• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.34.1-34.8
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• 2023

Background: Hydrogen sulfide is a toxic substance that humans can be exposed to occupationally, and cases of hydrogen sulfide poisoning of workers in industrial sites are commonly reported. However, there have been no cases of poisoning of the public due to an unauthorized discharge of wastewater, so it is important to describe this incident. Case presentation: In a small village in Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea, accounts of a terrible stench had been reported. A 26-year-old man who lived and worked in a foul-smelling area was taken to the emergency room with a headache, dizziness, nausea, and repeated syncope. A subsequent police and Ministry of Environment investigation determined that the cause of the stench was the unauthorized discharge of 9 tons of wastewater containing hydrogen sulfide through a stormwater pipe while the villagers were sleeping. The patient had no previous medical history or experience of symptoms. Leukocytes and cardiac markers were elevated, an electrocardiogram indicated biatrial enlargement, left ventricular hypertrophy, and corrected QT interval prolongation. Myocardial hypertrophy was detected on a chest computed tomography scan, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was confirmed on echocardiography. After hospitalization, cardiac marker concentrations declined, symptoms improved, and the patient was discharged after 7 days of hospitalization. There was no recurrence of symptoms after discharge. Conclusions: We suspect that previously unrecognized heart disease manifested or was aggravated in this patient due to exposure to hydrogen sulfide. Attention should be paid to the possibility of unauthorized discharge of hydrogen sulfide, etc., in occasional local incidents and damage to public health. In the event of such an accident, it is necessary to have government guidelines in place to investigate health impact and follow-up clinical management of exposed residents.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 1980

The main purposes of the nutrition and clinical surveys were to provide baseline information on the nutritional status of pre-school children in rural health demonstration project areas of the Korea Health Development Institute (KHDI) for nutrition guidance services for the MCH target group. The survey covered a total of 222 pre-school children and 135 mothers in Okgu Gun, Cholla Pukto Province from August 10 to August 17, 1979. The survey results are summarized as follows: 1) Family Environment Seventy percent of the households had more than three children, and the mean family sire was 6. Sixty-nine percent of the mothers and 47% of the fathers of the surveyed households were educated at or below the primary school level. The majority, 70% of the mothers, were aged between 20 years and 35 years. 2) Anthropometric Measurements and Hemoglobin Value 4.5% of the children were lower than 80% weight for age of the Korean standard, and 5.4% were lower than 85% arm circumference for age of the Jelliffe's standard resectively, and those were suffering from protein-energy malnutrition. Angular stomatitis were observed on 66.2% of the subjects. Mean hemoglobin value was 11.1g/100m1, and 44.2% of the subjects were categorized as anaemia. 3) Food and Nutrient Intake of animal foods was very low, ranging from 2.9 to 17%. Consumption of eggs was less than 2% of total food intake, and intake of legumes was also very scanty, between 0.8 to 3.7%. These data present evidence of very poor protein intake, quality as well as quantity. Energy intake of children was 60.0 to 64.4% of the recommended allowance, and mean protein intake only met 47.4% of the recommendation. Low intake of vitamins except thiamin were also found. 4) Mother's Nutrition Knowledge Eighty-five percent of the mothers were entirely ignorant regarding the 'five basic food group' which is most important fact on food and nutrition guidance. Mean knowledge score from 14 basic questions about food and nutrition was as low as 5.1. There was a significant positive correlation between mother's educational level and nutrition knowledge score. 5) Family Planning Variable There were significant correlation among maternal, family planning variables, and some of the nutritional and physical measurements. The study revealed that the mother's educational level and nutrition knowledge score are more crucial factors than the family planning variables on effecting food intakes on children. Recommendation : According to the results of the surveys, there were high incident rates of nutritional anaemia and angular stomatitis among pre-school children, and most of rural women had very limited knowledge about food and nutrition. As a main part of the health education activities, the community health workers should provide nutrition education to the village mothers to improve the nutrional status of young children in rural areas. Nutrional promotion at the primary health care level should be mainly based on appropriate nutrition education.

