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간호원의 환자교육 활동에 관한 연구 (Study of Patient Teaching in The Clinical Area)

  • 강규숙
    • 대한간호학회지
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    • 제2권1호
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    • pp.3-33
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    • 1971
  • Nursing of today has as one of its objectives the solving of problems related to human needs arising from the demands of a rapidly changing society. This nursing objective, I believe, can he attained by the appropriate application of scientific principles in the giving of comprehensive nursing care. Comprehensive nursing care may be defined as nursing care which meets all of the patient's needs. the needs of patients are said to fall into five broad categories: physical needs, psychological needs, environmental needs, socio-economic needs, and teaching needs. Most people who become ill have adjustment problems related to their new situation. Because patient teaching is one of the most important functions of professional nursing, the success of this teaching may be used as a gauge for evaluating comprehensive nursing care. This represents a challenge foe the future. A questionnaire consisting of 67 items was distributed to 200 professional nurses working ill direct patient care at Yonsei University Medical Center in Seoul, Korea. 160 (80,0%) nurses of the total sample returned completed questionnaires 81 (50.6%) nurses were graduates of 3 fear diploma courser 79 (49.4%) nurses were graduates of 4 year collegiate nursing schools in Korea 141 (88,1%) nurses had under 5 years of clinical experience in a medical center, while 19 (11.9%) nurses had more than 5years of clinical experience. Three hypotheses were tested: 1. “Nurses had high levels of concept and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by the use of a statistical method, the mean average. 2. “Nurses graduating from collegiate programs and diploma school programs of nursing show differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by a statistical method, the mean average, although the results showed little difference between the two groups. 3. “Nurses having different amounts of clinical experience showed differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by the use of a statistical method, the mean average. 2. “Nurses graduating from collegiate programs and diploma school programs of nursing show differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by a statistical method, the mean average, although the results showed little difference between the two groups. 3. “Nurses having different amounts of clinical experience showed differences in concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching”-This was demonstrated by the use of the T-test. Conclusions of this study are as follow: Before attempting the explanation, of the results, the questionnaire will he explained. The questionnaire contained 67 questions divided into 9 sections. These sections were: concept, content, time, prior preparation, method, purpose, condition, evaluation, and recommendations for patient teaching. 1. The nurse's concept of patient teaching: Most of the nurses had high levels of concepts and knowledge toward patient teaching. Though nursing service was task-centered at the turn of the century, the emphasis today is put on patient-centered nursing. But we find some of the nurses (39.4%) still are task-centered. After, patient teaching, only a few of the nurses (14.4%) checked this as “normal teaching.”It seems therefore that patient teaching is often done unconsciously. Accordingly it would he desirable to have correct concepts and knowledge of teaching taught in schools of nursing. 2. Contents of patient teaching: Most nurses (97.5%) had good information about content of patient teaching. They teach their patients during admission about their diseases, tests, treatments, and before discharge give nurses instruction about simple nursing care, personal hygiene, special diets, rest and sleep, elimination etc. 3. Time of patient teaching: Teaching can be accomplished even if there is no time set aside specifically for it. -a large part of the nurse's teaching can be done while she is giving nursing care. If she believes she has to wait for time free from other activities, she may miss many teaching opportunities. But generally proper time for patient teaching is in the midmorning or midafternoon since one and a half or two hours required. Nurses meet their patients in all stages of health: often tile patient is in a condition in which learning is impossible-pain, mental confusion, debilitation, loss of sensory perception, fear and anxiety-any of these conditions may preclude the possibility of successful teaching. 4. Prior preparation for patient teaching: The teaching aids, nurses use are charts (53.1%), periodicals (23.8%), and books (7.0%) Some of the respondents (28.1%) reported that they had had good preparation for the teaching which they were doing, others (27.5%) reported adequate preparation, and others (43.8%) reported that their preparation for teaching was inadequate. If nurses have advance preparation for normal teaching and are aware of their objectives in teaching patients, they can do effective teaching. 5. Method of patient teaching: The methods of individual patient teaching, the nurses in this study used, were conversation (55.6%) and individual discussion (19.2%) . And the methods of group patient teaching they used were demonstration (42.3%) and lecture (26.2%) They should also he prepared to use pamphlet and simple audio-visual aids for their teaching. 6. Purposes of patient teaching: The purposes of patient teaching is to help the patient recover completely, but the majority of the respondents (40.6%) don't know this. So it is necessary for them to understand correctly the purpose of patient teaching and nursing care. 7. Condition of patient teaching: The majority of respondents (75.0%) reported there were some troubles in teaching uncooperative patients. It would seem that the nurse's leaching would be improved if, in her preparation, she was given a better understanding of the patient and communication skills. The majority of respondents in the total group, felt teaching is their responsibility and they should teach their patient's family as well as the patient. The place for teaching is most often at the patient's bedside (95.6%) but the conference room (3.1%) is also used. It is important that privacy be provided in learning situations with involve personal matters. 8. Evaluation of patient teaching: The majority of respondents (76.3%,) felt leaching is a highly systematic and organized function requiring special preparation in a college or university, they have the idea that teaching is a continuous and ever-present activity of all people throughout their lives. The suggestion mentioned the most frequently for improving preparation was a course in patient teaching included in the basic nursing program. 9. Recommendations: 1) It is recommended, that in clinical nursing, patient teaching be emphasized. 2) It is recommended, that insertive education the concepts and purposes of patient teaching he renewed for all nurses. In addition to this new knowledge, methods and materials which can be applied to patient teaching should be given also. 3) It is recommended, in group patient teaching, we try to embark on team teaching.

