재해를 예방하고 관리하는 것이 필요하며, 농업인들의 문화, 경제적 장벽 해소 그리고 우리나라 농작업 특성을 고려한 사업이 개발되어야 할 것이다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.27-36
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• 1975

The success of the family planning program in Korea is reflected in the decrease in the growth rate from 3.0% in 1962 to 2.0% in 1971, and in the decrease in the fertility rate from 43/1,000 in 1960 to 29/1,000 in 1970. However, it would be erroneous to attribute these reductions entirely to the family planning program. Other socio-economic factors, such as the increasing age at marriage and the increasing use of induced abortions, definitely had an impact on the lowered growth and fertility rate. Despite the relative success of the program to data in meeting its goals, there is no room for complacency. Meeting the goal of a further reduction in the population growth rate to 1.3% by 1981 is a much more difficult task than any one faced in the past. Not only must fertility be lowered further, but the size of the target population itself will expand tremendously in the late seventies; due to the post-war baby boom of the 1950's reaching reproductive ages. Furthermore, it is doubtful that the age at marriage will continue to rise as in the past or that the incidence of induced abortion will continue to increase. Consequently, future reductions in fertility will be more dependent on the performance of the national family planning program, with less assistance from these non-program factors. This paper will describe various approaches to help to the solution of these current problems. 1. PRACTICE RATE IN FAMILY PLANNING In 1973, the attitude (approval) and knowledge rates were quite high; 94% and 98% respectively. But a large gap exists between that and the actual practice rate, which is only 3695. Two factors must be considered in attempting to close the KAP-gap. The first is to change social norms, which still favor a larger family, increasing the practice rate cannot be done very quickly. The second point to consider is that the family planning program has not yet reached all the eligible women. A 1973 study determineded that a large portion, 3096 in fact, of all eligible women do not want more children, but are not practicing family planning. Thus, future efforts to help close the KAP-gap must focus attention and services on this important large group of potential acceptors. 2. CONTINUATION RATES Dissatisfaction with the loop and pill has resulted in high discontinuation rates. For example, a 1973 survey revealed that within the first six months initial loop acceptance. nearly 50% were dropouts, and that within the first four months of inital pill acceptance. nearly 50% were dropouts. These discontinuation rates have risen over the past few years. The high rate of discontinuance obviously decreases the contraceptive effectiveness. and has resulted in many unwanted births which is directly related to the increase of induced abortions. In the future, the family planning program must emphasize the improved quality of initial and follow-up services. rather than more quantity, in order to insure higher continuation rates and thus more effective contraceptive protection. 3. INDUCED ABORTION As noted earlier. the use of induced abortions has been increase yearly. For example, in 1960, the average number of abortions was 0.6 abortions per women in the 15-44 age range. By 1970. that had increased to 2 abortions per women. In 1966. 13% of all women between 15-44 had experienced at least one abortion. By 1971, that figure jumped to 28%. In 1973 alone, the total number of abortions was 400,000. Besides the ever incre.sing number of induced abortions, another change has that those who use abortions have shifted since 1965 to include- not. only the middle class, but also rural and low-income women. In the future. in response to the demand for abortion services among rural and low-income w~men, the government must provide and support abortion services for these women as a part of the national family planning program. 4. TARGET SYSTIi:M Since 1962, the nationwide target system has been used to set a target for each method, and the target number of acceptors is then apportioned out to various sub-areas according to the number of eligible couples in each area. Because these targets are set without consideration for demographic factors, particular tastes, prejudices, and previous patterns of acceptance in the area, a high discontinuation rate for all methods and a high wastage rate for the oral pill and condom results. In the future. to alleviate these problems of the methodbased target system. an alternative. such as the weighted-credit system, should be adopted on a nation wide basis. In this system. each contraceptive method is. assigned a specific number of points based upon the couple-years of protection (CYP) provided by the method. and no specific targets for each method are given. 