• 한국노년학
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.109-126
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• 2005

본 연구는 65세 이상 노인에게 공공의 사회보장부문에서 제공하는 사회적 급여를 사회복지비용이라 정의하고, 노인의 농업노동 참여가 사회복지비용 지출에 어떻게 영향을 미치며 농업노동 참여여부에 따라 1인당 그리고 한 해 사회복지비용 지출이 얼마나 차이가 있는지를 파악하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 노인의 소득·의료보장을 위해 지출된 2003년도 교통수당, 경로연금, 국민기초생활보장 생계급여와 의료급여, 국민건강보험급여 등 생계지원비 및 의료지원비를 37개 동·읍·면사무소와 국민건강보험공단에 자료제공 협조를 요청하여 만 65세 이상 노인 799명에 대한 원자료를 수집·활용하였다. 65~74세, 75~84세, 85세 이상 등 3개 연령집단별로 분석한 결과, 첫째, 생계지원비 및 의료지원비 모두 모든 연령집단에서 농업노동에 참여한 노인보다 농업노동을 하지 않았던 노인에게 더 많이 지출되었다. 노인 1인당 차액은 연령집단에 따라 약간 차이가 있었는데 생계지원비는 113,959~361,132원, 의료지원비는 15,644~51,418원이었다. 둘째, 노인의 농업노동 참여여부는 65~74세, 75~84세 연령집단의 생계비 지출에, 65~74세 연령집단의 의료지원비 지출에 유의미한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과를 기초로 하여 노년기 농업노동 참여에 따른 한 해 사회복지비용 절감액을 산출한 결과, 2003년도 기준 1304억원이었다.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.159-174
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is to provide information searching for health promotion, nutrition improvement, and health care of the impaired elderly by ADL(Activity of Daily Living) and IADL(Instrumental Activity of Daily Living). The subjects were divided into the Assistant Needed Group and No Assistant Needed Group for living in line with the responses of ADL(10 items like dressing, washing, move etc.) and IADL(10 items like housekeeping, using transportation, shopping, Phone call etc.). Survey was made for health behavior, health risk habit, dietary management status and diet intake by 24 hr-recall and questionnaire method. 242 subjects were collected in 12 cities or Gun districts in Gyeonggi Province, S. Korea. Survey was carried out by regional home extension workers using interview method. Statistical analyses were made using SAS (Version 8.1). Chi-Square Tests and General Linear Models. The subjects of impaired ADL elderly was 26.5% and it composed 30% of the total male and 22.2% of the total female. The demographic status of the impaired ADL elderly showed no difference from that of the normal elders, elementary school educated (73.4%), with spouse (43.8%) or with adult children(37.5%), using monthly living cost of 500-1,000 thousand won(35.9%). Mean age was 74.05 years compared to 72.25 years of normal elders. However, there was no significant difference from the normal and impaired ADL group, regular exercise(60.0%), with walking (90.0%), no-smoke(54.7%) and no-drink(48.4%). Kind of disease was not different from the one in impaired and normal group, with cardiovascular disease(32.3%), with diabetes mellitus(8.1%), joint lumbago neuralgia(32.3%) and osteoporosis(9.7%). Gastrointestinal complaints of the impaired ADL group were nausea(57.8%), chronic indigestion (23.4%), constipation (14,0%) and vomiting(3.7%). Sleeping time required for the impaired was longer than that for the normal group by 10hours(4.7%) or 8-10hours(20.3%), which consisted 1.7% and 16.6% respectively. Nutrient intake of the impaired ADL group was low compared to normal range elders: Energy(1260kca1), Protein(52.75g). There was gender difference in nutrient intake; the male impaired group showed no significant difference from the normal group but it was significantly lower in female impaired group. These results suggest that low quality of life and low economic status of the impaired ADL elderly require congregate meal in village hall to cover the lack of side dishe variety. And nutrition education program including community assistance would be required for the impaired ADL elderly together with the sufficient food and exercise practice. By operating nutrition education program, the impaired ADL elderly would maintain more enhanced quality of life and ameliorate the ADL capability.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.3-50
