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KMID : 0379319990240010065
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Korean Journal of Rural Medicine
1999 Volume.24 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.77
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The Utilization Pattern of a Rural Health Subcenter among Suburban Farmhouse Members
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Sohn Seok-Joon
Kweon Sun-Seog
Kim Sam-Yong
Byun Joo-Nam
Nam Hae-Sung
Son Myong-Ho
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Abstract
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In odder to estimate the utilization pattern of a rural health subcenter, and to identify the recognition for it among the farmhouse members in a suburban area, a questionnaire surrey was carried out for objects of 696 population. The results observed were as follows; The annual utilization rate of a rural health subcenter for a basic health service unfit was 25.0 per 100 persons, and annual mean visiting times was 0.22 times. And the most frequent disease by annual health subcenter utilization illness was musculoskeletal disease(30.6%), and the next was respiratory disease(14.1%), gastrointestinal disease(13.9%) by order. Favorite reasons for coma)unity health subcenter utilization were near distance loom living place(49.6%), lower disease severity(18.9%) and lower medical cost(18.1%) by order. But disfavoring reasons for it were absence of specialist(20.2%), non effective treatment(19.2%) and insufficient equipment(14.7%) by order. And insufficient items about community health subcenter utilization were restriction of treatment limit(40.7%), lower reliance(22.5%) and difficulty in traffic(13.4%) by order. The results of logistic regression analysis suggested that statistically significant factors in health subcenter utilization was educational level. The desirable works for the health subcenter in a suburban area were disease control of elderly and disease preventing service. These results suggested that to increase the utilization of rural health subcenter in a suburban area and to promote the accessibility of rural residents to primary health care, there must be considered public relation about health subcenter, improvement of medical quality and change of priority about health subcenter’s works.
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KEYWORD
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Health center, Rural health, Utilization rate
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