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시멘트공업이 지역에 미친 영향 (The impact of cement industry on regional change)

  • 신용철
    • 대한지리학회지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.16-34
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    • 1995
  • 본 연구에서는 시멘트공업이 발달함에 따라 지역에 어떤 영향을 미쳤는지를 알기 위하여 매포지역을 사례로 하여 종합적으로 고찰하였으며, 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같 다. 1) 연구지역은 1960년대에 세개의 시멘트공장이 건설되면서 노동자, 기술자들이 대량으 로 유입되어 폭발적인 인구증가를 나타냈으며 1970년대에는 시설확장으로 고용기회가 많이 늘어나 인구가 더욱 집중하게 되었다. 그러나 1980년대에는 오랜 경험과 기술 출적으로 인 한 각종 기계의 자동화와 대형화로 노동력이 대체되어 종업원의 수가 그 이전보다 줄어들고 인구 역시 감소되고 있다. 2) 시멘트공업이 발달하면서 시멘트공장이 입지한 곳과 그 인접 지역은 공장사택으로 인하여 비농가율이 높게 나타난다. 그리고 공장부지, 광상의 확대로 농 경지는 점점 감소되고 시멘트공업과 비교적 관계없는 농촌지역들은 농업적 토지이용이 크게 달라지지 않았다. 또 이 지역은 분진이 가장 심각한 공해문제를 야기한다.

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호스피스 자원봉사자의 호스피스 케어 요구도 분석 (Survey on the Hospice Care Needs of Hospice Volunteers)

