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KMID : 0379319790040010020
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1979 Volume.4 No. 1 p.20 ~ p.30
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A Study on the Status of Morbidity and Medicare in a Korean Rural Area
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金奏孜/Kim, Joo-Ja
李貞子/朴喜淑/南澤昇/Lee, Jung-Ja/Park, Hee-Sook/Nam, Taik-Sung
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Abstract
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To investigate the status of morbidity and Medicare utilization during last 8 months from 1st Oct., 1977 to 31st May, 1978 in the area under Sam-Wha Medicare Insurance Union, a study was carried out through analyzing the Medicare records of patients who are enrolled. For the study, 3 doctors and one nurse were mobilized and the results are as follows:
1) The total number of the Medicare Insurance Union members in the study area were 5,735 composed of 3, 000 males(52. 3%) and 2,735 females(47.7%).
2) The total number of patients were 1,405 composed of 783 males (55.0%) and 622 females(45. 0%) and the incidence rate per 1, 000 population was 245.0 of total(261. 0 in males and 227.4 in females).
3) Five major diseases with 52.7% of total patients were acute upper. respiratory infection(20. 7%), peptic ulcer(12.2%), bronchitis(5.5%), injuries(5.2%) and& dental problems(5. 1%).
4) The order of the incidence rate of age group per 1, 000 population was the year group of 0-4 (342.6), 25-44 (312.7), 45 -64 (307.0), 65 and over (240.3), 15-24 (178.8), and 5-14 (164.8).
5) Of the 1,405 total patients, the out-patients were 1,361 (96.9%) and the in-patients were 44 (3.1%) and the ratio was 30. 9 1.0.
6) Among the out-patients 96.7% of them 1.0% in secondary care, and 2.3% in tertiary care. And among the in-patients 50. 5% of them were cared in primary Medicare facilities, 4.5% in secondary care, 45. 5% in tertiary care.
7) Duration of Medicare was concentrated within a week in 84.3% of total patients.
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