• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2023

Menstrual cycle irregularity reflects the reproductive health of women of childbearing age, but studies are scant on women in communities. In this study, we identified factors associated with menstrual cycle irregularity among 884 community women of childbearing age (19-40 years) and confirmed the relationship between menstrual cycle irregularity and depressive symptoms. Data were collected through online or mobile platforms. We noted that 25% of participants had menstrual cycle irregularity. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis revealed that age, irregular eating, and depressive symptoms were associated with menstrual cycle irregularity. After adjusting for confounding variables, participants with depressive symptoms were at a slightly higher risk of menstrual cycle irregularity (odds ratio = 1.078, confidence interval = 1.021-1.139). Additional support be provided for community-living women of childbearing age with depressive symptoms, to improve their reproductive health

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.83-90
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• 2023

본 연구는 대학생 대상으로 출산의지에 미치는 영향요인을 파악하여, 출산장려정책의 기초자료로 제공하고 교육자료를 구성하는데 기여하고자 시도되었다. 대학생 195명의 자료를 SPSS/WIN 22.0을 이용하여 다중회귀분석하였으며, 결혼관이 보수적일수록(r=.142, p<.05), 출산장려정책에 대한 인식도가 높을수록(r=.258, p<.01) 출산의지와 유의했다. 출산의지에 영향을 미치는 요인을 탐색한 결과, 결혼관 중 보수적 결혼관, 출산장려정책 중 청년일자리 대책, 일가정 양립지원 대책의 인식 정도가 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났으며, 이 변수들은 출산의지를 9.2% 설명하였다.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.271-283
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• 2001

The childbearing process is a sociocultural phenomenon of a woman who gives birth to a child as well as a biological phenomenon. The purpose of this ethnographic research study was to explore the experience of childbearing process of mothers with children from pregnancy to the 3 months postpartum in Korea and to understand deeply the perspectives of childbearing women reflected on Korean sociocultural values. A convenient sample of 10 childbearing women were observed from January to October 2000 through field work in Seoul, Korea. Data analysis was accomplished under ongoing process. The results of this study were as follows : The mothers with children experienced self-reflection, family relation, and physical adaptation during pregnancy. In self-reflection, all mothers experienced universality and diversity in their self-discovering process. The universal experiences were maturation, life with family and priority on maternal value between being a mother and a woman. The diverse experiences were taking a dual role of working mother, emotional drift of a resigned mother, and disheartened life of a mother who has two daughters. In family relation, the foundation of the new marital relationship were attained during childbearing process and sexual life were changed for the benefit of a healthy mother and a healthy baby. All mothers established friendly relations with their mothers, but established friendly or conflicting or constraining relations with their mother-in-laws due to husband based family culture. In physical adaptation, the informants endured well the physical discomfort and recognized general appearance change. Also maternal-fetal interaction occurred and mothers realistically felt motherhood and accepted themselves as mother-to-be. The mothers prepared for the best delivery, look for a safe childbirth center, newborn goods, endorsed family coping during hospitalization and responded labor pain to make it more endurable, less painful, fast passed owing to labor recognition of the natural process to be a mother. After childbirth, they felt emancipation, satisfaction, accomplishment, more easiness, actually feeling as mother-to-be, emptiness, and showed response to the sex of newborn. Their Sanhujori practice was different according to the Sanhujori environment including provider, place, time in postpartum and reflected on Sanhubyung. The mothers felt actually mother-to-be and happiness during lactation regardless of feeding pattern. These mothers had a different maternal image about rearing subjecthood through their child-rearing experience. But all mothers felt need for family support and social support. The universal rearing response were actual feeling of mother-to-be, a strenuous experience, a pride on child-rearing, confusion, reflecting marital relationship, and wondering rivalry among children. In conclusion, mother of all with children went through self-discovery, self-reflection and made connections with the family as a mother and as a woman simultaneously during the childbearing process. Therefore it is suggested when harmony and balance between a mother and a woman is accomplished, the woman will lead a healthy and high quality of life. Also, this study sought to confirm the sociocultural factors affecting the childbearing process from the perspectives of the women with children. Therefore health care providers must understand deeply the childbearing women with children based on this finding of and try a integrative approach with new ideology of maternity with biocultural perspectives in a clinical setting.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.265-272
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• 2022

