• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.2231-2238
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• 2014

This study investigated how self-rated health and socioeconomic status are associated with behaviour of cancer survivors regarding desire for information. For this association, we compared survivors who did not seek information about cancer with those who did. We examined how sociodemographic, socioeconomic, cancerrelated, and health information factors are associated with self-rated health (SRH) by health information seeking/avoiding behavior in a survey of 502 post-treatment cancer patients. In the information seeking group, all four factors exhibited significant relationships with SRH. SRH values were significantly high for women (p<0.05), non-Hispanic White (p<0.05), and educated (p<0.01) participants, and for those who had high self-efficacy to use health information by themselves (p<0.01). Furthermore, in the information avoiding group, not only were there no significant relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and SRH, but there were negative associations between their attitude/capacity and the SRH. In terms of communication equity, the promotion of information seeking behavior can be an effective way to reduce health disparities that are caused by social inequalities. Information avoiding behavior, however, does not exhibit a negative contribution toward the relationship between SRH and SES. Information seeking behavior was positively associated with SRH, but avoiding behavior was not negatively associated. We thus need to eliminate communication inequalities using health intervention to support information seeking behavior, while simultaneously providing support for avoiders.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.13-28
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• 2010

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine health status and health behavior of adolescents by socioeconomic characteristics. Methods: Secondary analysis of the 2008 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was conducted for 836 adolescence respondents. Results: First, the score of health status was 3.75 and high in 12-15 ages, living together with parents and private medical insured person. The score of oral health status was 2.85 and high in 12-15 ages, employed health insured, living together with parents. Second, dental treatment need was high in female, low income and dental checkup high in 12-15 ages and high income. Influenza vaccination was high in 12-15 ages. Diet contents was good in high income, living together parents and private medical insured and having breakfast was high in male, 12-15 ages, high income, living together with parents and private medical insured person. Third, smoking experience was high in male, low income, living together with single father or mother and drinking age was high in high income family. Forth, sinusitis was high in high income and small pox was high in low income. Conclusion: There might be many differences in the health status and health behavior of adolescents by sex, age, house income, type of family, private medical insurance. Our findings suggest that the need to develop appropriate health education program for high health problem behavior and intervention strategies for socioeconomic specified groups at greater risk.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2024

연구배경: 최근 우리나라의 자살문제는 전 세계적으로 가장 심각하다. 본 연구는 한국 성인의 자살생각과 관련된 요인을 확인하고 사회경제적 박탈과의 연관성을 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 방법: 제17차 한국복지패널(2022) 원자료를 사용하였고, 모든 질문에 응답한 20세 이상 성인 10,065명을 연구대상으로 선정하였다. 자료분석은 SAS ver. 9.4 프로그램(SAS Institute Inc., USA)을 사용하였다. 사회경제적 박탈과 자살생각의 연관성을 알아보기 위하여 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석을 실시하였다. 주관적 건강상태와 성별에 따른 차이를 확인하기 위하여 층화 분석을 실시하였다. 결과: 사회경제적 박탈이 1단위 증가할 때마다 자살생각은 1.5배 증가하였다(odds ratio [OR], 1.48; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.37-1.61). 주관적 건강상태가 좋은 사람은 사회경제적 박탈이 증가한 각 단위별로 자살생각이 1.3배 높은 것으로 나타났으며(OR, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.12-1.52), 주관적 건강상태가 좋지 않은 사람은 1.6배 높은 것으로 나타났다(OR, 1.58; 95% CI, 1.43-1.75). 결론: 사회경제적 박탈이 증가할수록 자살생각은 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 우리나라 성인의 자살률을 낮추기 위해서는 보다 다차원적인 박탈감 수준과 주관적 건강상태를 개선할 수 있는 정책방안이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.113-125
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• 2012

Purpose: This study was conducted in order to investigate health behaviors and health status and to identify factors that affect health behaviors and health status of the elderly in Daegu. Methods: Analysis of data on 360 Daegu citizens aged 65 and over, which were taken from the 2010 social survey, was analyzed using the SAS program. Results: Results of logistic regression analysis showed that gender, age, education, and economic activity were independent predictors of health behaviors. Economic activity and owner-occupied housing were found to be independent predictors of health status. Conclusion: Findings of this study indicate a need for development of strategies to promote the health of vulnerable members of the elderly population with consideration for these variables that were found to affect health behaviors and health status of elderly citizens.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.201-209
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• 2017

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the socioeconomic inequality in malnutrition in under-5 children in Iran in order to help policymakers reduce such inequality. Methods: Data on 8443 under-5 children were extracted from the Iran Multiple Indicator Demographic and Health Survey. The wealth index was used as proxy for socioeconomic status. Socioeconomic inequality in stunting, underweight, and wasting was calculated using the concentration index. The concentration index was calculated for the whole sample, as well as for subcategories defined in terms of categories such as area of residence (urban and rural) and the sex of children. Results: Stunting was observed to be more prevalent than underweight or wasting. The results of the concentration index at the national level, as well as in rural and urban areas and in terms of children's sex, showed that inequality in stunting and underweight was statistically significant and that children in the lower quintiles were more malnourished. The wasting index was not sensitive to socioeconomic status, and its concentration index value was not statistically significant. Conclusions: This study showed that it can be misleading to assess the mean levels of malnutrition at the national level without knowledge of the distribution of malnutrition among socioeconomic groups. Significant socioeconomic inequalities in stunting and underweight were observed at the national level and in both urban and rural areas. Regarding the influence of nutrition on the health and economic well-being of preschool-aged children, it is necessary for the government to focus on taking targeted measures to reduce malnutrition and to focus on poorer groups within society who bear a greater burden of malnutrition.