5. INCREASE OF STERILIZA.TION TARGET Two special projects. the hospital-based family planning program and the armed forces program, has greatly contributed to the increasing acceptance in female and male sterilization respectively. From January-September 1974, 28,773 sterilizations were performed. During the same time in 1975, 46,894 were performed; a 63% increase. If this trend continues, by the end of 1975. approximately 70,000 sterilizations will have been performed. Sterilization is a much better method than both the loop and pill, in terms of more effective contraceptive protection and the almost zero dropout rate. In the future, the. family planning program should continue to stress the special programs which make more sterilizations possible. In particular, it should seek to add the laparoscope techniques to facilitate female sterilization acceptance rates. 6. INCREASE NUMBER OF PRIVATE ACCEPTORS Among the current family planning users, approximately 1/3 are in the private sector and thus do not- require government subsidy. The number of private acceptors increases with increasing urbanization and economic growth. To speed this process, the government initiated the special hospital based family planning program which is utilized mostly by the private sector. However, in the future, to further hasten the increase of private acceptors, the government should encourage doctors in private practice to provide family planning services, and provide the contraceptive supplies. This way, those do utilize the private medical system will also be able to receive family planning services and pay for it. Another means of increasing the number of private acceptors, IS to greatly expand the commercial outlets for pills and condoms beyond the existing service points of drugstores, hospitals, and health centers. 7. IE&C PROGRAM The current preferred family size is nearly twice as high as needed to achieve a stable poplation. Also, a strong boy preference hinders a small family size as nearly all couples fuel they must have at least one or more sons. The IE&C program must, in the future, strive to emphasize the values of the small family and equality of the sexes. A second problem for the IE&C program to work. with in the: future is the large group of people who approves family planning, want no more children, but do not practice. The IE&C program must work to motivate these people to accept family planning And finally, for those who already practice, an IE&C program in the future must stress continuation of use. The IE&C campaign, to insure highest effectiveness, should be based on a detailed factor analysis of contraceptive discontinuance. In conclusion, Korea faces a serious unfavorable sociodemographic situation- in the future unless the population growth rate can be curtailed. And in the future, the decrease in fertility will depend solely on the family planning program, as the effect of other socio-economic factors has already been maximumally felt. A second serious factor to consider is the increasing number of eligible women due to the 1950's baby boom. Thus, to meet these challenges, the program target must be increased and the program must improve the effectiveness of its current activities and develop new programs.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.165-203
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• 1987

This project was a service-cum-research effort with a quasi-experimental study design to examine the health benefits of an integrated Family Planning (FP)/Maternal & Child health (MCH) Service approach that provides crucial factors missing in the present on-going programs. The specific objectives were: 1) To test the effectiveness of trained nurse/midwives (MW) assigned as change agents in the Health Sub-Center (HSC) to bring about the changes in the eight FP/MCH indicators, namely; (i)FP/MCH contacts between field workers and their clients (ii) the use of effective FP methods, (iii) the inter-birth interval and/or open interval, (iv) prenatal care by medically qualified personnel, (v) medically supervised deliveries, (vi) the rate of induced abortion, (vii) maternal and infant morbidity, and (viii) preinatal & infant mortality. 2) To measure the integrative linkage (contacts) between MW & HSC workers and between HSC and clients. 3) To examine the organizational or administrative factors influencing integrative linkage between health workers. Study design; The above objectives called for quasi-experimental design setting up a study and control area with and without a midwife. An active intervention program (FP/MCH minimum 'package' program) was conducted for a 2 year period from June 1982-July 1984 in Seosan County and 'before and after' surveys were conducted to measure the change. Service input; This study was undertaken by the Soonchunhyang University in collaboration with WHO. After a baseline survery in 1981, trained nurses/midwives were introduced into two health sub-centers in a rural setting (Seosan county) for a 2 year period from 1982 to 1984. A major service input was the establishment of midwifery services in the existing health delivery system with emphasis on nurse/midwife's role as the link between health workers (nurse aids) and village health workers, and the referral of risk patients to the private physician (OBGY specialist). An evaluation survey was made in August 1984 to assess the effectiveness of this alternative integrated approach in the study areas in comparison with the control area which had normal government services. Method of evaluation; a. In