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KMID : 0356219950260010147
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Journal of the Korean Military Medical Association
1995 Volume.26 No. 1 p.147 ~ p.0
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A study on the morbidity and health related factors among the military soldiers
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정소진
이경희/박미숙/심현옥/이영자
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Abstract
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Every Korean man has to serve in the military in their early twenties. Because they have to pass a physical and mental health screening test before they are drafted for the military, they are supposed to be in a good
health when they join the
military.
However, serving in the military can be a stress and factors related military life may affect their health in negative way.
That's the reason why the military community as a whole requires more attention to public health concerns to conserve the fighting strength of soldiers.
This study was conducted to provide data base on health information for planning military health care and health education to promote the soldier's health status, to prevent disease and to reduce morbidity.
The purpose of this study was to measure the morbidity rate per month and to determine the related factors and cause of morbidity among the military enlisted men. Study design was a descriptive and correlational survey.
Using proportional stratified random sampling based on their ranks and missions, 2,000 of army, 1,200 of navy, 1,200 of air force soldiers were selected.
Self reporting questionnaires which were developed by research team were used for data collection.
Three independent variables and eight explanatory variables were analysed with person-base morbidity rate per month.
The data were collected from 12th May through 20th June 1995 and were analysed by utilizing various statistical tests, applied through SPSS-PC(ver. 4.0).
@ES The results of the study are as follows:
@EN 1. Soldier's morbidity rate per month was 12.8%. The army soldier's morbidity showed the highest (16.2%) and the difference between military branches was statistically significant. (X?32.4, df=2, p<0.001)
With regard to ranks, E2(14.2%) and E3(14.1%) showed high, also difference between ranks was statistically significant.(X?12.4, df=4, p<0.01)
2. The morbid frequencies per month according to ICPC(international classification of primary care)were for 'musculoskeletal symptoms'(34.8%), 'respiratory symptoms'(23.7%), 'degestive symptoms'(12.1%).
3. The smoking rate of soldiers was 72.8% with a mean intake of about 16~17 numbers of cigarettes per day among smokers.
The navy soldiers smoke the most and the difference among military branches was statistically significant.(X?19.8.3, df=2, p<.001)
With regard to daily smoking consumption among smokers, it was noted that the higher the rank, the greater the cigarette consumption. (F=9.8, df=4, p<.001)
4. Along the factors related health, navy soldiers showed more negative answers than army and air force.
Eventhough army soldiers showed the highest morbidity rate they answered the more positively about health related factors.
With regard to ranks, the lower the lower the rank, the more positive the answer.
5. The correlations between health related factors and morbid status was all statistically significant except for accessibility of military health care facilities.
Area for future study might be to compare with NCOs and officers and it can be recommended that further study and exploration can render invaluable information, necessary in the guiding of military health care assets.
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