• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 1990

1. Background Women's health and their involvement in health care are essential to health for everyone. If they are ignorant, malnourished or over-worked, the health &-their families as well as their own health will suffer. Women's health depends on broad considerations beyond medicine. Among other things, it depends upon their work in farming. their subordination to their families, their accepted roles, and poor hygiene with poorly equipped housing and environmental sanitation. 2. Objectives and Contents a. The health status of rural women : physical and mental complaints, experience of pesticides intoxication, Farmer's syndrome, experiences of reproductive health problems. b. participation in and attitudes towards housework and farming c. accessibility of medical care d. status of maternal health : fertility, family planning practice. induced abortion, and maternal care 3. Research method A nationwide field survey, based on stratified random sampling, was conducted during July, 1986. Revised Cornell Medical index(68 out of 195 items). Kawagai's Farmers Syndrome Scale, and self-developed structured questionnaires were used to rural farming wives(n=2.028). aged between 26-55. 4. Characteristics of the respondents mean age : 40.2 marital status : 90.8% married mean no. of household : 4.9 average years of education : 4.7 yrs. average income of household : \235,000 average years of residence in rural area : 36.4 yrs average Working hours(household and farming) : 11 hrs. 23 min 5. Health Status of rural women a. The average number of physical and mental symptoms were 12.4, 4.7, and the rate of complaints were 22.1%, 38.8% each. revealing complaints of mental symptomes higher than physical ones. b. 65.4% of rural women complained of more than 4 symptoms out of 9, indicating farmer's syndrome. 11.9 % experienced pesticide overdue syndrome c. 57.6% of respondents experienced women-specific health problems. d. Age and education of respondents were the variables which affect on the level of their health 6. Utilization of medical services a. The number of symptoms and complaints of respondents were dependent on the distance to where the health-care service is given b. Drug store was the most commonly utilized due to low price and the distance to reach. while nurse practitioners were well utilized when there were nurse practitioner's office in their villages. c. Rural women were internalized their subordination to husbands and children, revealing they are positive(93%) in health-care demand for-them but negative(30%) for themselves d. 33.0% of respondents were habitual drug users, 4.5% were smokers and 32.3% were alcohol drinkers. and 86.3% experienced induced-abortion. But most of them(77.6%) knew that those had negative effects on health. 7. Maternal Health Care a. Practice rate of contraception was 48.1% : female users were 90.9% in permanent and 89.6% in temporary contraception b. Induced abortions were taken mostly at hospital(86.3%), while health centers(4.7%), midwiferies(4.3%). and others(4.5%) including drug stores were listed a few. The repeated numbers of induced abortion seemed affected on the increasing numbers of symptoms and complaints. c. The first pre-natal check-up during first trimester was 41.8%, safe delivery rate was 15.6%, post-natal check-up during two months after delivery. Rural women had no enough rest after delivery revealing average days of rest from home work and farming 8.3 and 17.2. d. 86.6% practised breast feeding, showing younger and more educated mothers depending on artificial milk 8. Recommendations a. To lessen the multiple role over burden housing and sanitary conditions should be improved, and are needed farming machiner es for women and training on the use of them b. Health education should begin at primary school including health behavior and living environment. c. Women should be encouraged to become policy-makers as well as administrators in the field of women specific health affairs. d. Women's health indicators should be developed and women's health surveillance system too.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.107-124