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• 1984

The levels of health knowledge, attitude and practice of housewives considerably effect to the health of households, communities and the nation. This study was designed to grasp the levels of health knowledge, attitude and practice of houswives and analyse the various factors effecting to health in order to provide health education services as well as materials for effective formulation and implementation of health policy to improve the health of the nation. This study has been conducted through interviews by trained surveyers for 4,281 housewives selected from 4,500 households throughout the country for 40 days during July 11-August 20, 1983. The results of survey were analysed by stepwise multiple regression and path analysis are summarized as follows; 1. Based on the measurement instrument applied to this study, the levels of health knowledge, attitude and practice of housewives were extremely low with 54.5 points out of 100 points in full. Higher level with 72 points and above was approximately 21 percent and lower level with 39 points and below was approx. 24 percent. The middle level was approx. 55 percent. In order to implement health programs successively, health education should be more strengthened and to improve the level of health knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of the nation, political consideration as a part of spiritual reformation must be concentrated on health. 2. The level of health knowledge indicated the highest points with 57.3 the level of attitude was the second with 55.0 points and the practice level was the lowest with 50.0 point. Therefore, planning and implementation of health education program must be based on the persuasion and motivation that health knowledge turn into practice. 3. Housewives who had higher level of health knowledge, showed their practice level was relatively lower and those who had middle or low level of it practice level was the reverse. 4. Correlations among health knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) were generally higher and statistically significant at 0.1 percent level. Correlation between total health KAP level and health knowledge was the highest with r=.8092. 5. Health KAP levels showed significant differences according to the age, number of children, marital status, self-assessed health status and concern on health of the housewives interviewed (p<0.001) 6. Health KAP levels also showed significant differences according to the education level, economic status, employment before marriage and grown-up area of the housewives interviewed. (p<0.001) 7. Heath KAP levels showed significant differences according to health insurance benificiary and the existence of patients in the family. (p<0.001). 8. Health KAP levels showed significant differences according to distance to government organizations, schools, distance to health facilities, telephone possession rate, television possession rate, newspaper reading rate and activities of Ban meeting and Women's club. (p<0.001) 9. Health KAP levels showed significant differences according to electric mass communication media such as television, radio and village broadcasting etc. and printed media such as newspaper, magazine and booklets etc., IEC variables such as individual consultation and husband-wife communication, however, there was no significance with group training. 