본 연구는 가임기 여성의 유방암 검진행위 영향요인을 규명하기 위해 시행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 19-40세의 가임기 여성 2,000명으로, 자료수집은 2020년 9월부터 2021년 8월까지 온라인 및 모바일로 설문조사로 진행되었다. 유방암 검진행위 영향요인을 규명하기 위해 시행된 다중 순서형 로지스틱 회귀분석 결과, 나이가 20-29세 (OR=.2.145, CI=1.219-3.777), 30세 이상(OR=5.663, CI=2.784-11.521), 연소득이 1000만원 미만(OR=1.606, CI=1.070-2.413), 3,000만원 이상(OR=2.422, CI=1.550-3.785), 유방암 가족력(OR=2.421, CI=1.154-5.080), 난소암 가족력(OR=4.321, CI=1.382-13.516), 주관적 건강상태 인식이 '보통'(OR=1.466, CI=1.064-2.020), '건강하지 않음'(OR=1.854, CI=1.188-2.895)인 경우 가임기 여성의 유방암 검진행위가 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구를 바탕으로 가임기의 젊은 여성군의 유방암 검진행위를 강화시킬 수 있는 방안이 마련되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2003

가족소득은 어머니의 교육수준과 밀접하게 관련되어 있다는 이전의 많은 연구들에 근거하여, 세대간 교육수준 순환의 가정하에 두 문제점들이 제기되었다 : (a) 어머니의 교육수준이 학령기 아동의 학업성적을 예측할 수 있는가? (b) 만약 예측되어진다면, 교육수준의 역순환은 부모의 경제적 수준상태에 의하여 이러한 영향을 상쇄시킬 수 있는가? 아동발달에 대한 보다 나은 이해를 추구하고자 종단적 데이타를 사용하였다. 즉, 아동이 2살일 때 부모의 경제적 수준상태가 측정되어졌으며, 아동들이 초등학교 1학년이 되었을 때 다시 담임선생에 의한 아동의 학업성적이 측정되어졌다. 이러한 데이타는 Structure equation modelling analyses 통계분석법을 이용하여, 본 연구는 어머니의 교육수준이 아동의 초등학교 1학년 때의 학업성적을 예측한다는 것을 검증하였으며, 이러한 관계는 부모의 경제적 수준상태에 의하여 상쇄될 수 있다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 그러므로, 이 연구는 어머니의 저교육수준에 따른 아동의 열등한 학업성적 순환고리는 부모의 경제적 수준의 영향에 의해 깨어질 수 있다는 가능성을 밝혀주었으며, 아동기 발달의 한 경로를 분명히 제시하였다.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권6호
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• pp.401-407
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• 2023

본 연구는 지역사회 가임기 여성의 생리대 사용실태를 조사하기 위해 시행된 서술적 조사연구이다. 연구대상자는 지역사회의 만 19-40세의 가임기 여성 1,571명으로, 자료수집은 2020년 9월부터 2021년 8월까지 온라인 및 모바일 설문조사로 진행되었다. 연구결과 참여자의 88.9%(1,396명)가 일반 패드형 생리대를 사용하고 있었으며, 탐폰 5.6%(88명), 면 생리대 3.1%(49명), 생리 컵을 포함한 기타가 2.4%(38명) 순이었으며, 일반적 특성에 따른 사용하는 생리대 종류의 차이는 나이(p=.006), 결혼상태(p=.005), 교육정도(p=.002), 연 소득(p=.018), 임신경험(p=.036), 및 월경규칙성(p=.022)에 따라 모두 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 또한 참여자들의 절반 이상(53.8%)이 면 생리대는 '아주 안전' 혹은 '안전하다'고 응답하였으며, 일반 패드형 생리대와 탐폰은 각각 27.9%, 20.1%가 '안전하다'고 응답하였다. 생리대 종류에 따른 월경불편감의 차이는 탐폰 사용자가 일반 패드형 생리대나 면 생리대 사용자보다 '가장 최근 월경'의 월경불편감 점수(F=4.092, p=.017) 및 '월경 전 4일'의 월경불편감 점수에서 모두 높은 것으로 나타났다(F=4.178, p=.016). 따라서 가임기 여성의 생리대의 사용실태 및 생식건강과의 관련성에 대한 지속적인 조사와 관리가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2022

Background: While the application of procedural methods to solve the infertility problem has increased, the decline in the quality of life of women who experience infertility has been disregarded. Methods: This qualitative study used phenomenological analysis of data collected from 13 women with infertility in South Korea to reveal the subjective meaning of physical experiences perceived by women over the course of treatment. Results: Upon analyses of the treatment experiences of women with infertility in South Korea via a phenomenological analysis method, 10 themes were extracted and integrated into four theme clusters ("Perceiving infertility," "The body that gives birth," "A process in an endless tunnel," "Caring for my marginalized identity"). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that women with infertility in South Korea perceived their own bodies as givers of birth living in traditional and patriarchal societies. A contextual flow proceeded to the final stage of women caring for their marginalized identity, which had suffered throughout the course of their infertility journey.

