• 해양안보
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.175-214
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• 2020

탈냉전기에 발생한 해적행위를 설명하기 위해 진행되었던 기존의 연구들은 해적행위의 부상 현상을 효과적으로 설명하지 못하였다. 첫째, 소규모의 해상강도가 대규모의 해적집단으로 성장하는 과정이 연구되지 않았다. 둘째, 소말리아 및 나이지리아와 유사한 조건의 국가에서 해적행위가 저조한 경우가 설명되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 취약국가에서 외세의 경제 해양주권 침해가 심하게 나타날수록 해적행위의 강도와 빈도가 높아진다고 주장한다. 소말리아와 나이지리아에서는 외세에 의한 경제 해양주권 침해행위가 심하게 나타났으며, 지역 경제의 침체와 외세에 대한 적개심을 바탕으로 외국 선박을 공격하는 해적행위가 발달하기에 유리한 조건이 조성되어 해적행위의 부상이 나타났다. 한편 소말리아의 북쪽에 위치한 예멘은 대표적인 취약국가이지만 해적행위가 거의 발생하지 않았으며 외세에 의한 경제 해양주권 침해행위도 나타나지 않았다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.422-434
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• 2022

Objectives: With an increase in the population of the elderly in Korea, their nutritional status has become a cause for concern. This study was designed to compare the nutritional intake and health status of the Korean elderly according to their body mass index. Methods: The subjects were 3,274 elderly people aged 65 and above who had participated in the 2016-2018 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The subjects were divided into four groups: underweight, normal, overweight, and obese, based on their BMI. The general characteristics, daily energy, and nutrient intakes, nutrient intakes compared to the recommended nutrient intake, percentage of participants whose nutrient intake was lower than the estimated average requirement (EAR), index of nutrient quality, the mean adequacy ratio (MAR), intakes by food group, and health status of the four groups were compared. Results: Underweight elderly people showed lower energy, lipids, dietary fiber, vitamin C, riboflavin, niacin, phosphorus, sodium, and potassium intake and MAR score (P < 0.001) compared to the normal or obese elderly. The mean protein, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin C, phosphorus, and iron intake of the underweight elderly was lower than the EAR (P < 0.05). Underweight elderly people also had a lower intake of vegetables and fats, oil and sweets food groups than the other groups (P < 0.001). The prevalence of diabetes and dyslipidemia was higher in the obese group, but the percentage of anemia was higher in the underweight group. Conclusions: Underweight elderly people were vulnerable to undernutrition and were at a higher risk of anemia.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this study is analysing the influence of how health behavior such as smoking, drinking, and consuming salt and obesity affects to blood pressure and providing useful data for preventing ischemic heart disease of Peru which is main cause of death since 2012 and promoting healthy lifestyle of community. Methods: At the selected four districts in Lima and Callao region of Peru by KOICA Peru office, survey was conducted among adults over the age of 18. Excepted 19 incomplete people for the missing, 686 people were analysed in this survey. Results: There was no significant relationship between blood pressure and drinking and salt intake. By regression analysis, systolic blood pressure was significantly related with gender, age and abdominal obesity and diastolic blood pressure was significantly related with gender and abdominal obesity. Conclusions: As a result, diastolic and systolic blood pressure are mainly affected by waist circumference and gender. Therefore, It's need to be classifying male into vulnerable groups in the occurrence of hypertension and providing health education and information about hypertension to them. For improving health status of vulnerable group, awareness of hypertension prevention and changing unhealthy lifestyle to healthy lifestyle activities are necessary. In the end, it is necessary to prevent abdominal obesity through periodic health education.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2001