10. Health KAP of the housewives showed close correlation with personal characteristics variables, i.e., education level (r=.5302), age (r=-.3694) grown-up area (r=.3357) and employment before marriage. In general, correlation of health knowledge level was higher than the levels of attitude or practice. In case of health concern and health insurance, correlation of practice level was higher than health knowledge level. 11. Health KAP levels showed higher correlation with community environmental characteristics, Ban meeting and activity of Women's club, however, no correlation with New-village movement. 12. Among IEC variables, husband-wife communication showed the highest correlation with health KAP levels and printed media, electric mas communication media and health consultation in order. Therefore, encouragement of husband-wife communication and development of training program for men should be included in health education program. 13. Mass media such as electric mass com. and printed media were effective for knowledge transmission and husband-wife communication and individual consultation were effective for health practice. Group training was significant for knowledge transmission, however, but not significant for attitude formation or turning to health practice. To improve health KAP levels, health knowledge should be transmitted via mass media and health consultation with health professionals and field health workers should be strengthened. 14. Correlation of health KAP levels showed that knowledge level was generally higher than that of practice and recognized that knowledge was not linked with attitude or practice. 15. The twenty-five variables effecting health KAP levels of housewives had 41 per cent explanation variances among which education level had great contribution (β=.2309) and electric mass com. media (β=.1778), husband-wife communication (β=.1482), printed media, grown-up area, and distance to government organizations in order. Variances explained (R²) of health KAP were 31%, 15%, and 30% respectively. 16. Principal variables contributed to health KAP were education level (β=.12320, β=.1465), electric mass comm. media (β=.1762, β=.1839), printed media, (β=.1383, β=.1420) husband-wife communication (β=.1004, β=.1067), grown-up area and distance to government organizations, in order. Since education level contributes greatly to health KAP of the housewives, health education including curriculum development in primary, middle and high schools must be emphasized and health science must be selected as one of the basic liberal arts subject in universities. 17. Variences explained of IEC variables to health KAP were 19% in total, 14% in knowledge, 9% in attitude, and 10% in health practice. Contributions of IEC variables to health KAP levels were printed media (β=.3882), electric mass comm media (β=.3165), husb-band wife com. (β=.2095,) and consultation on health (β=.0841) in order, however, group training showed negative effect (β=-.0402). National fund must be invested for the development of Health Program through mass media such as TV and radio etc. and for printed materials such as newspaper, magazines, phamplet etc. needed for transmission of health knowledge. 18. Variables contributed to health KAP levels through IEC variables with indirect effects were education level (Ind E=0.0410), health concern (Ind E=.0161), newspaper reading rate (Ind E=.0137), TV possession rate and activity of Ban meeting in order, however, health facility showed negative effect (Ind E=-.0232) and other variables showed direct effect but not indirect effect. 19. Among the variables effecting health KAP level, education level showed the highest in total effect (TE=.2693) then IEC (TE=.1972), grown-up city (TE=.1237), newspaper reading rate (TE=.1020), distance to government organization (TE=.095) in order. 