• 보건의료산업학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.79-90
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• 2017

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of malnutrition and to explore its association with socioeconomic and social support factors among Korean elderly in the community. Methods : The study sample was a weighted population of 10,160 elderly who participated in the 2014 Korean Elderly Living Conditions and Welfare Survey. Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the association socioeconomic and social support factors have with malnutrition. Results : Of the Korean elderly 18.6% were at risk of malnutrition. Being uneducated (OR=1.40) and having a lower household income (OR=1.97) were significantly associated with malnutrition even after adjusting for other socio-demographic and health-related covariates. Elderly who lived alone (OR=1.86) and who had poor relationships with their children (OR=1.97) were at much higher risk of malnutrition than their counterparts. Their having poor relationships with acquaintances and poor social participation were also associated with malnutrition. Conclusions : Socioeconomic and social support resources are important factors in the nutritional status of the elderly.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.158-164
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• 2004

This study was conducted to define dietary patterns and to evaluate the effects of socioeconomic, acculturation and lifestyle factors on dietary patterns among 2,746 Korean- Americans in California. It was a cross-sectional telephone survey based on a representative sampling of individuals with a Korean surname using residential phone listings. It was conducted using a food frequency questionnaire that covered 20 food items, socioeconomic variables such as age, gender, income, education and acculturation, and lifestyle factors such as body weight, alcohol consumption, smoking, exercise and consumption of fast food. Four dietary patterns were identified: American Foods (AF), American Breakfast (AB), Korean Foods (KF) and Vegetables (Ⅴ). AF was associated with younger men, acculturation and fast food consumption. AB was associated with women, higher education, current smoking and fast food consumption. KF was associated with acculturation and lower socioeconomic status. Ⅴ was associated with lifestyle factors such as smoking, exercising and fast food consumption. The results of the study showed that socioeconomic and lifestyle factors influenced the dietary patterns of Korean- Americans. This should be considered when dietary interventions are designed for Korean-Americans to improve their health status.

• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제7권7호
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• pp.543-553
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of subjective class consciousness on life satisfaction. This research aimed to not only analyze the relative explanatory power, but also the influence of satisfaction of life within the socioeconomic status where the elderly consider themselves to be an integral part. The elderly's satisfaction in life was analyzed in comparison with demographic characteristics such as gender and age. The correlations of objective socioeconomic characteristics such as income level and education level were also observed. For this purpose, the Korea Labor Panel 17th data (2014) was used to conduct a one-way batch distribution analysis and a hierarchical regression analysis. It was seen that there was a correlation in the Korean elderly in terms of class consciousness and life satisfaction. The elderly with a lower subjective class consciousness showed lower life satisfaction. The relative influences were stronger than the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the elderly, and the explanatory power was much higher than the objective income levels. These results show that the subjective perception of their socioeconomic status has a significant influence on the level of life satisfaction of the Korean elderly, independent of the objective income level.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.127-137
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the treatment outcomes according to the socioeconomic factor of patients who visited the emergency room. Methods: This study conducted frequency analysis, percentage analysis, and Fisher's exact test analysis method, using the R 4.1.2 program based on the 2019 data from the Korea Health Panel. Results: Among the treatment results of 1,648 patients, 392 patients were hospitalized or transferred to other hospitals, 845 were discharged after treatment, 224 were discharged, and 7 died. The Fisher's exact test of treatment outcomes and socioeconomic factors was not statistically significant for status of the worker and employment relationship, but was significant for the housing, household, economic activity, and insurance types, and marital status and education. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that it is necessary to conduct follow up studies on socioeconomic factors to provide basic data that can contribute to fairness and equity in the health care field.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.509-519
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 청소년들을 대상으로 하여 부모의 사회경제적 지위를 통제하기 전과 통제한 후에 자녀가 지각한 부모-자녀 간 의사소통 방식과 청소년의 자아존중감이 정서적 자율성과 행동적 자율성에 어떻게 영향을 미치는지 살펴보고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 중고등학교 재학 중인 청소년 403명을 대상으로 설문을 실시하였고, 최종적으로 367명의 자료를 분석하였다. 연구 결과, 첫째, 부모의 사회경제적 지위가 통제된 후에, 청소년의 정서적 자율성에는 아버지-자녀 간 폐쇄적 의사소통과 어머니-자녀 간 개방적 의사소통이 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 부모의 사회경제적 지위는 청소년의 행동적 자율성에 대한 유의한 영향력이 있음을 발견할 수 있었다. 특히 부모의 사회경제적 지위 가운데 부모의 수입과 어머니의 학력이 행동적 자율성에 유의한 영향을 미쳤음을 발견할 수 있었다. 더 나아가, 부모의 사회경제적 지위가 통제된 후, 청소년의 행동적 자율성에는 어머니-자녀 간의 폐쇄적 의사소통과 자아존중감이 유의한 영향력을 나타내었음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 통해 청소년의 정서적 자율성과 행동적 자율성을 함께 고려하여, 이들에 영향 미치는 청소년의 부모요인, 청소년의 심리적 요인, 아울러 부모의 사회 경제적 지위 요인을 종합적으로 이해할 수 있었다. 본 연구결과에서 제시된 구체적인 결과로써 청소년의 부모와 청소년들이 함께 참여하는 가족상담 프로그램의 구성에 적용할 수 있을 것이며, 청소년이나 부모를 위한 상담 개입을 위한 구체적인 전략 수립에도 이용할 수 있을 것이다.