• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.44-65
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• 1983

As a part of the epidemiological studies of clonorchiasis, this study was conducted to evaluate the current endemicity and the natural transition of the Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gun and delta area a high endemic area in Korea in recent years, prior to the introduction of praziquantel which will eventually influence the status of the prevalence. The data obtained in this study in 1983 were evaluated for natural transition of the infection in comparison with those obtained 16 years ago in 1967 by the author(Kim, 1974). The areas of investigation, villages and schools surveyed, methods and techniques used in this study were the same as in 1967, except for the contents of the questionnaire for raw freshwater fish consumption by the local inhabitants. 1) The prevalence rate of clonorchiasis in the general population of the villages was 48.1% on the average out of a total of 484 persons examined. The average of those of the riverside-delta area was 65.2% and 43.0% in the inland area. Among the schoolchildren, the prevalence rate was 8.2% on the average out of a total of 1,423 examined. By area, the prevalence rate was 10.8% in the riverside delta area and 2.8% in the inland area. By sex, difference in the prevalence was seen only in the inhabitants of the inland area showing 52.4% in the male and 33.5% in the female. 2) In the natural transition of the infection, the prevalence rate among the inhabitants has decreased from 68.8% in 1967 to 48.1% in 1983, and in the schoolchildren from 56.4% in 1967 to 8.2% in 1983. The reduction rate was higher in the riverside-delta area than in the inland area. 3) In the prevalence rate by age, 11.9% was first seen in the 5-9 age group and the rate gradually increased up to 75.0% in the 50-59 age group. By sex, the rate was higher in the male than in the female in the 20-29 age group and over. 4) In the natural transition of the prevalence rate by age, the reduction rate of the infection during the past 16 years was greater in the younger age groups up to the 40-49 age group and reached the same level in the age group 50-59. Reduction was seen again in the age group over 60s. By sex, the reduction rate was greater in the female than in the male in the 20-29 age group and over. By area, the reduction rate was greater in the riverside delta area than in the inland area, particularly in the young age groups. 5) In the intensity of the infection among the cases, the mean egg out-put per mg feces per infected cases(EPmg) in the inhabitants was 6.3. EPmg of those of the river-side-delta area was 15.4 and that of the in-land was 2.8. On the other hand, in the schoolchildren, EPmg was 3.2, and no difference was seen between the two areas, the river-side-delta area and the inland area. 6) In the transition of the intensity of the infection by area, EPmg among the inhabitants inexplically increased from 7.8 in 1967 to 15.4 in 1983. This was probably caused by uneven specimen collection in the process of sampling the population. EPmg of the inhabitants in the inland area and those of the schoolchildren of both riverside delta and inland areas showed a similar decrease in the past 16 years. 7) The intensity of the infection by age showed a relatively low level in the 20-29 age group and below, and EPmg 5.1-9.5 was seen in the 30-39 age group and over. Sex, Epmg was 5.8 in the male and 4.7 the female. By in 8) In the transition of the intensity of the infection, EPmg decreased from 6.2 in 1967 to 5.4 in 1983. By age, in contrast to the figures of 1967 in which EPmg gradually increased with some fluctuation from 1.1 in the 0-4 age group to peak 10.5 in the 50-59 age group, in 1983 lower intensity of the infection was seen in the age group from 10-14 to 20-29 with the EPmg range of 0.6-2.7. 9) In the distribution of the clonorchiasis cases by the range of EPmg value, 43.2% of the cases were in 0.1 0.9 and 34.6% in 1.0-4.9. As a whole by cumulative percent, 44.6% of them were under 0.9 as light infection and 86.1% of them under 9.9 up to moderate infection. By sex, no difference was seen in Epmg. 10) In the transition of the distribution by the range of Epmg, the cases were distributed up to the range 80.0-99.9 in 1967 and to 60.0-79.9 in 1983. By cumulative percent, in the range of 0.1-0.9 and less, light infection, 34.3% of them were distributed in 1967 and 44.6% in 1983 with about 10% increase. In the range of 5.0-9.9 and less, up to moderate infection, 83.2% in 1967 and 86.1% in 1983 of the cases were seen, respectively. 11) The practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the inhabitants seems to have decreased in recent years. Those who admitted to raw freshwater fish consumption in the last two years among the infected inhabitants were 59.3%, although 86.8% of them professed to have experience with raw freshwater fish consumption. 