• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.6077-6080
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• 2013

Background: Cervical cancer is the second commonest female cancer worldwide. The 50-55 cases of cervical cancer are reported annually in the UAE. There is a scarcity of data from Middle Eastern region regarding knowledge and attitude of women towards HPV infection, cervical cancer prevention and HPV vaccine. The aim of our study was to assess the knowledge of women regarding HPV infection and vaccine in UAE. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 640 women aged 18-50 years was conducted in Al-Ain district in UAE using convenience sampling. Women with previous diagnosis of cervical cancer, non-residents of UAE, younger than 18 or older than 50 years of age and those unable to speak Arabic or English were excluded from the study. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association of HPV knowledge with independent factors like age, education etc. Results: Only 29% of our sampled women have ever heard of HPV infection. Only 15.3% women recognized it as STI. Only about 22% women have also heard of the HPV vaccine. Three quarter of the women in our study thought that cervical cancer can be prevented. About 28% recognized vaccine as a preventive measure against cervical cancer. Age (AOR 1.049, 95%CI 1.02-1.08) and husband's level of education were found to be significant (p value 0.015) after adjusting for women's age. Conclusions: The knowledge of HPV infection and vaccine is low in the UAE. Few women recognized HPV as sexually transmitted infection. Increasing age and husband's education are associated with better knowledge of HPV infection.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.297-301
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• 2011

Rabies virus is transmitted most commonly through a bite from an infected dog. Especially, stray dogs that are not excluded from contact with rabid wild animals can become rabies vectors. Therefore, serological survey of rabies virus from stray dogs in Seoul Metropolitan City was carried out in this study. To investigate prevalence of rabies antibodies in the stray dogs, serum samples were taken from 500 stray dogs between April and December 2010. Antibodies to rabies virus were detected by indirect ELISA. Of 500 tested sera, 147 (29.4%) were positive to rabies virus. Prevalence rates of rabies antibodies(PRRA) in northern and southern Han river region of Seoul were 26.4% and 33.2% respectively. PRRA in male and female dogs were 33.6% and 26.1% respectively. PRRA in less than 1 year, 1~2< years, 2~3< years, 3~5< years, 5~10< years and over 10 years old dogs were 12.7%, 21.6%, 26.4%, 36.4%, 32.5% and 46.4%, respectively. These results indicates that antibody seroprevalence to rabies is still not enough to prevent rabies and rabies vaccination is required to enhance the seroprevalence in the dogs. To improve the situation, measures to raise public awareness of rabies and its prevention is needed. Also, reducing stray dogs and keeping companion animals from contact with wild animals are indispensable for the prevention of rabies.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2022

위드 코로나의 예정 발표일이 결정되었고, 위드 코로나에 가장 중요한 조건인 백신 접종을 아직 부작용 걱정 때문에 완료하지 않은 사람들이 있다. 또한 위드 코로나로 경제는 회복될 수 있지만 감염자 수는 급증할 수 있다. 본 논문은 위드 코로나에 앞서 코로나19에 대한 경각심을 깨우고자, 코로나19를 비선형 확률과정으로 예측한다. 여기서 딥러닝의 RNN중 양방향 LSTM인 BI-LSTM와 LSTM보다 gate수를 줄인 GRU를 사용하고 이것을 train set, test set, 손실함수, 잔차분석, 정규분포, 자기 상관을 통해서 비교 분석하여 어떠한 성능이 더 좋은지 비교하고 예측한다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.523-532
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• 2023

Objectives: During the second coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge, cases increased sharply due to low awareness and compliance with measures to limit disease spread. Health literacy (HL) is an important component of public health initiatives, and schools are potential sources of health education to increase HL via the presentation of COVID-19 educational modules. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved an online questionnaire administered to students from 5 high schools in Surabaya and Sidoarjo, Indonesia, 6-7 weeks after the start of government-issued directives restricting public gatherings. We collected data on each respondent's age, gender, parental education, and socioeconomic variables. HL was determined by the Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents. We additionally measured their attitudes and behaviors related to preventing the spread of COVID-19. The students were asked if they watched the COVID-19 module at school, their feelings about vaccination, and preferred online sources of COVID-19-related information. Results: Most of the 432 respondents had viewed COVID-19 modules at school. Module exposure was associated with significantly higher total and domain-specific HL and more positive attitudes toward government-issued COVID-19 restrictions on travel and public gatherings (p<0.05). However, behaviors to prevent COVID-19 spread and vaccine acceptance were not associated with module exposure. Most students chose social media as their source of COVID-19-related information. Conclusions: Schools can provide information to increase adolescents' HL and the public's support for health initiatives to prevent or limit the spread of COVID-19.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.728-735
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• 2015

본 연구는 효율적인 보건사업 기획과 이용방안을 모색하고자 인천광역시 지역주민들을 대상으로 보건소에서 시행하고 있는 각 사업에 대한 인식과 이용 및 만족도를 분석하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 인천광역시 지역주민들의 보건소 이용률은 38.8%였고, 이들의 연평균 이용횟수는 3.92회로 조사되었다. 보건소는 스스로(25.3%) 또는 주위사람의 권유(17.8%)에 의해 주로 이용하고 있었다. 이용하지 않는 이유는 필요성이 없어서(27.0%)와 잘 몰라서(9.4%) 또는 거리가 멀기 때문(7.8%)이었다. 보건사업 전체에 대한 평균 인지율은 41.2%, 평균 이용률은 8.1%로 인지율과 이용률 모두 높은 보건사업은 예방접종(86.6%, 36.9%)과 건강검진(67.2%, 18.7%)이었다. 보건사업 평균 만족도는 5점 만점에 3.88점이었고, 치면열구전색(4.26점)과 불소용액배급(4.07점)이 높은 만족도를 나타냈다. 보건소 이용과 이용횟수에 공통적으로 가장 영향력을 나타내는 요인은 이동시간이었고, 성별, 연령, 주택소유형태도 공통적 주요요인으로 확인되었다. 이를 바탕으로 지역주민의 건강증진을 위해 국가적으로 실시하는 보건사업이 성공적으로 실시될 수 있도록 구체적인 방안을 모색해야 할 것이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.2515-2519
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• 2015

Purpose: To determine knowledge levels of working and student nurses about cervical cancer and prophylactic cancer vaccines. Materials and Methods: This study was performed on 259 nursing students in the Department of Nursing and 137 nurses working in Health Research and Practice Center, approved to participate in the study between April-June 2012. The study was performed universally without selecting a sample. A questionnaire that was prepared for evaluating participants' knowledge and attitudes about human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine was distributed to the nurses and data obtained from the forms were transferred to SPSS 15.00 program and statistically analyzed. Results: It was found that 54.8% of the student nurses were between 21-24 years old and 13.1% of working students were between 25-28 years old. When student nurses and working nurses were compared in terms of their knowledge about the causes of cervical cancer, their ideas about prevention from cervical cancer with HPV vaccine, their ideas about possible risks of HPV vaccine and conservation ratios of HPV vaccine, it was observed that there were no statistically significant differences (p>0.05). When student nurses and working nurses were compared in terms of the information-source about HPV, ways of HPV contamination, awareness about people who are susceptible to HPV contamination and age of HPV vaccination, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05). Conclusions: It was found that all nurses had some knowledge about cervical cancer and HPV vaccine, but this was not sufficient. Therefore; it is recommended to use verbal, written and visual communication tools intensively in order to have topics on cervical cancer, early diagnosis and prevention in bachelor and master programs for nurses, to inform society about cervical cancer and HPV vaccine for public health and to teach precautions for its prevention.