With a continuous and steep increase in life expectancies, Korean society is expected to enter the aged society by year 2020. And as the number of elderly increases, the burden of medical and health care expenses for them becomes greater in every developed society. Hence, the preventive approach for chronic degenerative diseases remains to be the best solution for the above-mentioned problem and warranting optimal nutrition would be one of the most important approaches. We performed a nutrition survey on 585 older adults of 50 years of age and older, residing in 3 metropolitan areas including Daejun, Daeku and Kwangju. Anthropometry, including body composition analysis based on the bioelectrical impedance analysis using InBody 3.0 and dietary intake survey by semi-quantitative flood frequency questionnaires, were used in collecting data. As one of the most important factors affecting the health and nutritional status of the elderly, we focused on living arrangements. Analyses were performed on the data from 550 subjects only, after excluding statistical outliers. Three hundred and sixty-eight of them(66.9%) were female and the number of elderly(65 years of age and older) was 485. According to the statistical analyses, the female elderly were more vulnerable to malnutrition than the male elderly. And the older they befame, the less adequate they were in nutrient intake. In addition to this, the elderly living alone showed the poorest patterns of nutrient intake and anthropometry. Although the exact effect of living alone could differ among different sex-age groups, the fact that the elderly living alone is vulnerable to malnutrition would remain concrete. This raises the utmost necessity of nutrition intervention to be devised and directed to the targeted population, namely the living-alone elderly from the government level. The intervention may include nutrition education, nutrition counseling and support In forms of meal service by networking the efforts of central as well as local governments to ensure the good health of the Korean elderly.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.290-300
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• 2017

이 연구는 의료서비스를 이용함에 있어 서로 성격이 다른 사립병원과 국공립병원을 선택하는 결정 요인은 무엇인지를 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다. Andersen의 행동모형 이론을 적용하여 욕구요인, 가능성 요인, 개인적 요인을 결정요인으로 하는 모형을 개발하였다. 분석 자료는 한국의료패널 2008년부터 2013년까지 6년 동안의 자료 데이터 중 입원서비스를 이용한 건수를 기준으로 하였고, 분석대상은 18세 이상자로 제한하였으며, 최종 분석에 사용한 입원의료이용 건수는 14,365건이다. 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과에 따르면, 국공립병원 선택요인은 대체로 Andersen의 행동모형이 잘 적용되는 것으로 나타났다. 특히, 사회경제적 약자들인 노인, 저소득층, 국가 유공자 및 의료급여자, 만성질환자, 장애가 있는 환자들은 사립병원보다는 국공립병원을 더 선택하였다. 따라서, 저소득 취약계층에 적정한 의료서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 국공립병원에서 제공하는 의료서비스의 강화가 필요하다는 정책적인 시사점을 발견하였다.

• 한국도서관정보학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.295-318
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• 2020

본 연구는 도서관이라는 사회적 기관이 변화하는 이용자, 특히 지식정보취약계층의 변화하는 정보요구를 파악하여 능동적으로 서비스를 제공하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구는 지역사회기반참여연구 방법론을 도입하여 A지역의 B동 이주민 계층의 정보요구를 분석하였다. 연구의 전반적인 과정에 걸쳐 지역사회와 협력했으며 A지역의 지식정보소외계층을 위한 포용 도서관 전략을 제안하였다. 이주민은 쉬운 글 자료, 독서활동 프로그램, 여가문화 프로그램, 리터러시 프로그램에 대한 요구가 많았다. 특히 다양한 지역내 유관기관과의 협력을 통해 서비스가 제공되어야 할 것으로 분석되었다. 연구 결과로 현재 도서관에 깊이 참여하는 경험을 제공하는 것과 다양한 정보원(리소스가이드)를 제공하고 자녀를 통한 홍보 등을 제안하였다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.64-70
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• 2018