this study, the primary objective was first to examine to what extent the FP/MCH package program brought about changes in the pre-determined eight indicators (outcome and impact measures) and the following relationship was first analyzed; b. Nevertheless, this project did not automatically accept the assumption that if two or more activities were integrated, the results would automatically be better than a non-integrated or categorical program. There is a need to assess the 'integration process' itself within the package program. The process of integration was measured in terms of interactive linkages, or the quantity & quality of contacts between workers & clients and among workers. Intergrative linkages were hypothesized to be influenced by organizational factors at the HSC clinic level including HSC goals, sltrurture, authority, leadership style, resources, and personal characteristics of HSC staff. The extent or degree of integration, as measured by the intensity of integrative linkages, was in turn presumed to influence programme performance. Thus as indicated diagrammatically below, organizational factors constituted the independent variables, integration as the intervening variable and programme performance with respect to family planning and health services as the dependent variable: Concerning organizational factors, however, due to the limited number of HSCs (2 in the study area and 3 in the control area), they were studied by participatory observation of an anthropologist who was independent of the project. In this observation, we examined whether the assumed integration process actually occurred or not. If not, what were the constraints in producing an effective integration process. Summary of Findings; A) Program effects and impact 1. Effects on FP use: During this 2 year action period, FP acceptance increased from 58% in 1981 to 78% in 1984 in both the study and control areas. This increase in both areas was mainly due to the new family planning campaign driven by the Government for the same study period. Therefore, there was no increment of FP acceptance rate due to additional input of MW to the on-going FP program. But in the study area, quality aspects of FP were somewhat improved, having a better continuation rate of IUDs & pills and more use of effective Contraceptive methods in comparison with the control area. 2. Effects of use of MCH services: Between the study and control areas, however, there was a significant difference in maternal and child health care. For example, the coverage of prenatal care was increased from 53% for 1981 birth cohort to 75% for 1984 birth cohort in the study area. In the control area, the same increased from 41% (1981) to 65% (1984). It is noteworthy that almost two thirds of the recent birth cohort received prenatal care even in the control area, indicating that there is a growing demand of MCH care as the size of family norm becomes smaller 3. There has been a substantive increase in delivery care by medical professions in the study area, with an annual increase rate of 10% due to midwives input in the study areas. The project had about two times greater effect on postnatal care (68% vs. 33%) at delivery care(45.2% vs. 26.1%). 4. The study area had better reproductive efficiency (wanted pregancies with FP practice & healthy live births survived by one year old) than the control area, especially among women under 30 (14.1% vs. 9.6%). The proportion of women who preferred the 1st trimester for their first prenatal care rose significantly in the study area as compared to the control area (24% vs 13%). B) Effects on Interactive Linkage 1. This project made a contribution in making several useful steps in the direction of service integration, namely; i) The health workers have become familiar with procedures on how to work together with each other (especially with a midwife) in carrying out their work in FP/MCH and, ii) The health workers have gotten a feeling of the usefulness of family health records (statistical integration) in identifying targets in their own work and their usefulness in caring for family health. 2. On the other hand, because of a lack of required organizational factors, complete linkage was not obtained as the project intended. i) In regards to the government health worker's activities in terms of home visiting there was not much difference between the study & control areas though the MW did more home visiting than Government health workers. ii) In assessing the service performance of MW & health workers, the midwives balanced their workload between 40% FP, 40% MCH & 20% other activities (mainly immunization). However, $85{\sim}90%$ of the services provided by the health workers were other than FP/MCH, mainly for immunizations such as the encephalitis campaign. In the control area, a similar pattern was observed. Over 75% of their service was other than FP/MCH. Therefore, the pattern shows the health workers are a long way from becoming multipurpose workers even though the government is pushing in this direction. 