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KMID : 0379720110250020197
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2011 Volume.25 No. 2 p.197 ~ p.208
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Hearing Status in Korean Adults according to the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009
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Kim Ji-Su
Lee Bong-Suk
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Abstract
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Background: This study investigated the hearing status in Korean adults according to data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009.
Methods: The data of 3,479 adults(≥20 years, 1,492 men, 1,987 women) collected by the Korean Center for Disease Control was analyzed using χ2-test and logistic regression.
Results: Differences in hearing loss according to individual factors were evident by follows gender, region, education status, economic status, current smoking and recognition of stress. Differences in - hearing loss according to ear related factors were evident subjective hearing status, experience of tinnitus, prevalence of chronic otitis media, and tympanomembrane abnormality.
Conclusion: Hearing-related disorders can cause many social problems. This study investigated a representative cross-section of Koreans to determine the hearing status. The study was limited in that the risk factors of hearing loss were not identified. It is also recommended that a program be developed that can help control the variables identified in this study along with follow-up studies to verify the model.
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KEYWORD
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Hearing, Adult
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