Objectives: In most countries around the world, sex work is an illegal activity. Female sex workers (FSWs) in Iran hide their identities, and they are known to be a hard-to-reach population. Despite free access to HIV testing, fewer than half of FSWs receive HIV testing. The purpose of this study was to characterize the reasons for which FSWs do not seek testing at drop-in centers (DICs) and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) centers in Iran. Methods: A qualitative study was conducted in 2016. The participants were 24 FSWs who received services at VCT centers and DICs for vulnerable females in the north of Iran and 9 males who were the clients of FSWs. In this study, we made use of purposive sampling and carried out a thematic analysis. Results: We found 4 major and 6 minor themes. The major themes were: fear of being infected (with HIV), stigma, indifference, and knowledge. Conclusions: Despite the significant efforts made by the government of Iran to establish and expand DICs for vulnerable females, the number of FSWs receiving services at these centers has not been very considerable. Consequently, by introducing and implementing training programs for peer groups, it may be possible to take steps toward establishing strategic programs for the control and prevention of HIV/AIDS.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2018

Background: The "Tuberculosis Relief Belt Supporting Project (Tuberculosis Patient Management Project for Poverty Groups)" is a national program for socioeconomically vulnerable tuberculosis (TB) patients. We sought to evaluate the clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of poverty-stricken TB patients, and determined the need for relief. Methods: We examined in-patients with TB, who were supported by this project at the National Medical Center from 2014 to 2015. We retrospectively investigated the patients' socioeconomic status, clinical characteristics, and project expenditures. Results: Fifty-eight patients were enrolled. Among 55 patients with known income status, 24 (43.6%) had no income. Most patients (80%) lived alone. A total of 48 patients (82.8%) had more than one underlying disease. More than half of the enrolled patients (30 patients, 51.7%) had smear-positive TB. Cavitary disease was found in 38 patients (65.5%). Among the 38 patients with known resistance status, 19 (50%) had drug-resistant TB. In terms of disease severity, 96.6% of the cases had moderate-to-severe disease. A total of 14 patients (26.4%) died during treatment. Nursing expenses were supported for 12 patients (20.7%), with patient transportation costs reimbursed for 35 patients (60%). In terms of treatment expenses for 31 people (53.4%), 93.5% of them were supported by uninsured benefits. Conclusion: Underlying disease, infectivity, drug resistance, severity, and death occurred frequently in socioeconomically vulnerable patients with TB. Many uninsured treatment costs were not supported by the current government TB programs, and the "Tuberculosis Relief Belt Supporting Project" compensated for these limitations.

• 의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.63-74
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• 2022

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to present an evacuation performance analysis model that can derive vulnerable evacuation spaces with considering the movement behavior as per the elderly groups in the event of a fire in a geriatric hospital. Methods: The evacuation characteristics of geriatric hospital users were investigated through the review of precedent studies. First, the occupant conditions and the evacuation scenario were set to analyze a study target hospital. Then, the evacuation simulation was carried out considering the group types and the density of each group. Finally, an evacuation performance analysis model according to the group type was presented based on the simulation results. Results: The results of this study are as follows: (1) The evacuation performance according to the group type is to be clarified through the suggested study model. (2) It is necessary to secure a ramp or an emergency elevator to distribute the evacuation personnel at the design stage because congestion occurs due to collisions between evacuees on the stairs and delays the evacuation time. (3) It is necessary to consider the evacuation stairs and openings of sufficient size by analyzing the frequency of congestion occurrence and the escape routes of occupants in advance to identify the space where the evacuation flow overlaps. Implications: It is expected that the study result is to be used as primary data for studies that consider the elderly and clustering evacuation behavior in the event of a fire in a geriatric hospital.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.128-135
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• 2014

Background: With ageing and growing importance of disease management system, it is necessary to investigate the extent of regional difference in service utilization for chronic diseases among the elderly and to reflect it in designing the system. Methods: A multiple regression analysis and descriptive statistics analyses were employed using patient survey, which covers nationwide health facilities and their users. Results: While the differences in the rate of service utilization/utilization outside living area between urban and rural areas or between income levels are not large, considerable variations are observed within urban or rural areas and within income groups. Conclusion: This results suggest that it is important to subsidize economically disadvantaged segments of the population and residents of less-favored areas to be better-equipped for chronic disease management in order to prevent the development of severe ailments and the need for treatment at higher-level medical institutions. Improvements to the service infrastructure in vulnerable regions are essential.