3. Villagers were much more likely to visit the health sub-center clinic in the study area than in the control area (58% vs.31%) and for more combined care (45% vs.23%). C) Organization factors (admistrative integrative issues) 1. When MW (new workers with higher qualification) were introduced to HSC, it was noted that there were conflicts between the existing HSC workers (Nurse aids with less qualification than MW) and the MW for the beginning period of the project. The cause of the conflict was studied by an anthropologist and it was pointed out that these functional integration problems stemmed from the structural inadequacies of the health subcenter organization as indicated below; i) There is still no general consensus about the objectives and goals of the project between the project staff and the existing health workers. ii) There is no formal linkage between the responsibility of each member's job in the health sub-center. iii) There is still little chance for midwives to play a catalytic role or to establish communicative networks between workers in order to link various knowledge and skills to provide better FP/MCH services in the health sub-center. 2. Based on the above findings the project recommended to the County Chief (who has power to control the administrative staff and the technical staff in his county) the following ; i) In order to solve the conflicts between the individual roles and functions in performing health care activities, there must be goals agreed upon by both. ii) The health sub·center must function as an autonomous organization to undertake the integration health project. In order to do that, it is necessary to support administrative considerations, and to establish a communication system for supervision and to control of the health sub-centers. iii) The administrative organization, tentatively, must be organized to bind the health worker's midwive's and director's jobs by an organic relationship in order to achieve the integrative system under the leadership of health sub-center director. After submitting this observation report, there has been better understanding from frequent meetings & communication between HW/MW in FP/MCH work as the program developed. Lessons learned from the Seosan Project (on issues of FP/MCH integration in Korea); 1) A majority or about 80% of the couples are now practicing FP. As indicated by the study, there is a growing demand from clients for the health system to provide more MCH services than FP in order to maintain the achieved small size of family through FP practice. It is fortunate to see that the government is now formulating a MCH policy for the year 2,000 and revising MCH laws and regulations to emphasize more MCH care for achieving a small size family through family planning practice. 2) Goal consensus in FP/MCH shouBd be made among the health workers It administrators, especially to emphasize the need of care of 'wanted' child. But there is a long way to go to realize the 'real' integration of FP into MCH in Korea, unless there is a structural integration FP/MCH because a categorical FP is still first priority to reduce the rate of population growth for economic reasons but not yet for health/welfare reasons in practice. 3) There should be more financial allocation: (i) a midwife should be made available to help to promote the MCH program and coordinate services, (in) there should be a health sub·center director who can provide leadership training for managing the integrated program. There is a need for 'organizational support', if the decision of integration is made to obtain benefit from both FP & MCH. In other words, costs should be paid equally to both FP/MCH. The integration slogan itself, without the commitment of paying such costs, is powerless to advocate it. 4) Need of management training for middle level health personnel is more acute as the Government has already constructed 90 MCH centers attached to the County Health Center but without adequate manpower, facilities, and guidelines for integrating the work of both FP and MCH. 5) The local government still considers these MCH centers only as delivery centers to take care only of those visiting maternity cases. The MCH center should be a center for the managment of all pregnancies occurring in the community and the promotion of FP with a systematic and effective linkage of resources available in the county such as i.e. Village Health Worker, Community Health Practitioner, Health Sub-center Physicians & Health workers, Doctors and Midwives in MCH center, OBGY Specialists in clinics & hospitals as practiced by the Seosan project at primary health care level.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.163-193
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• 1997

복지사회를 지향하는 오늘날, 건강 중진에 직접 관계되는 의료시설의 접근성 문제는 주요 과제이다. 특히 삶의 질이라는 측면에서 질병의 치료 외에 건강진단, 예방과 회복, 요양 및 응급서비스의 비중이 커지고, 인구의 노령화 현상이 진전되면서 의료시설의 효율적인 입지가 주 관심사로 대두되고 있다. 의료시설은 주민의 생존과 직접 관계되는 기본적이고도 필수적인 중심시설로, 지역 주민은 균등한 혜택을 받을 수 있어야 한다. 이를 실현시키기 위해서는 기본적으로는 효율성과 평등성을 기반으로 1차 진료기관이 균등 분포해야 한다. 이에 본 연구에서는, 광주시를 사례지역으로 선정하여 의료시설의 입지와 그에 대한 주민의 효율적 이용에 관하여 분석하였다. 분석에 있어서는 통계자료와 기존의 연구 성과 외에 설문 및 현지조사 자료를 기반으로 시설 측면과 이용자 측면을 동시에 고찰하였다. 우선 의료 환경의 변화 및 의료시설의 변화 과정을 고찰하고, 이어서 의료시설의 유형별 입지 특성과 주민의 분포 특성을 고려한 지역별 의료수준을 분석하였다. 그리고 유형별 의료시설의 이용행태와 그 요인을 구명한 후, 마지막으로 장래 이용 유형의 예측과 문제지역의 추출, 나아가서는 시설의 합리적인 입지와 경영 방향을 제시하였다. 본 연구 결과는, 앞으로 신설될 의료시설의 적정 입지에 관한 기본 자료로서는 물론 지역 주민의 불평등성 해소라는 응용적 측면에서 의의를 지닌다.