Socio-medical Survey on the Entertainment Workers in Jeonju Area

유흥업소 종업원에 대한 사회의학적 조사

The author has conducted survey on the socio-medical status of the 157 entertainers (male:25, female:132) in Jeonju area, during 1 to 15 July 1974. As results of this survey, following conclusions were obtained. 1. The age distribution was revealed the peak in the age group of 20 to 24 years with 44.5 per cent. Average age of male entertainers was 28.0 years and female entertainer with 23.9 years. 2. By the educational background of the entertainers, the greatest proportion or 45.9 per cent was middle school, 28.7 per cent in primary school. 3. Most of the entertainers had no their parents, father or mother while the ones who had parents were 21.0 per cent. 4. The average age of menerache of the female entertainers was $14.2{\pm}0.87$ years. 5. Regarding the marital status of the entertainers, the unmarried were 81.5 per cent and present status of marriage, 79.3 per cent were seperated. 6. The average of the first marriage was 24.4 years in male, and 22.6 years in female. 7. Regarding the working duration of the entertainers, 79.1 per cent worked less than 1 year. 8. Regarding the sex experiences before marriage, 76.0 per cent of the male and 91.7 per cent of the female reported had such experiences. 9. Induced abortions were found to have been experienced 88.6 per cent of the female entertainers. 10. Point prevalence rate for gonorrhea including non-specific urethritis of the entertainers were found 16.0 per cent of the male and 17.4 per cent of the female.