• 치위생과학회지
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2004

본 연구는 구강보건실태와 관련요인을 분석하고 관련요인의 인자구조모델을 구축하는데 그 목적이 있다. 연구 대상자는 2002년 1월부터 12월까지 국민건강보험공단이 실시한 지역가입자 건강검진(1차)을 받은 65세 이상 노인 9,340명이다. 대상자는 구강검진을 포함한 모든 검진을 받고 문진표를 작성한 노인들이다. 분석의 주요결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 구성개념타당성에 대한 검토체위검사, 요 검사, 혈액검사, 식 습관, 음주 흡연, 치료 예방, 구강증상, 구강건강상태 등 인자구조모델의 구성개념타당성은 적합도 지수 GFI, CFI, TLI, RMSEA를 이용하여 분석한 결과 모두 적합한 범위에 있었으므로 구성개념타당성은 인정되었다. 2. 각 요인과 구강건강상태와의 관련성을 보기 위한 구조방정식 모델을 분석한 결과 요 검사를 제외한 모든 요인이 구강건강상태에 영향을 미치고 있음이 확인되었으며 이를 설명할 종합적인 구조모델을 구축할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과, 치과 방문과 치면세마 경험이 적은 농촌지역이 도시지역에 비해 치아우식증, 치아 결손을, 의치필요자율이 높았으며, 음주 흡연이 치아우식증, 치주질환, 치아결손율에 부정적인 영향을 주고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 치주질환은 전체의 3.2%에서 관찰되었으며 낮은 연령에서 많이 확인되었다. 대부분의 구강질환은 올바른 구강건강행동의 실천으로 예방 가능하므로 전국 각 지역 보건소를 중심으로 구강보건전문가에 의해 바른 식 습관과 구강건강관리에 관한 노인구강보건교육이 체계적으로 이루어져야 하며, 경제적, 지리적인 장애로 인해 치과기관을 방문하지 못하거나 치면세마, 의치장착 등의 구강 건강행위를 소홀히 하지 않도록 하기 위한 치과 의료서비스 접근도를 높히는 정책전환이 요구된다. 또한, 구강건강상태와 전신건강과의 관련성을 설명하기 위해 구조모델을 구축하기 위해서는 보다 정확한 검사방법과 효과적인 지표 개발이 선행되어야 한다. 이 연구에서는 국민건강보험공단에서 개발한 항목을 그대로 적용하였기 때문에 모델 구성에 한계점이 있었다. 향후 계속적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.28-40
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 2016년 KPS 자료를 이용하여 우리나라 임상의사의 삶의 만족도 자가 평가 수준과 이와 관련된 요인을 파악하였다. KPS는 우리나라 전체 의사를 대상으로 근무 현황 및 환경, 보건의료체계·정책 인식 및 평가수준, 보건의료정보시스템 가용 현황 및 활용 정도, 직업 및 직무만족도, 활동 계획 및 진로, 생활습관 및 건강상태, 특정 직역(개원의, 은퇴자) 문항 등을 조사하였다. 설문지는 온라인 설문조사 방식으로 E-mail을 통해 발송되었고 최종 응답자는 8,564명으로 응답률은 13.8%였다. 본 연구에서는 현재 환자를 직접 진료하고 있는 임상의사 중에서 수련의와 공보의를 제외한 총 7,228명을 연구대상으로 하였다. 본 연구결과 임상의사의 삶의 만족도는 만족 36.1%(2,609명), 보통 42.8%(3,095명), 불만족 21.1%(1,524명)이었다. 임상의사의 삶의 만족도에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 요인들은 신체적 요인으로는 60대이며, 여성이고, 평소 건강상태를 좋다고 평가하는 경우였다. 심리적 요인으로는 스트레스가 적었다. 사회적 요인으로는 가족과 함께 거주하며, 가족과 보낼 수 있는 시간에 대해 만족하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 의사로서 받게 되는 사회적인 존경에 대해 만족하고 있었다. 조직적 요인은 교수이며, 16년 이상 근무 경력을 가진 경우였다. 직업적 요인으로는 근무시간 및 업무량, 의료자원 지원, 동료 및 직원과의 관계에 만족하는 경우였다. 경제적 요인으로는 소득에 대한 만족도가 높았다. 건강행태 요인으로는 현재 흡연을 하지 않으며, 음주횟수는 한 달에 1번 미만이었다. 임상의사의 삶의 만족도는 단순히 개인의 삶을 떠나 의사를 만나는 환자의 진료행위에까지 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 감안할 때 임상의사의 삶의 만족도를 높이기 위한 다각도의 접근이 필요하다고 생각한다. 이를 통해 임상의사들은 우리 사회 구성원 중 하나로 균형 있는 삶을 영위하고, 나아가 우리 사회 구성원들에게 보다 질 높은 보건의료서비스를 제공할 수 있기를 기대한다.

