To-try to determine the type of medical service wanted by the rural population, in Chungnam Province, a survey amongst the populations of 6counties was conducted; Within the 6 counties, 2 local communities, which had no access to local medical services, were surveyed.
The 12 communities were actively hevolved in Sae-maul a6tivities, and total number of households surveyed, was 822. The survey was conducted over a 1 month period, from July 16th, 1976, thru August 20th, and the followings are the ´results, summarised.
1. The largest number of respondents desired a combination of Public Health Center and
Country Hospital, followed in order by Private Clinic andModern Medical Facility.
2. The respondents, aged under 40 years, desired the Private Clinic type medical service,
whilst those over 40 years of age, wanted the County Hospital, and as the numbers
in this age bracket, were larger, so the ratio was much higher.
3. Sex, educational background, and occupation did not play any particular emphasis in the decisions.
4. Monthly income affected the responses to the survey. These in the lower-income bracket, wanted the County Hospital, and the ratio was high. These in the high income bracket desired the Modern Medical Service, accordingly. ´Those with an income of 50,000 won or less, amongst the low-income bracket, favored the Public Health Sub-center type of service. The ratio for this service was very high.
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