31.7% of those who have had experience of the raw freshwater fish consumption denied any further consumption in recent years. From an interview of 543 school-children, 24.1% of them admitted to an experience of raw freshwater fish consumption. However, those who have practised in the past two years comprized 17.9%. Those who denied raw freshwater fish consumption in recent years among those who had such experience were 26.0% out of 131 interviewed. The rate of raw freshwater fish consumption in both inhabitants and schoolchildren were higher in the male than in the female. On the contrary, the rate of those who did not practise in recent years among those who had experience of raw freshwater fish consumption was higher in the female than in the male. 12) The major reason for the reduction of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants was the risk of the fluke infection. However, it has become apparent that such change of taste has resulted from water pollution impact which has affected throughout the areas of the freshwater systems in this locality since last several years. 13) In animal survey, Clonorchis infection was seen in 14.8% of 88 dogs examined and 3.7% of 27 house rats examined. It was noted that populations of dogs and cats have increased in the villages surveyed. Although the prevalence rate was lower in the present survey than those of 1967, the significance of the animals as the reservoir host has not changed. 14) Prevalence rate of Clonorchis infection by cercariae in the first intermediate host, Parafossarulus manchouricus, was 0.6% out of 517 snails examined. The infection rate was lower in comparison with 2.3% out of 2,124 examined in 1967. Moreover, sharp decreases in number and distribution of the intermediate host snails in many watershed areas of the huge freshwater systems in this locality seemed to reduce transmission of Clonorchis in connection with the intermediate host stage of its life cycle. 15) Clonorchis infection in the second intermediate fish hosts was relatively low. The mean number of Clonorchis metacercaria per fish in Pseudorasbora parva was 517 in 1983, whereas it was 1943 in 1968 through 1969. Environmental water pollution has also caused the decreased fish population density in these areas, and this has also apparently affected to the practice of raw freshwater fish consumption among the local inhabitants. 16) In conclusion, endemicity of Clonorchis infection in Gimhae Gum and delta area of the Nagdong River has sharply decreased during the past 16 years. The major cause of the regressive transition of the infection was the water pollution of the land water systems of this locality. The pollution has upset the ecosystems comprizing of the intermediate hosts of Clonorchis in many areas, and also affected to a significant extent to the discontinuance of the local inhabitants for raw freshwater fish consumption.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.397-411
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• 2000

초등학교 학생을 대상으로 1년간의 보건교육 interevntion을 제공하고 이에 의한 보건지식, 태도 및 건강증진행위의 변화의 정도를 분석하고, 비만 식이에 대한 지식과 태도, 실천 행위점수의 변화에 영향을 미치는 요인을 규명하고, 건강지식과 건강증진행위의 변화에 따른 건강수준의 변화정도을 분석하고자 시행하였다. 1999년 4월 경주시 도시지역 초등학교에 재학중인 3, 4학년 학생과 학부모 각 354명을 대상으로 사전조사를 시행한 결과 학생과 학부모 각각 301명이 응답하여 회수율은 85%였다. 301쌍 중에서 1년 후 2000년 4월 추적조사를 실시하였으며, 전학한 학생, 조사 당일 조퇴자, 복부지방 측정 누락자와 추적설문조사에서 학생과 어머니의 설문이 불완전한 대상자를 제외한 231쌍을 최종분석 대상으로 하였다. BMI를 기준으로 비만군과 정상체중군으로 구분하고 이에 따른 비만 식이에 대한 지식, 태도 및 실천행위점수와 복부비만율을 intervention 전후의 변화를 비교한 결과, 지식 점수의 변화는 정상체중군에서 유의하게 증가하였고, 태도점수는 비만군에서는 유의하게 증가하였으나 정상체중군에서는 유의하게 감소하였고(p<0.01), 실천행위 점수는 양군 모두에서 유의하게 증가하였다. 복부비만율은 비만군에서는 변동이 없었으나 정상체중군에서는 유의하게 증가하였다(p<0.01). Intervention 전후의 비만 식이에 대한 지식점수 변화는 사전조사 점수를 기준으로 3분위 한 후 1년 후 점수의 변화를 보면 l분위의 경우 intervention 전후의 지식점수변화가 2.4점 증가하였고, 2분위는 0.6점 증가하였고, 3분위는 0.6점 감소하여, 사전지식 점수가 낮을수록 건강증진프로그램에 의한 효과가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 비만 식이에 대한 실천행위점수는 세 군 모두에서 유의하게 증가하였고, 점수의 변화량은 1분위가 7.0점, 2분위가 4.4점, 3분위가 1.8점으로 세 군간에 유의한 차이가 있었다. 어머니의 교육수준이 대졸 이상군에 속하논 학생의 BMI증가가 고졸 이하군에 속하는 학생의 BMI 증가에 비하여 유의하게 높았고, 어머니의 연령이 30대인 학생군에서 비만 식이에 대한 실천행위점수 변화는 높았다. 어머니의 비만 식이에 대한 지식점수와 태도점수를 3분위로 구분하여 비교한 결과 태도점수 수준에 따른 학생의 지식점수변화는 유의한 차이가 있었다. 비만 식이에 대한 지식점수변화량에 영향을 미치는 요인분석을 위한 다중회귀분석에서는 학생변수로는 비만에 대한 심각성 인지도와 비만 식이에 대한 사전지식점수가 유의하게 영향을 미치는 변수였고, 어머니 변수 중에 자녀식습관지도 정도와 교육수준이 유의한 변수였다. 비만 식이에 대한 태도변화량에 영향을 미치는 요인분석을 위한 다중회귀분석에서는 학생변수로는 BMI 비만 식이에 대한 사전지식 정수와 비만 식이에 대한 사전 태도점수가 유의한 변수였으나, 어머니 변수는 태도점수 변화에는 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 비만 식이에 대한 실천행위점수변화에 영향을 미치는 요인분석을 위한 다중회귀분석에서는 학생변수로는 BMI와 비만 식이에 대한 사전 태도점수, 비만 식이에 대한 태도점수 변화량이 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 비만 식이에 대한 지식수준이 낮고, 건강 실천행위정도가 낮은 학생에서 intervention에 의한 효과가 크게 나타났다. 그러나 1년간의 보건교육과 운동 등의 건강증진 프로그램을 통한 intervention에 의해서는 BMI나 복부비만율 등의 건강수준의 변화에는 거의 영향을 미치지 못하는 것으로 나타나 장기적인 intervention이나 교육-대조군 연구활 통한 건강증진효과를 계량적으로 분석하는 것이 필요하다. 아동의 비만 식이 태도와 행위 변화에 어머니의 연령과 교육수준 등의 영향을 미치고, 어머니의 비만 식이에 대한 태도점수도 영향을 미치므로 어머니도 학생의 비만 식이의 관련된 교육 프로그램의 대상에 포함시켜야 한다.