• 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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• 제25권1호
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• pp.29-49
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• 2000

충남 천안시의 30세 이상 인구에서 표본추출된 7,030명 중 조사된 5,372명에 대하여 고혈압의 유병률을 파악하고, 이들 중 의료기관에서 고혈압으로 진단을 받은 후의 치료순응과 행태의 차이를 파악하기 위하여 1998년 10월 16일부터 12월 19일까지 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. JNC VI의 고혈압 1도 기준에 의한 고혈압 유병률은 남자 49.8%, 여자 38.8%로 남자가 높았으며, 연령별 고혈압 유병률은 남녀 모두 50대까지는 연령이 증가함에 따라 증가하다가 그 이후는 완만하게 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 2. 교육수준별 고혈압 유병률은 남자의 경우 학력에 따라 차이가 크지 않았으나, 여자의 경우 초등학교 이하 49.8%, 중졸 37.6%, 고졸 24.9%, 대졸 19.6%로 학력이 높아질수록 낮아지는 경향을 보였다. 가구당 월평균수입별 고혈압 유병률은 수입에 관계없이 일정하였으며, 직업별 고혈압 유병률은 무직에서 전문·관리직에 비하여 상대적으로 높았다. 비만도별 고혈압 유병률은 남녀 모두 과체중에서 세장형, 정상체중 군에 비하여 높았다(p<0.01). 3. 고혈압 가족력이 있는 군의 고혈압 유병률은 58.5%로 가족력이 없는 군의 46.7% 보다 높았으나(p<0.01), 여자는 가족력이 있는 군이 38.5%, 없는 군이 38.9%로 비슷하였다. 콜레스테롤 수치별 고혈압 유병률은 콜레스테롤의 수치가 240 mg/dl 이상에서 남자 64.0%, 여자 52.4%로 240 mg/dl 미만의 남자 48.9%, 여자 37.6%보다 높았다(p<0.01). 혈당의 고혈압 유병률은 남녀 모두 혈당치가 증가할수록 높아졌고, 200 mg/dl 이상부터는 크게 높아졌다. 4. 의료기관에서 고혈압으로 진단받은 사람 중 치료순응군은 61.1%, 치료비순응군은 38.9%이었으며, 현재의 혈압분포는 고혈압이 치료순응군에서 79.8%, 치료비순응군 81.1%로 두 군이 비슷하였다. 5. 연령별 치료순응도는 남녀 모두 치료순응군이 치료비순응군에 비하여 연령이 많았고, 학력은 치료비순응군에서 높았다(p<0.01). 직업별 치료순응도는 남자의 경우 치료순응군은 무직에서 높았으나, 치료비순응군은 단순 노무, 사무 기술직에서 높았으며(p<0.01), 여자는 직업에 따라 치료순응도의 차이가 없었다. 6. 가구당 월수입별 치료순응도는 남자의 경우 치료비순응군이 치료순응군에 비하여 수입이 높았으며(p<0.01), 여자는 차이가 없었고, 가족력별 치료순응도는 남녀 모두 차이가 없었다. 7. 치료순응과 관련된 행태 중 운동의 규칙성은 남자의 경우 치료순응군이 83.7%, 치료비순응군이 62.2%로 치료순응군에서 높았으나(p<0.05), 여자는 차이가 없었다. 주관적 건강 상태가 나쁘다고 생각하는 경우가 남녀 모두 치료순응군에서 높았으며(p<0.01), 흡연을 하는 사람과 흡연랑은 남자의 경우 치료비순응군에서 높았으며(p<0.01), 여자는 두 군간에 차이가 없었다. 8. 음주를 하는 사람은 남녀 모두 치료비순응군에서 높았으며(p<0.05), 음주횟수는 두 군간에 차이가 없었으며, 체질량지수, 체중측정의 규칙성, 체중조절방법, 운동여부, 육류섭취와 식염섭취, 혈중 콜레스테롤과 혈당은 치료순응도과 관계가 없었다. 9. 치료를 위한 비약물요법 실천은 남자의 경우 치료순응군이 13.2%, 치료비수응군이 2.5%로 치료순응군이 높았으며(p<0.01), 여자도 치료순응군 10.6%, 치료비순응군 0.8%로 치료순응군에서 높았다. 결론적으로 고혈압 유병률이 매우 높아 순환기계질환에 미칠 영향이 매우 클 것이며, 치료순응도에 따른 치료효과를 높이고, 건강증진을 위하여 건강행태변화를 유도하여야 할 것이다. 그러므로 이를 위한 보건교육과 홍보 등의 확대와 지속적인 관리대책을 세우는 것이 필요하다고 본다.

• 한국인구학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.54-66
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• 1988

I. Introduction Since the 1970's drug abuse among young people has increasingly become a social problem in Korea. In the 1980's, drug abuse, especially glue sniffing, has become the cause of many unfortunated incidents resulting in harm to others as well as the abusers themselves. Taking into consideration of the seriousness of this problem, the Republic of Korea National Red Cross initiated a nation-wide research programme, to understand the present situation and to raise the level of public awareness. The goal of this research was to begin a nation - wide campaign against drug abuse. The research team was composed of the Advisary Committee members and the staff of the Youth Department of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross. The data were collected in February 1988 with the collaboration of the staff and volunteers in the local Chapters. The respondents were allocated nation-wide by the quota sampling method. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in three groups :2, 700 to junior and senior high school students, 605 to working youths, and 916 to delinquent youths. A total of 4, 221 questionnaires were collected. II. Characteristics of the Respondents The respondents in each group were selected evenly from rural and urban areas. The general characteristics of the respondents can be described as follow: in case of students, the proportions between male and female respondents, and between senior high school and junior high school students were almost evenly distributed. In case of working youths, the proportion of females (80.5%) was higher than those of the students and the delinquents groups. Delinquent youths were defined as those currently being under custody of the centers for juvenile delinquents. Of this number, 38.8% and 68.2% were junior and senior high school drop-outs respectively. The majority of them (92.6%) were male. As for the family background of the respondents, the proportion of those residing in poverty - stricken areas, and the proportion of those from broken families were higher in case of working youths and delinquent youths than those in case of students. III. Present Patterns of Drug Abuse The following summarizes the presents of drug abuse, as tabulated from the results of the survey. 1. Smoking The percentage of youths who smoke was 36% in the student group, 32% m the working youths group, and 94.4% in the delinquent youths group. 2. Alcohol 50.3% of students, 71.6% of working youths, and 93.3% of delinquent youths has experienced drinking alcohol beverages. 3. Tonic: non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages popular in Korea and Japan The percentage of those who have used tonic at least once was over 90% in all of the three groups. 4. Sedative About 70% of each group has used sedative with the proportion of working youths use higher than those in other groups. 5. Stimulants Those who have used stimulants comprised around 15% in each group. 6. Tranquilizers Somewhat less than 5% of students and working youths, and 28% of delinquent youths, have used tranquilizers. 7. Hypnotics The users of hypnotics amounted to 0.4% of students, 2.6% of working youths and 7.1% of delinquent youths. 8. Marihuana Those who have used marihuana indicated 0.7% of students, 0.8% of working youths, and 13% of delinquent youths. 9. Glue-sniffing The percentage of glue-sniffing was 3.7%, 5% in the students group and in the youths group respectively, but the proportion was unusually high, at 40.7% in the delinquent youths group. From the results of the survey the present situation of drug abuse in Korea can be summarized as follows: 1. A high percentage of Korean youths have experienced smoking cigarettes and drinking alcoholic beverages. 2. Tonics (non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages), antipyretic analgesics and stimulants quite regularly used. 3. Tranquilizers, hypnotics, marihuana and glue-sniffing are more widely used among delinquent youths than the other youths. From this fact, there exists a correlation between drug abuse and juvenile delinquency. IV. Time-series Analysis of the First Experience of Drug Abuse and Deviant Behaviour The respoundents were asked when they were first exposed to drugs and when they committed deviant acts. By calculating the average age of each experience, the following pattern was found (See Figure 1). Youths are first exposed to drugs by abuse of tonic(non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages). At the age of 13, they amoke cigarettes, the use of antipyretic analgesics begins at 14 year old, while at the age of 15, they use tranquilizers, and at 16 hynotics. The period of drug abuse which starts from drinking caffeinated beverages and smoking cigarettes and ends in the use of hypnotics takes about three years. During this period, other delinquent behaviours begin to surface, that is, at the age of 13 when smoking