  • 조현;강희숙;김정희
    • Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
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    • 제5권2호
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    • pp.155-162
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    • 2002
  • 목적 : 본 연구는 자원봉사자 교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 기초자료로서 질병 말기 환자에게 호스피스 케어를 제공하는 자원봉사자의 관점에서 본 서비스 요구도를 조사하고자 하는데 그 목적을 두고 있다. 방법 : 경상남도, 부산시 및 충청남도 지역의 호스피스 자원봉사 교육 수료자로서 호스피스 케어 제공 경험이 있는 자원봉사자인 연구대상 중 88명이 본 연구를 위한 분석대상으로 사용되었으며, 구조화된 설문지를 이용한 자기기입식 설문방식에 의해 조사되었다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS Window version 10.0 통계 프로그램을 이용하여 빈도, 백분율, 평균, 표준편차 및 회귀분석방법에 의해 분석되었다. 결과 : 조사대상자의 사회인구학적 특성은 기독교 중류가정의 40대 유배우 고졸 여성으로 가족 중 호스피스 경험이 없는 경력 1년 미만의 호스피스 센터에 소속된 사람이었다. 정보영역에서 호스피스 케어 요구도가 가장 높았으며 사회경제적 영역에서 가장 낮았다. '질병과 치료과정에 대한 정보 제공 필요'에 대한 요구가 정보영역에서, '욕창관리 및 예방'에 대한 요구가 신체적 영역에서, '의료인과 지속적인 관계유지 도와줌'이 정서적 영역에서 그리고 '의료보험 지원 확대를 도와줌'이 사회경제적 영역에 대한 요구도 중 가장 요구도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 호스피스 케어 전체 영역 및 신체적 영역에 영향을 미치는 요인으로는 '가족 중 호스피스 경험'이, 정서적 영역에서는 '호스피스 경력'과 '가족 중 호스피스 경험'이 영향을 미치는 요인 변수로 예측되었으나 정보영역 및 사회경제적 영역에서는 어떤 변수도 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 본 연구가 편의표본을 사용하여 시행되었기에 본 연구의 결과가 실제적이고 효과적인 자원봉사자 교육 프로그램 개발을 위한 자료로 일반화되어 사용되기에는 한계를 지니고 있다. 따라서 호스피스 센터 별 전수조사 혹은 확률표본추출법에 의해 설계된 본 주제와 관련된 조사연구 및 질적 방법에 의한 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

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일본 농업분야 정보기술활용 성공사례와 전망 (Prospective for Successful IT in Agriculture)

  • Seishi Ninomiya;Byong-Lyol Lee
    • 한국농림기상학회지
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.107-117
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    • 2004
  • 농업분야에서의 IT역할에 대한 요약과 함께, 일본의 경험을 살펴보는 한편 당면 현안의 파악, 그리고 정보기술 활용의 성공사례를 들어 문제해결 방안의 하나로 신기술을 소개하였다. IT 활용능력 여부는 성공적인 IT현장활용의 매우 중요한 요소로,. IT 관련 교육/훈련의 강화 외에, 사용이 용이한 인터페이스 여하는 IT활용력 제고의 커다란 도전이기도 하다. 기존의 자판형 PC 인터페이스는 대다수 농민들이 쉽게 받아들이기 어려운 면이 있는 것이 분명하다. 이러한 최종사용자들에게 사용이 보다 쉬운 컴퓨터시스템을 제공하기 위한 여러 가지 기술들이 현재 개발되어 있다. 예를 들어 휴대폰기반의 사용자 인터페이스는 이러한 문제에 대한 해결책의 하나로 매우 유망한 기술임에 틀림없다. 휴대폰 사용은 개도국에서도 점차 확대되고 있으며, 단 몇 개의 키만으로 쉽게 사용할 수 있는 장점이 있다. 농민들은 복잡한 의사결정지원을 필요로 하지 않기 때문에 휴대폰의 이러한 단순한 화면도 대개 충분한 기능을 구현할 수 있는 것이다. 제2, 3세대 휴대폰은 인터넷에 대한 무결성 접속을 제공하므로, 휴대폰인터페이스에 적합한 활용물을 개발한다면 기존 PC의 역할을 대신할 수도 있을 것이다. 실지로 현재 휴대폰은 자료수집 뿐만 아니라 포장에서의 현장 의사결정지원에 사용되고 있다. 예를 들어 로렌슨 등과 사사끼 등은 휴대폰기반 기상정보취득프로그램을 개발하여 농민이 항상 자신의 포장내 기상상태를 파악할 수 있게 되었다. 병충해예찰시스템과 같은 보다 실용적인 응용 프로그램도 이미 초기모형이 개발되어 있다. PC보다 사용이 용이한 인터페이스와 포장에서의 기동성 등이 농민들에 의해 환영받고 있는 점이다. 또 다른 중요한 문제는 농촌의 미진한 네트워크 하부구조에 기인한다. 불행히도 농촌지역에서는 상업통신업자간 치열한 경쟁을 기대할 수 없기 때문에 이 문제는 결국 정부의 책임일 수 밖에 없다. 거대한 산맥에서 금을 채굴하는 것과 유사한 정보탐색이라는 기술도 매우 중요한 요소이다. 근대농업이 시작된 이래 약 한세기에 걸친 농업 생산과 실험연구의 결과, 일본은 방대한 농업자료를 보유하고 있다 이러한 장기자료는 농업생산에서의 신지식을 생산제공하는 데 필수적인 결정적인 정보원일지 모른다. 정보탐색 기술은 이러한 방대한 자료의 분석을 통한 미지의 사실을 추론하는 유망한 기술로 이용될 것이다. 많은 이들이 IT기술에 의해 농업이 힘을 얻기를 기대하고 있다. 그러나 어떠한 실용적인 IT 대응책이 농업을 강화할 수 있느냐는 질문에 대한 답변에는 궁색할 수밖에 없다. 이는 이러한 질문에 대한 보편적인 해답이 없기 때문이다. 농업은 전형적으로 기후와 토양조건, 작부양식, 시장요구도 등에 좌우되는 지역 특이적 특성을 지닌다. 그러므로 이는 개별 여건에 알맞는 유연한 기술 적용 여부를 결정하는 IT활용시 의사 결정자을 하는 사람의 몫이 될 것이다.

