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Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
1981 Volume.14 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.74
A Study on Sickness and the Status of Medical Care in a Rural Area

Abstract
This survey was made to determine the overall health situation on (1) the status of sickness; (2) the medical care utilization; (3) the medical cost in Mi-Kum Myun, Nam Yang Ju Gun, Kyung-Gi Do. The survey with questionnaire was carried out with 2,840 peoples in 560 households from August 9th to 16th, 1979.


The findings from the survey were as follows;


1. Annual morbidity rate of the prolonged ill cases was 97.2 per 1, 000 population (male 94.7, female 99.6). The highest age specific morbidity rate was 214.5 of the 45-to 64-year group and the lowest was 21.9 of the 5-to 14-year group.


2. Annual morbidity rate of the new patients was 777.5 per 1, O0.¢¥0 population(male 644.5, female 909.5).


3. The chief complaints distribution of the prolonged ill cases ¢¥ was: local pain 36.6/a, indigestion 22.4%, and coughing 7.3,x, respectively. In terms of :age and sex distribution, a Iarge number of female of the 45-to 64-year group complained of local pain or general pain and a large number of both sexes of the 25-to 44-year group complaned of indigestion.


4. The major diseases of the new patients which classified with International Classfication of Diseases (I.C.D.) were disease of the respiratory system, disease of the digestive system, and disease of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue ¢¥for male, disease of the respiratory system, disease of the digestive system, and accident, poisoning, violence for female.


5. Total ill days of the 92 new patients were 536 days and average ill days per case were 638.3 days.


6. The rate of receiving treatment in the prolonged ill cases was 82.2% (medical facilities 46.4b, drug stores 27.5%, herb medicine 8.3%).


7. The rate of receiving treatment by first choice of the new patients was 88.0,% (drug stores 57.¢¥/,, medical facilities 28.2%, and herb medicine 2.2%), and the rate of receiving treatment by second choice was 30.9% of first treatment cases (medical facilities 44.0%, drug store 44.0% and herb meicine 12.0%).


8. Annual hospitalization rate per 1, 000 population was 12.0 (male ¢¥1¢¥ . 0, female 11.9).


9. The locations of medical facilities utilized by outpatients were:! in the prolonged ill cases Seoul or other places 66.016, Nam Yang ju Gun 33.6%, in case si of the new patients Seoul or other places 35.1% and Nam Yang Ju Gun 64.99o, respeetivel3j.


10. The satisfaction rate of the new patients by mode of receiving!; treatment was: in cases of primary utilization by first choice herb medicine 100.0%, medical facilities 88.5c, and drug stores 69.8%, in cases of secondary utilization medical facilities 100.0%, herb medicine 100.0%, and drug stores 72.756/ respectively.


11. The medical cost per utilized facilities was as follows; in average `imedical fee per case out-patient 8.947 won, in-patient 266, 000 won, drug stores 1, 532 won,¢¥ and herb medicine 15,607 won, in average medical fee pet day out-patient 4,829 won, iw patient 14,178 won, drug stores 891 won, and herb medicine 4,906 won respectively.


12. The sources of the hospital charges paid out were: there own eNpense 50.0%, debt 35.3%, and security of medical care 14.7,% respectively
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