1. Introduction
Community medicine with the concept of comprehensive medical care and an ideal medical care delivery system not only for an individual or family but for the whole community has emerged.
In April 1970, the Presbyterian Medical Center started a hospital based community health service project in order to improve the health of the people in rural areas.
Prior. to commencing a comprehensive medical care system, a family survey was needed. The major objective of this survey was to obtain information concerning the people and their environment so as to be able to plan and implement a comprehensive medical care program in Soyang-Myun.
2. Survey Method
An interview using a family record form was carried out for each household. This family record form was designed to get information about demography, family planning, environmental sanitation and vital statistics.
Prior to beginning, the members of the survey team were trained in interviewing techniques for three days. The team consisted of a public health nurse, four nurse-aides, a sanitarian and four health extension workers who are working in our project. The survey was carried out during the period November 1971 to March 1972.
3. Project area
1) Population of Soyang-Myun was 11,668; male, 5,962 and female, 5, 706. Sex ratio: 104.5.
2) Households: 1,858
3) Family size: The average household consisted of 6.3 Persons.
4) Educational level of householder
a. Illiterate 13%
b. No schooling but able to read 10%
c. Preschool children
d. Primary school
e. Middle school 7%
f. High school 3%
g. College or University 1%
5) Occupational distribution of householders
a. Farmer 67%
b. Laborer 13%
c. Office worker 4%
d. Merchant 4%
e. Industrial worker 2%
f. Unemployed 8%
g. Miscellaneous 2%
4. Survey results
Living Environment:
a. Home ownership . 95%
b. Kinds of roofing
Straw-thatched house 84%
Tile-roofed house 10%
Slate-roofed house 5%
Other 1%
Environmental Sanitation:
a. the source of drinking water
public well 49%
private well 30%
drainage water 9%
steam water 8%
well pump 3%
water distribution system 1%
b. Distance between well and toilet
more than 16 meters 38%
6-10 meter 31%
11?15 meters 14%
Less than 6 meters 17%
Family Planning:
a. 24% of the people have used contraceptives, but 12% ceased to use them.
76% have never used contraceptives.
b. used methods
loop 68%
oral pill 16%
vasectomy 4%
condom 1%
tubal ligation 1%
two or more methods 10%
Maternal Health:
a. The number of conception of house wives under 50 years of age.
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