대전 도심지역의 철도진동의 영향과 대책 (A Study on Rail Vibration and Its Reduction Plan in Central Daejeon Area)

  • 류명익;서만철;이원국
    • 지구물리
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    • 제3권4호
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    • pp.269-280
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    • 2000
  • 도심지역 철도 주변에서 열차의 주행으로 인해 발생되는 철도 진동이 심각한 공해진동으로 부각되고 있다. 이러한 철도진동으로 부터의 피해를 저감시킬 수 있는 방안을 탐색해 보고자, 대전 도심 지역을 통과하는 철도 주변에서의 철도 진동 실태를 조사하였다. 열차가 통과하는 주행 방향과 수직한 지표면을 따라 5m 간격으로 55m까지 일정한 거리 상에서 1초 간격으로 Z축 진동값을 측정하였다. 측정 조사된 총 353개의 자료 셀마다 $L_{10}$ 값을 산출하여 진동측정치와의 거리, 열차의 속력, 차량수와의 상관 관계를 분석하였다. 분석결과 지반을 전파하는 철도진동은 철도중심에서 대략 25m 이내의 지역에서는 소음 진동규제법에서 제시한 허용기준 60dB이상으로 나타났으며, 속력 변화에 대한 진동 값의 변화가 작아 모든 속력의 열차에 대해 공해진동이 존재하였다. 한편 철도 주변 공구 밖에서는 공구가 없는 경우보다 진동값이 대체로 10%정도 감소하여 철도진동 저감에 공구 설치가 효과적인 것으로 판단된다. 실제의 지반을 대상으로 방진구를 설치하고 일정 높이에서 철구를 떨어뜨려 진동전달실험을 실시한 결과에서도 진동원으로부터 일정한 거리를 확보하면 공해진동으로부터 벗어날 수 있었으며, 공구를 설치할 경우 공구의 깊이, 위치 등의 변화에 따라 진동 저감 효과가 크게 나타났다. 대전도심지역 철도진동 실태분석 및 실험 연구결과를 종합해 볼 때 거리감쇠효과를 적용하거나 공구를 설치함으로써 철도진동으로 인한 피해를 상당히 저감시킬 수 있는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 따라서 철도에 근접한 많은 주택 및 주민의 진동 피해를 저감시키기 위하여 도심지역에서 철도와 나란하게 공구를 설치하고 이를 효율적으로 이용하는 방안이 적극 검토되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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장마기의 강우가 낙동강 하류 (물금) 수질에 미치는 영향 (The Impact of monsoon Rainfall (Changma) on the Changes of Water Quality in the Lower Nakdong River (Mulgeum))