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• 2024

본 연구에서는 농촌지역 소멸 대응 방안을 탐색하기 위해 전남 무안군을 연구 표집지역으로 선정하고, 무안군 청년농업인 95명을 대상으로 영농실태와 애로사항 등을 살펴보았다. 그리고 지역 맞춤형 청년농업인 육성 및 지원 정책 또는 사업을 발굴하기 위해 요인분석과 군집분석을 통해 무안군 청년농업인을 유형화하였다. 분석결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 아직까지 무안군의 청년농업인 지원 관련한 조례(법), 독창적인 사업은 없다. 둘째, 무안군 청년농업인의 농지 승계 비율은 41.1%로 전국 청년농업인 43.7%와 비슷하게 나타났다. 이러한 분석결과를 통해 우리나라 청년농업인의 약 40% 정도는 가장 중요한 영농기반인 농지를 승계받은 것으로 추측된다. 셋째, 영농경력이 쌓인 청년농업인에게 지역생활 여건은 전혀 개선되지 않고, 오히려 어려움이 강화되고 있다. 넷째, 본 연구에서는 총 21개의 변수를 활용해 요인분석을 실시한 결과, 공통인자 7개가 선정되었고, 이를 활용해 군집분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과 무안군 청년농업인은 총 3개 집단으로 유형화되었다. 그리고 다항로짓 분석결과, 청년농업인 유형화를 위한 지표로는 경작 면적, 영농경력, 스마트팜 수요, 농가소득, 영농형태(쌀 재배 여부) 등을 고려할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 향후 청년농업인의 유입을 유도하고 농촌지역 소멸을 방지하기 위하여 지역의 정주여건과 함께 농지 등의 영농기반에 대한 진입장벽을 최소화하는 정책적 노력이 필요하다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2008

본 연구는 현재 비보 못과 비보 숲의 형태가 남아있는 대구광역시 소재 경주 최씨의 씨족마을인 옻골마을을 대상으로 실증적인 조사를 하여 환경생태적으로 해석하고자 한다. 특히, 비보경관인 비보연못, 비보숲 그리고 마을수계를 환경생태적으로 해석하고 규명하고자 한다. 연구방법은 연구대상지에 현재 남아 있는 비보경관에 대해 풍수지리적으로 서술하고 이것에 대한 환경생태적 의미를 규명하고자 한다. 환경생태적 의미는 매우 포괄적인 개념이지만 본 연구는 실증적 연구로서 삶의 질의 측면에서 다음과 같이 해석하고자 한다. 첫째, 지속적인 수계기능의 활성화를 규명하고자 수질을 측정했다. 즉 선비의 상징 및 휴식공간이 있는 동계, 생활주거공간인 서계, 이 두 계곡의 물이 합쳐지는 비보연못 그리고 연못에서 머문 후 마을 밖으로 흐르는 개울의 수질을 측정했다. 둘째, 마을의 안과 밖을 경계하는 비보숲의 미기후에 대한 기능을 평가하고자 했다. 즉 숲을 중심으로 각각 200m 떨어진 지점에 각 지점별 2개의 온도기를 설치하여 시간대별로 기온을 측정했다. 셋째, 건전한 생태계를 지속시킬 수 있는지에 대해 측정했다. 즉 경관생태지표를 선정하여 측정했다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 비보연못은 수질정화의 기능을 하는 것으로 규명되었다. 또한 동계정, 정려각 등 조경공간의 기능이 배치되어 있는 동계는 암벽과 계류 등 경관이 빼어나 주로 남성들이 이용하는 공간이었던 것에 비하여 주거공간이 많은 서계는 빨래 등 여성들의 활동에 필요한 공간으로 사용된 것으로 수질의 차를 설명할 수 있을 것으로 사려된다. 둘째, 비보숲의 경우는 그 목적인 방풍과 온도저감을 기대하기는 적합하지 않는 소규모의 마을숲으로 다만 마을의 영역을 구분하는 기능을 한다고 해석함이 바람직할 것이다. 셋째, 경관생태지표를 통한 생태적 건전성은 양호하며 보통의 전통농촌마을과 유사성을 보이고 있다. 녹지연결측면에서 본다면 마을 경계녹지와 마을숲의 연결은 매우 양호하다. 특히 훼손된 마을숲을 잘 복원한다면 생물서식환경의 기능을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 연구결과를 고찰해보면, 전통마을공간은 인간과 자연이 유기적인 통합체로 공존하는 환경생태학적 사고를 바탕에 둔 풍수지리사상의 영향으로 형성되었다. 또한 환경생태적 방법으로 볼 때, 풍수지리사상 중 비보사상에 의해 조성된 비보못과 비보숲의 의미는 지속 가능한 마을을 조성하는 중요 요소로 볼 수 있다. 다양한 수공간은 물의 순환체계를 원활하게 해주어 수질정화와 수량 확보에 크게 기여할 것이며, 숲은 마을을 위요시켜주면서 미기후를 조성하게 해주어서 겨울과 여름철의 기온차와 습도차를 줄어줄 것이다. 하지만, 숲의 규모가 작고 훼손이 심한 경우 상징적인 영역성을 나타내는 경우가 많다. 그리고 전체 녹지체계와 식생구성은 생물다양성을 증진시키고 종의 이동을 원활하게 하는 연결녹지로서 기여할 것이다. 옻골마을은 마을형국을 보다 완전하게 만들기 위해 비보경관을 조성했다. 즉 땅의 생태질서를 최대한 유지하고 그것에 대한 점진적 이해를 바탕으로 조정된 마을로 쾌적한 주거환경을 만들어 낼 수 있었다. 또한 이러한 전통마을계획방법은 유기적이고 환경생태적인 방법이라고 할 수 있을 것이다. 환경생태학에서 보는 전통마을은 객관적으로 이해될 수 있는 대상이다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.189-201
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• 1999