cigarettes begins, the delinquent behaviour pattern starts with truancy. Next, they start taking money from others by using physical force. Prior to the age of 15, they are suspended from school, become hostile to adults, begin running away from home, and start using stimulants and alcohol. Soon they become involved even in glue-sniffing and in the use of marihuana. At the age of 15, they begin to see adult videos and carry weapons. Sexual promiscuity and usage of tranquilizers follows the viewing of adult videos. Consequently, by the time they reach the age of 16, they visit drinking establishments, and are picked up by police for committing delinquent acts. And finally, they come to use hypnotic - type drugs. From the above descriptions, drug abuse can be assumed to have a close correlation with delinquent behaviour. V. Social Factors Related to Drug Abuse As for the Korean youths, glue-sniffing is found to he related to aggressive delinquency, in such cases as run - aways, being picked up by the police, and taking money by force. Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is found to be related to seeing adult videos and visiting drinking establishments. Hypnotics and marihuana were found to be representive of drugs which are related to degenerational delinquency, irrespective of social delinquency. The social factors connected with these drug abuse are as follows: 1. Individual factors Male students were more heavily involved in the usage of drug than females. Youths who do not attend church were more likely to be involved in drugs than those who attend. 2. Family factors The youths who were displeased with their mothers smoking and those who thought their parents did not love each other, or those whose parents had used drugs without prescription, were more likely to he drug users. 3. School factors Those youths who found school life boring, were unsuccessful in their studies, spend most of their time with friends, feel their teachers smoke too much, those who had a positive perception of their teachers smoking were likely to he drug users. To sum up, drug abusers depend on the influence of their parents, teachers and peers. IV. Reasons for Drug Abuse Korean students have mainly used drugs to release stress (42.8%), to stay awake (19.7%), and because of the easy accessibility of drugs( 16.6%). Other reasons are due to their ignorance of the side effects of the drugs (3.6%), natural curiosity (4.2%), and to increase strength(3.O%). From the above facts, the major reasons for drug abuse among Korean youths are to release stress and to stay awake in order to prepare exams. Furthermore, since drugs are readily available, we can conclude that drug abuse is caused by the school system(such as entrance exams) in Korea. VII. Conclusion Drug usage among Korean youths are relatively less common than those of western youths. In some cases, such as, glue-sniffing and use of stimulants, the pattern of drug abuse is found. Moreover, early drug abuse is evident, and it has a close connection with deviant behaviour, resulting in juvenile delinquency. Drug abuse cannot be attributed to any one social factor. Specifically, drug abuse depends on parents, peers, teachers and other members of the community, and also is influenced by social institutions such as the entrance exam system. Every person and organization concerned with youth must participate collectively in restraining drug abuse. Finally, it is suggested that social agencial working for youth welfare should make every effort to tackle this serious problem confronted by the Korean youths today.