  • 박성배;이상균;장광현;정광석;주기재
    • 생태와환경
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    • 제35권3호통권99호
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    • pp.160-171
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    • 2002
  • 본 연구는 낙동강 하류에서 장마 기간의 강우가 수질 변화에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 1997년 하절기 장마기간 주요 집수역의 강우상황을 분석하고 낙동강 하류역 (물금)에서 $1{\sim}3$일 간격으로 수질항목(수소이온농도, 탁도, 투명도, 엽록소-a, 용존산소, 전기전도도, 수온)과 영양염류 등(총질소, 총인, 질산성 질소, 암모니아성 질소, 인산 인, 규산)을 측정하였다. 또한 갈수기 이후 큰 강에서 최초 집중강우가 수질 변화에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 수질 자동측정장비(Hydrolab $Recorder^{TM}$)를 이용하여 장마 초기강우 전후에 1시간 간격으로 수질 및 수위변화를 모니터링하였다. 우리나라는 연간 강우의약 50%이상이 하절기 ($6{\sim}8$월)에 집중되며, 특히 장마는6월 하순경에 시작하여 7월 중순까지 약 한 달간 하천수환경에 크게 영향을 미친다. 1997년 장마기간동안 낙동강의 주요 집수역에서 50mm 이상의 강우가 내린 횟수는 총 5회였고, 여름기간 중 물금 지역에서 물리${\cdot}$화학적 환경요인에 급격한 변화가 일어난 시기는 장마 초기를 전후해서였다. 초기강우로 기초수질항목 중 수온, 수소이온농도, 전기전도도, 용존산소는 큰 폭으로 감소하였고 탁도, 영양염류 및 규산 등과 같은 항목은 증가하는 양상을 보였다. 하절기 엽록소-a 농도는 총인, 총질소의 높은 농도에도 불구하고 연중 최저치를 나타냈는데, 이는 장마 강우로 인한 탁도 증가와 수체의 체류시간감소 영향 등이 크게 작용한 것으로 사료된다. 장마 초기 강우 동안 영양염류의 농도는 크게 증가하는 양상을 보였으나 항목에 따라 그 패턴은 다소 상이했다. 장마는 몬순기후에 의해 발생하는 기상 현상으로, 연중 가장 두드러진 집중된 강우 및 급격한 유량변화를 유발함으로써 하천생태계에 큰 영향을 미치게 된다. 특히, 이 기간동안 강우의 빈도 및 강도는 하천의 육수학적 현상 변화와 패턴에 중요한 요소로서 작용하며, 이는 동아시아몬순기후대에 속하는 하천들에서 유사하게 발생하는 하천의 중요한 특성으로 사료된다.

농촌(農村) 주민(住民)들의 의료필요도(醫療必要度)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) (A Study Concerning Health Needs in Rural Korea)