• International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.284-290
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• 2023

This study was a phenomenological study to examine the meaning and structure of the difficulty of delivery. Participants in this study conducted deep interviews with seven female 20 to 24. The interview data was conducted through the process of analysis and interpretation using the Giorgi method. As a result of study, 12 themes were derived and 4 categories. As a result of the analysis, young women's thoughts on observing delivery consisted of 'fear', 'powerlessness', 'disgust', and 'inevitable fate'. Based on the above meaning, the structure of young women's thoughts on delivery was found to be a point of view that it is regrettable that delivery compensates for all difficulties and pain with the joy of birth. Accordingly, it is proposed to develop and apply a program that can actually alleviate the anxiety, fear, and physical discomfort experienced by women in childbearing age through childbirth.

• 가족자원경영과 정책
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.25-39
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• 2021

본 연구는 기혼 여성 관리자의 가족친화제도 운영 인식이 후속출산계획에 미치는 영향과 가족친화적 상사지원인식과 일·가정 양립 갈등의 매개효과를 확인함에 목적을 두고 있다. 이를 위해 여성관리자패널 데이터의 7차년도 자료를 활용하였으며, 최종적으로 1명 이상의 자녀를 두고 있는 여성 관리자 480명을 연구 대상자로 하였다. 연구결과는 다음과 같다. 기혼 여성 관리자의 가족친화제도 운영 인식은 후속출산계획에 직접적으로 영향을 미치지는 않으나 가족친화적 상사지원인식과 일·가정 양립 갈등을 순차적으로 매개하여 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 조직이 가족친화제도를 운영하는 것에 더해 제도를 적극적으로 활용하고 지지하는 분위기를 조성하는 것이 중요함을 의미한다. 이에 연구결과를 바탕으로 저출산 현상을 극복할 수 있는 정책적, 실천적 개입을 제안하였다.

• 대한간호학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.825-836
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• 1995

This ethnogrphic exploratory study sought to de-fine the meaning of Sanhubyung, as consequence from the perspective of the women who experienced it. A convenience sample of 9 elderly women in San Francisco. and 20 postpartal women and their 20 non-professional helpers during postpartum in Seoul, Korea were observed and interviewed for 23 months from January 1991 to December 1992 at the Human Development Center in San Francisco and at the hospital and their homes in Seoul, Korea. Sanhubyung was regarded as the consequence of "Doing a Sanhujori Wrongly," as a group of symptoms or sequelae which have two types of characteristics of symptoms . chronic and acute. It can be called a culture bound syndrome in the cultural context re-lated to childbearing phenomenon in Korea. If women violate the principles of Sanhujori, such symptoms can appear at various times : during the period of postpartum itself, at any time, periodically, especially at the anniversary of the child's birth, late forties, and in old age. Acute symptoms that can be classified into immediate and late types include painful and edematous gingiva, sensitive teeth, strange sensation and pain in the knees or backache. Besides, there is a localized sense of soreness and pain ; sense of being in a draft and cold, stomach upset, GI irritation, chilling, shivering, and tiredness, pain and dazzling in the eyes. Chronic symptoms occur in the head, neck, teeth, back, hands, knees, hands and feet, arms and legs, eyes, sinews and joints, bones, and in the body or as a whole. Generally these symptoms are pain, often accompanying a feeling of being cold and in a draft, regardless of actual weather conditions. In conclusion, this findings reflect the Oriental way of thought of causal relationship of women's health and illness based on the wholistic paradigm of harmony and balance of two forces, Yin(cold) -Yang(hot). It provides a challenge to the professional sector to rethink the effect of culture on health and illness. Finally, it suggests care providers use cultural assessment for the appropriateness of the intervention and quality of care for desirable health outcomes.