Journal of Korean Public Health Nursing (한국보건간호학회지)
- Volume 12 Issue 1
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- Pages.75-89
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- 1998
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- 1226-0290(pISSN)
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- 2234-2869(eISSN)
A Study on Abandoned Children through the Analysis of Medical Records in a Public Hospital
공공기관 의무기록부에서 관찰된 기아(棄兒)에 관한 고찰
- Chang Jung-Ja (Dept. of Seoul Children's Municipal Hospital)
- 장정자 (서울시립아동병원 간호과)
- Published : 1998.03.01
Abstract
It is the purpose of this study to provide the basic data to stimulate the social understanding of an abandoned child from the medical viewpoint and the viewpoint of administrative management. The data are based on the medical dossier of 305 patients which were hospitalized in 'A' hospital (of Seoul municipal hospital) between 1992 and 1996. The method of analysis is SPSS statistical package and the following results can be obtained 1. The abandoned children were frequently found in the Spring by season, in April by month, on Friday by day, and especially in the night and before an individual home and an medical institution in many cases. 2. The children found in an individual home were younger, handicapped smaller, and hospitalized for shorter period. As they were healthy relatively, parents might hope that they were accepted as foundling foster children. Contrary to above case, the children found in an medical institution were worse, handicapped more, and hospitalized for longer period. Accordingly, parents might hope that they were protected in an public institution. 3. The
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