  • 이성관;김두희;정종학;정극수;박상빈;최정헌;홍순호;라진훈
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.29-94
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    • 1974
  • Today most developed countries provide modern medical care for most of the population. The rural area is the more neglected area in the medical and health field. In public health, the philosophy is that medical care for in maintenance of health is a basic right of man; it should not be discriminated against racial, environmental or financial situations. The deficiency of the medical care system, cultural bias, economic development, and ignorance of the residents about health care brought about the shortage of medical personnel and facilities on the rural areas. Moreover, medical students and physicians have been taught less about rural health care than about urban health care. Medical care, therefore, is insufficient in terms of health care personnel/and facilities in rural areas. Under such a situation, there is growing concern about the health problems among the rural population. The findings presented in this report are useful measures of the major health problems and even more important, as a guide to planning for improved medical care systems. It is hoped that findings from this study will be useful to those responsible for improving the delivery of health service for the rural population. Objectives: -to determine the health status of the residents in the rural areas. -to assess the rural population's needs in terms of health and medical care. -to make recommendations concerning improvement in the delivery of health and medical care for the rural population. Procedures: For the sampling design, the ideal would be to sample according to the proportion of the composition age-groups. As the health problems would be different by group, the sample was divided into 10 different age-groups. If the sample were allocated by proportion of composition of each age group, some age groups would be too small to estimate the health problem. The sample size of each age-group population was 100 people/age-groups. Personal interviews were conducted by specially trained medical students. The interviews dealt at length with current health status, medical care problems, utilization of medical services, medical cost paid for medical care and attitudes toward health. In addition, more information was gained from the public health field, including environmental sanitation, maternal and child health, family planning, tuberculosis control, and dental health. The sample Sample size was one fourth of total population: 1,438 The aged 10-14 years showed the largest number of 254 and the aged under one year was the smallest number of 81. Participation in examination Examination sessions usually were held in the morning every Tuesday, Wenesday, and Thursday for 3 hours at each session at the Namchun Health station. In general, the rate of participation in medical examination was low especially in ages between 10-19 years old. The highest rate of participation among are groups was the under one year age-group by 100 percent. The lowest use rate as low as 3% of those in the age-groups 10-19 years who are attending junior and senior high school in Taegu city so the time was not convenient for them to recieve examinations. Among the over 20 years old group, the rate of participation of female was higher than that of males. The results are as follows: A. Publie health problems Population: The number of pre-school age group who required child health was 724, among them infants numbered 96. Number of eligible women aged 15-44 years was 1,279, and women with husband who need maternal health numbered 700. The age-group of 65 years or older was 201 needed more health care and 65 of them had disabilities. (Table 2). Environmental sanitation: Seventy-nine percent of the residents relied upon well water as a primary source of dringking water. Ninety-three percent of the drinking water supply was rated as unfited quality for drinking. More than 90% of latrines were unhygienic, in structure design and sanitation (Table 15). Maternal and child health: Maternal health Average number of pregnancies of eligible women was 4 times. There was almost no pre- and post-natal care. Pregnancy wastage Still births was 33 per 1,000 live births. Spontaneous abortion was 156 per 1,000 live births. Induced abortion was 137 per 1,000 live births. Delivery condition More than 90 percent of deliveries were conducted at home. Attendants at last delivery were laymen by 76% and delivery without attendants was 14%. The rate of non-sterilized scissors as an instrument used to cut the umbilical cord was as high as 54% and of sickles was 14%. The rate of difficult delivery counted for 3%. Maternal death rate estimates about 35 per 10,000 live births. Child health Consultation rate for child health was almost non existant. In general, vaccination rate of children was low; vaccination rates for children aged 0-5 years with BCG and small pox were 34 and 28 percent respectively. The rate of vaccination with DPT and Polio were 23 and 25% respectively but the rate of the complete three injections were as low as 5 and 3% respectively. The number of dead children was 280 per 1,000 living children. Infants death rate was 45 per 1,000 live births (Table 16), Family planning: Approval rate of married women for family planning was as high as 86%. The rate of experiences of contraception in the past was 51%. The current rate of contraception was 37%. Willingness to use