20. Variables indicating indirect effects to health KAP levels were; at knowledge level with R²=30%, education level (Ind E=.0344), newspaper reading rate (Ind E=.0112), TV possession rate (Ind E=.0689), activity of Ban meeting (Ind E=.0079) in order and at attitude level with R²=13%, education level (Ind E=. 0338), activity of Ban meeting (Ind E=.0079), and at practice level with R²=29%. education level (Ind E=.0268), health facility (Ind E=.0830) and concern on health (Ind E=.0105). 21. Total effect to health KAP levels and IEC by variable characteristics, personal characteristics variables indicated larger than community characteristics variables. 22. Multiple Correlation Coefficient (MCC) expressed by the Personal Characteristic Variable was .5049 and explained approximately 25% of variances. MCC expressed by total Community environment variable was .4283 and explained approx. 18% of variances. MCC expressed by IEC Variables was .4380 and explained approx. 19% of variances. The most important variable effected to health KAP levels was personal characteristic and then IEC variable, Community Environment variable in order. When the IEC effected with personal characteristic or community characteristic, the MCC or the variances were relatively higher than effecting alone. Therefore it was identified that the IEC was one of the important intermediate variable.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.139-148
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• 1987

농촌의 일차보건의료사업의 중심적인 역할을 수행하고 있는 보건진료원의 업무활동을 분석함으로 활동내용의 개선방향과 그들의 관리에 필요한 자료를 제공하기 위하여 경상북도내의 26명의 보건진료원을 대상으로 1987년 11월 16일부터 12월 5일사이의 통상적인 활동기간을 택하여 월요일에서 토요일까지 6일간 출근에서 퇴근까지의 활동상황을 자가기록방법(work diary method)에 의해 조사한 성적을 요약하면 다음과 같다. 주당 평균 활동시간은 2,918분이었다. 연령과 보건진료원 경력이 많을수록 더 많은 시간을 활동하는 것으로 나타났고 미혼자보다는 기혼자가 더 많은 시간을 활동하였다. 총 활동시간 중 보건진료소내 근무가 79.8%였고 보건진료소외가 20.2%를 차지하였다. 보건진료소외 근무에 있어서 연령과 경력이 적을수록 그리고 미혼자가 기혼자보다 더 많이 활동한 것으로 나타났다. 활동영역별 시간 배분은 기술업무수행이 46.3%로 제일 많았고 행정업무는 18.7%를 차지하였다. 기술 업무에 있어 미혼자가 기혼자보다 연령과 경력이 적을수록 더 많이 활동하였다. slack time은 연령과 경력이 많을수록 그리고 기혼자가 미혼자보다 더 길었다. 기술업무는 보건진료소내 근무중 45.3%를 차지하였고 보건진료소외 근무중 50.2%를 차지하였다. 기타업무에 소요된 시간과 slack time은 보건진료소내 근무에서보다 보건진료소외 근무에서 현저히 적었다. 기술업무 중 환자치료활동은 63.1%이었고, 기타 서비스는 36.9%을 차지하였다. 기혼자가 미혼자보다 그리고 경력이 많을수록 환자치료활동에 소비한 시간이 많았고 지역사회 주민의 건강증진을 위한 공중보건활동에 소비한 시간이 적었다. 행정업무 중 각종 기록 및 대장정리에 61.6%를 소비하였고 마을건강원회의에 소비된 시간은 4.2%에 불과하였다. 마을건강원회의에 소요된 시간은 연령과 경력이 많을수록 기혼자가 미혼자보다 더 많았다. 총 근무시간을 활동내용별로 분석하면 환자치료활동이 29.2%로 제일 많았고, 기타활동, 각종기록 및 대장정리의 순이었다. 보건진료소내 활동은 환자치료활동이 33.9%, 공중보건활동이 11.4% 이었고, 보건진료소외 활동은 각각 10.9% 및 39.1%이었다. 보건진료원의 직무영역별 활동상황을 분석하면 통상질환관리에 소요된 시간이 49.7%로 제일 많았고 지역사회접근은 2.4%로 제일 적었다. 이상을 종합하면 보건진료원은 보건진료소내에서 주로 활동하며 예방보건활동보다는 진료활동에 더 치중하고 있다. 농촌의 일차보건의료사업의 정착을 위해서는 보건진료원 보수교육을 통하여 그리고 도, 군단위의 기술지도체계의 확립과 운영으로 건강증진업무의 강화와 지역사회개발사업에 관련된 활동에 적극 참여토록 유도해야겠다고 생각한다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.334-345
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• 2009

본 조사는 전라남도 지역의 20개 보건소와 이들 보건소에 소속된 보건지소, 보건진료소 실무자 총 450명을 대상으로 만성질환에 대한 업무수행 실태와 이와 관련된 교육 훈련 등의 수행실태와 환자 관리실태 등을 파악하여 만성질환 관리를 위한 지역보건사업의 기초자료를 제공하는데 있으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 만성질환 실무담당자는 농촌 67.8%, 어촌 87.7%, 도농복합지역 60.9%로 간호사가 가장 많았고, 만성질환자로 등록하여 관리하고 있는 평균 환자수는 고혈압이 농촌 84.4명, 어촌 52.8명, 도농복합지역이 613.6명 이었고, 당뇨병이 농촌 26.4명, 어촌 14.7명, 도농복합지역 124.9명이었으며, 고지혈증이 농촌 5.6명, 어촌 2.9명, 도농복합지역 41.0명이었다. 만성질환 관리를 위한 전문적문인 지원과 공식적인 연계체계를 갖춘 경우는 농촌 17.9%, 어촌 14.7%에 불과하고 도농복합지역은 전무한 상태였다. 만성질환자를 위해 집단 보건교육을 실시하고 있는 경우는 농촌 83.7%, 어촌 70.8%, 도농복합지역이 77.3%였고, 고혈압, 당뇨병에 대한 교육내용은 운동, 식이, 일반적 지식, 금연, 절주, 비만, 약물요법, 합병증, 스트레스에 대한 내용으로 담당자가 직접 시행하고 있었다. 