Lead (Pb) is ubiquitous in the urban environment and is a well-known toxic element. It may cause adverse health effects on hematopoietic system, peripheral and central nervous systems, kidney functions, and others. In recent decades, lead concentration in blood has been widely used one of indicators for lead exposure and risk evaluation. In this study, we determined the blood-lead levels in general populations of Korea, and investigated the relationship among blood-lead levels, sociobehavioral factors, and lead concentrations in the contacted environments such as ambient air, drinking water, and foods. The study subjects consisted of volunteers who had lived in the residential or industrial area in Korea. Information about gender, age, living area, occupation, smoking, heat system, and dietary habits, etc was collected using a self-reported questionnaires. The lead concentrations of environments were collected by literature search to the study area. Participated subjects in industrial area were 726 and their blood-lead levels were 8.58 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl for males and 6.26 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl for female in average. The other subjects in residential area were 317 and their blood-lead levels were 4.58 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl for males and 3.49 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl for female in average. The distribution of blood-lead level in the industrial subjects was well fitted to the log -normal distribution and that in the residential subjects was well fitted to the normal distribution. Blood-lead levels in both area were affected by gender, smoking habit, age and residence duration except age in industrial area and residence duration in residential area. It was identified that 30% of blood-lead level was contributed from the inhalation of ambient air in the industrial area, and 8.4% of blood-lead level was from that in the residential area. from this study, it would be suggested for the health risk assessment and management of lead pollution concerns in urban, industrial and rural areas.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.392-403
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between HbA1c level and health risk factor. For analysis, 330 elderly women aged 65 years and over were recruited in Jeonla province, Korea. The subjects were classified into two groups according to their HbA1c level; the diabetic group (HbA1c level${\geq}6.5%$, n=68, 20.6%) and control group (HbA1c level<6.5%, n=262, 79.4%). Demographic characteristics were collected, as well as information on physical measurements, blood tests for biochemical indicators, a health status and health-related life style, dietary behavior, favorite food groups, consumption frequency of food groups and nutrient intake. Educational level of the diabetic group was significantly lower than that of the control group. The height of the diabetic group was shorter, and percentage fat of the diabetic group was higher than those of the control group. In the diabetic group, the higher concentrations of creatinine and activity of alkaline phosphatase were found to be significantly unfavorable factors. Therefore, the diabetic group was assumed to be at risk of decreased liver and renal function. The self-rated health level of the diabetic group has a declining tendency, while the medicine intake was significantly higher than that of the control group, but there are no significant differences in visiting frequency of hospital and community health center. The distribution of physical activity showed a significant difference between the groups. Although there are no significant differences in nutrient intake, the diabetic group had relatively inferior nutrient intake of diet, especially vitamin C, as contrasted with the control group. In conclusion, the weight control and increasing physical activity may be effective in the prevention of the diabetes and continuous education and intervention by specialized nutritionists will be needed for diabetic patients. These results could be useful to plan effective strategies to increase the health-life expectancy and the prevention of the diabetes of Korean elderly people living in rural areas.