contraception in the future was as high as 86% (Table 17). Tuberculosis control: Number of registration patients at the health center currently was 25. The number indicates one eighth of estimate number of tuberculosis in the area. Number of discharged cases in the past accounted for 79 which showed 50% of active cases when discharged time. Rate of complete treatment among reasons of discharge in the past as low as 28%. There needs to be a follow up observation of the discharged cases (Table 18). Dental problems: More than 50% of the total population have at least one or more dental problems. (Table 19) B. Medical care problems Incidence rate: 1. In one month Incidence rate of medical care problems during one month was 19.6 percent. Among these health problems which required rest at home were 11.8 percent. The estimated number of patients in the total population is 1,206. The health problems reported most frequently in interviews during one month are: GI trouble, respiratory disease, neuralgia, skin disease, and communicable disease-in that order, The rate of health problems by age groups was highest in the 1-4 age group and in the 60 years or over age group, the lowest rate was the 10-14 year age group. In general, 0-29 year age group except the 1-4 year age group was low incidence rate. After 30 years old the rate of health problems increases gradually with aging. Eighty-three percent of health problems that occured during one month were solved by primary medical care procedures. Seventeen percent of health problems needed secondary care. Days rested at home because of illness during one month were 0.7 days per interviewee and 8days per patient and it accounts for 2,161 days for the total productive population in the area. (Table 20) 2. In a year The incidence rate of medical care problems during a year was 74.8%, among them health problems which required rest at home was 37 percent. Estimated number of patients in the total population during a year was 4,600. The health problems that occured most frequently among the interviewees during a year were: Cold (30%), GI trouble (18), respiratory disease (11), anemia (10), diarrhea (10), neuralgia (10), parasite disease (9), ENT (7), skin (7), headache (7), trauma (4), communicable disease (3), and circulatory disease (3) -in that order. The rate of health problems by age groups was highest in the infants group, thereafter the rate decreased gradually until the age 15-19 year age group which showed the lowest, and then the rate increased gradually with aging. Eighty-seven percent of health problems during a year were solved by primary medical care. Thirteen percent of them needed secondary medical care procedures. Days rested at home because of illness during a year were 16 days per interviewee and 44 days per patient and it accounted for 57,335 days lost among productive age group in the area (Table 21). Among those given medical examination, the conditions observed most frequently were respiratory disease, GI trouble, parasite disease, neuralgia, skin disease, trauma, tuberculosis, anemia, chronic obstructive lung disease, eye disorders-in that order (Table 22). The main health problems required secondary medical care are as fellows: (previous page). Utilization of medical care (treatment) The rate of treatment by various medical facilities for all health problems during one month was 73 percent. The rate of receiving of medical care of those who have health problems which required rest at home was 52% while the rate of those who have health problems which did not required rest was 61 percent (Table 23). The rate of receiving of medical care for all health problems during a year was 67 percent. The rate of receiving of medical care of those who have health problems which required rest at home was 82 percent while the rate of those who have health problems which did not required rest was as low as 53 percent (Table 24). Types of medical facilitied used were as follows: Hospital and clinics: 32-35% Herb clinics: 9-10% Drugstore: 53-58% Hospitalization Rate of hospitalization was 1.7% and the estimate number of hospitalizations among the total population during a year will be 107 persons (Table 25). Medical cost: Average medical cost per person during one month and a year were 171 and 2,800 won respectively. Average medical cost per patient during one month and a year were 1,109 and 3,740 won respectively. Average cost per household during a year was 15,800 won (Table 26, 27). Solution measures for health and medical care problems in rural area: A. Health problems which could be solved by paramedical workers such as nurses, midwives and aid nurses etc. are as follows: 1. Improvement of environmental sanitation 2. MCH except medical care problems 3. Family planning except surgical intervention 4. Tuberculosis control except diagnosis and prescription 5. Dental care except operational intervention 6. Health education for residents for improvement of utilization of medical facilities and early diagnosis etc. B. Medical care problems 1. Eighty-five percent of health problems could be solved by primary care procedures by general practitioners. 2. Fifteen percent of health problems need secondary medical procedures by a specialist. C. Medical cost Concidering the economic situation in rural area the amount of 2,062 won per residents during a year will be burdensome, so financial assistance is needed gorvernment to solve health and medical care problems for rural people.

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