지난 1년간 보건교육을 실시한 평균 횟수는 농촌 9.9회, 어촌 8.3회, 도농복합지역이 11.6회이었고, 만성질환 실무담당자가 교육받기를 원하는 영역으로는 고혈압, 당뇨, 고지혈증의 증상, 진단, 치료 및 합병증이 농촌 43.0%, 어촌 41.1%, 도농복합지역이 47.6%로 도농복합지역이 가장 많았고, 병태생리, 약물요법, 예방 또한 도농복합지역이 많았다. 반면 운동과 식이는 농촌 33.7%로 농촌이 가장 많았고, 스트레스, 비만, 금연, 절주는 도농복합지역이 가장 많았다. 질병 관리를 위한 기초자료는 확보되어 있으나 자료가 미비하다고 응답한 경우가 농촌56.3%, 어촌 52.2%, 도농복합지역이 66.7%이었으며, 만성질환 관리사업 중 가장 중요하다고 생각되는 영역은 환자 조기발견사업이 농촌 52.6%, 어촌 50.7%, 도농복합지역이 36.4%이었고, 지원이 필요한 영역에서 업무표준화가 시급하다고 응답한 경우는 농촌 30.7%, 어촌 35.2%, 도농복합지역 40.9%로 가장 많았다. 전반적으로 타 의료기관과의 협조체계는 잘 이루어지지 않고 있다고 응답하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면 전라남도 만성질환 관리 담당자들은 적극적으로 만성병 관리업무를 수행하고 있으나, 고지혈증과 관련한 업무의 전문성부족과 관리를 위한 기초자료의 부족 등을 업무수행의 장애 요인으로 생각하고 있었으며, 업무능력 향상을 위한 연계체계의 구축과 교육의 필요성을 요구하고 있어 이에 대한 적극적인 지원과 대책이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.353-377
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• 2000

보건진료소의 보건의료환경 및 근무여건, 업무현황과 개선에 대한 보건진료원의 의견을 파악하여 향후 보건진료소의 발전 방안을 제시하는데 도움을 주고자 경상북도 소재 보건진료소(1996년 330개소, 1999년 313개소)의 운영상황보고서에 의한 업무 변화량을 분석하였으며, 보건진료원 280명의 설문자료를 분석하였다. 운영상황보고서에 의한 보건진료소의 관할인구 추이는 1996년에 비해 1999년에 전반적으로 감소하였으나 노인인구는 증가하였다. 운영상황보고서에 의한 보건진료소의 업무 활동상황은 1996년도에 비해 전반적으로 증가하였고, 진찰 및 투약관리, 검사, 성인병 및 만성질환관리, 노인건강, 가정방문이 특히 증가하였으며, 전염병 관리와 결핵관리에서 부분적인 감소를 보였다. 재정운영상태는 50.4%가 운영이 잘된다고 하였고, 1.4%만이 운영하기 곤란하다고 하였는데, 현 근무지 근무연수가 많을수록(p<0.05), 그리고 도시근교일수확, 인구가 많을수록, 진찰 및 투약건수가 많을수록(p<0.01) 운영이 잘 된다고 하였다. 보건진료원의 직업적 긍지는 전반적으로 긍정적이었는데, 그 중 하는 일의 중요함이 94.6%로 가장 긍정적이었고, 역할과 임무에 대한 만족정도는 현 근무지 근무연수에 따라 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 보건진료원들의 보건기관과 민간의료기관과의 협조정도는 대체로 긍정적이었는데, 보건소와 협조정도는 연령이 많을수록, 근무 경력이 길수록 긍정적인 응답률이 유의하게 높았으며(p<0.01), 현 근무지 근무연수에 따라 차이가 있었다(p<0.05). 보건진료원들은 운영협의회, 마을건강원, 지역사회조직과도 협조적이다는 응답이 모두 70% 이상이었다. 보건진료소 사업계획서는 96.4%가 적성하였으며, 제2기 지역보건의료계획서 작성에는 11.4%만이 참여하였다. 관할지역주민의 혈압과 흡연여부를 70% 이상 파악하고 있는 보건 진료원은 각각 88.2%, 63.9% 였는데, 혈압파악률은 보건진료원의 연령이 많을수록(p<0.01), 교육정도가 전문대학 이하인 경우(p<0.05)에서 높았다. 보건진료원의 지난 3년 동안에 보수교육외 교육 참여율, 연구사업 참여율은 각각 27.5%로 저조했으며, 보건진료소 수입으로 주민환원 사업을 실시한 경우는 65.4%였다. 보건진료원들이 생각하는 보건진료소의 필요 정도는 국가적 측면, 소속시군 측면, 관할지역 측면에서 모두 95% 이상이 매우 필요 또는 필요하다고 하였으며, 53.9%가 보건진료소의 역할이 증대되어야 한다고 하였다. 지금까지 폐쇄 및 폐쇄 예정된 보건진료소에 대하여 보건진료원은 담당 부서의 보건진료소 업무에 대한 인식부족 및 행정편의, 보건진료원의 신분이 법률로 보장되지 않은 별정직이어서, 단체장의 의지 등을 주된 이유로 제시하였다. 보건진료원은 향후 보건진료소에 대한 평가기준에 대해 노인 및 만성질환자 등의 보건의료서비스 대상자수, 주민의 의견, 인구 규모, 일상생활권을 고려한 교통상황 등의 순으로 제시하였으며, 보건진료원에 대한 평가기준으로는 보건사업실적, 주민과의 유대정도, 진료실적, 행정 및 업무처리 능력 등의 순으로 제시하였다. 객관적인 평가 후 일정기준이하의 보건진료소에 대한 향후 대처 방안에 대해서 보건진료원은 현 구조 유지하면서 업무개선, 도시 의료취약지역으로의 보건진료소 위치 조정 등을 많이 제시하였다. 보건진료소의 가장 필요한 개선부문으로는 절반 이상인 52.5%가 보건진료원의 업무조정이라고 하였으며, 향후 보건진료소가 중점적으로 추진하여야 한 사업으로는 당뇨 및 고혈압 관리, 방문보건사업, 노인보건사업 등이 중요하다고 하였다. 향후 보건진료소가 일차보건의료의 가치체계를 잘 반영하는 조직이 되기 위하여는 지역사회 보건의료요구에 부합하는 업무개선이 이루어져야 하겠으며, 만성질환관리사업, 방문보건사업, 노인보건사업 등이 활성화 되어야 하겠다.

• 가정과삶의질연구
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.23-41
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to explore social supports for elderly housing and their residential lives in small cities along rural counties of the United States and Canada, and suggest future implications for age-concentrated rural villages in Korea. In this study, five small and medium cities in non-metropolitan counties of California and Ontario province were visited and elderly residents and service experts were interviewed about their perceptions of community integrated social support networks for senior residences. The senior housing complexes were built due to influx of both metropolitan and rural residents seeking warm localities, traffic connections, business purposes in active production areas. and leisure attractions. There are five main social support networks for senior housing issues in these areas. First, the