• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.265-272
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• 2022

This study is a descriptive study to identify the factors affecting breast cancer screening behavior in women of childbearing age. The participants were 2,000 women between the ages of 19 and 40, and data collection was conducted through online and mobile surveys from September 2020 to August 2021. As a result of multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis, age 20-29 (OR=2.145, CI=1.219-3.777), over 30 (OR=5.663, CI=2.784-11.521), annual income less than 10 million won (OR=1.606, CI=1.070-2.413), over 30 million won (OR=2.422, CI=1.550-3.785), family history of breast cancer (OR=2.421, CI=1.154-5.080), family history of ovarian cancer (OR=4.321, CI=1.382-13.516), subjective perception of health status was 'moderate' (OR=1.466, CI=1.064-2.020), and 'not healthy' (OR=1.854, CI=1.188-2.895) increased the breast cancer screening behavior. Therefore, based on this study, adequate policy should be adopted to strengthen the breast cancer screening behavior of young women of childbearing age.

• Journal of agricultural medicine and community health
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• v.48 no.1
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• pp.28-40
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• 2023

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the level of self-assessment of life satisfaction and various factors related to the life satisfaction of Korean physicians. Methods: This study is a secondary data analysis using the 2016 Korean physician survey Korean Physician Survey(KPS) data collected by the Research Institute for Healthcare Policy of the Korean Medical Association. The member database(DB) of the Korean Medical Association was used for sampling and the target population was formed and surveyed by using stratified quota sampling. A questionnaire was sent by E-mail as an online survey method and was conducted for a total of 7 weeks from November 21, 2016 to January 8, 2017. The final number of respondents was 8,564 (response rate 13.8%). In this study, a total of 7,228 physicians, excluding residents and public health doctors who are currently treating patients directly, were studied. Factors affecting the life satisfaction of physicians were analyzed using ordinal logistic regression analysis. Results: The physical factors positively related to the life satisfaction of physicians were those who were in their 60s, female, and thought they had good health status. As for psychological factors, stress was low. As for economic factors, satisfaction with income was high. As for social factors, the physicians lived with their families and were satisfied with the time they could spend with them. Also, the physicians were satisfied with the social respect they received as a doctors. Conclusions: Based on the results of this study, it is thought that a multifaceted approach is needed to increase the life satisfaction of physicians.