areas are claimed for senior zones and accordingly health industries are encouraged by local authorities. Second, the community is homogeneously constructed as a senior friendly environment and include features such as an RV park and mobile cottages. Third, senior-helping seniors are offered active work through golf-cluster active retirement communities. Fourth, traditional theme production camps are mobilized by the elderly workers. Lastly, an information system is maintained for screening volunteers and for senior abuse prevention. On the other hand, residential lives are occasionally negatively influenced by unbalanced concentrations of elderly facilities such as nursing stations and funeral homes. For the future of Korean rural elderly policies, suggestions are made as follows: first, an integrated urban and rural township that contains attractive places for early retiring people who seek a warm atmosphere in later life needs to be constructed. Second, an integrated model retirement village of urban and rural retirement life needs to be initiated as a measure of evaluating the adaptation process of movers in senior concentrated zones. Third, a cooperation system among governmental ministries needs to be formed with the long- term goal of establishing a traditional rural town of independent housing districts and medical facilities in rural areas. Fourth, productive and active lifestyles need to be maintained as the local community and government develop successful retirement rural villages, by limiting the expansion of nursing related facilities. Finally, generation integrated visiting welfare programs and services need to be further developed for the housing areas especially in the winter, when social integration and activity are relatively low.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.57-95
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• 1972

This study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of service by maternity aids concerning maternal and child health in improving simultaneously infant mortality, contraception and vital registration among expectant mothers in rural Korea, where there is less apportunity for maternal and child health care. It is unrealistic to expect to solve this problem in rural Korea through professional persons considering the situation of medical facilities and the socioeconomic condition of residents. So, we intended to adopt a system of services by maternity aids who were educated formally among indigenous women. After the women were trained in maternal and child health, contraception, and registration for a short period, they were assigned as a maternity aids to each village to help with various activities concerning maternal and child health, for example, registration of pregnant women, home visiting to check for complications, supplying of delivery kits, attendance at delivery, persuasion of contraception, and invitation for registration and so on. Mean-while, four researchers called on the maternity aids to collect materials concerning vital events, maternal child health, contraception and registration, and to give further instruction and supervision as the program proceeded. A. Changes of women's attitude by services of maternity aid. Now, we examined to what extent' such a service system to expectant mothers affected a change in attitude of women residing in the study area as compared to women of the control area. 1) In the birth and death places, there were no changes between last and present infants, in study or control area. 2) In regard to attendants at delivery, there were no changes except for a small percentage of attendance (8%) by maternity aid in study area. But, I expect that more maternity sids could be used as attendants at delivery if they would be trained further and if there was more explanation to the residents about such a service. 3) Considering the rate of utilization of sterilized delivery kit, I am sure that more than 90 percent would be used if the delivery kit were supplied in the proper time. There were significant differences in rates between the study and the control areas. 4) Taking into consideration the utilization rate of the clinic for prenatal care and well baby care, if suck facilities were installed, it would probably be well utilized. 5) In the contraception, the rate of approval was as high as 89 percent in study area as compared to 82 percent in the control area. 6) Considering the rate of pre-and post-partum acceptance on contraception were as much as 70 percent or more, if motivation to use contraception was given to them adequately, the government could reach the goals for family planning as planned. 7) In the vital registration, the rate of birth registration in the study area was some what improved compared to that of the control area, while the rate of death registration was not changed at all. Taking into account the fact that the rate of confirmation of vital events by maternity aids was remarkably high, if the registration system changed to a 'notification' system instead of formal registration ststem, it would be improved significantly compared to present system. B. Effect of the project Thus, with changes in the residents' attitude, was there a reduction in the infant death rate? 1) It is very difficult problem to compare the mortality of infants between last and present infants, because many women don't want to answer accurately about their dead children especially the infants that died within a few days after birth. In this study the data of present death comes from the maternity aides who followed up every pregnancy they had recorded to see what had happened. They seem to have very reliable information on what happened in first few weeks with follow up visitits to check out later changes. From these calculaton, when we compared the rate of infant death between last and present infant, there was remarkable reduction of death rate for present infant compare to that of last children, namely, the former was 30, while the latter 42. The figure is the lowest rate that I have ever heard. As the quality of data we could assess by comparing the causes of death. In the current death rate by communicable disease was much lower compare to the last child especially, tetanus cases and pneumonia. 2) Next, how many respondents used contraception after birth because of frequent contact with the maternity aid. In the registered cases, the respondents showed a tendency to practice contraception at an earlier age and with a small number of children. In a comparison of the rate of contraception between the study and the control area, the rate in the former was significantly higher than that of the latter. What is more, the proportion favoring smaller numbers of children and younger women rose in the study area as compared to the control area. 3) Regarding vital registration, though the rate of registration was gradually improved by efforts of maternity aid, it would be better to change the registration system. 4) In the crude birth rate, the rate in the study area was 22.2 while in the control area was 26.5. Natural increase rate showed 15.4 in the study area, while control area was 19.1. 5) In assessment of the efficiency of the maternity aids judging by the cost-effect viewpoint, the workers in the Medium area seemed to be more efficiency than those of other areas.