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KMID : 0386819920020010003
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Journal of the Institute of Health Environmental Sciences
1992 Volume.2 No. 1 p.3 ~ p.16
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Study on Health Behavior and Health Education Need in Urban and Rural Communities
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Abstract
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This survey was carried out systematic sampling from 2 urban and 2 rural communities (Chongnoku and Kwanakku in Seoul: choonsunggun and Wonseonggun Kangwondo). It used closed questionnaire. The number of surveyed households in 1,702 including
7,064
people.
@ES Study results are as follows:
@EN 1) The people having the opinion that health health education and counselling gives benefit account for 81.6% of the residents in rural area and 74.9% of those in urban area (p<0.05).
2) The people willing to participate in health education programs account for 56.7% of the residents in rural area and 44.2% of them in urban area (p<0.05).
3) Preferred order of health education areas is as follows: management of chronic diseases (38.5%), health management of the aged (16.5%), prevention of infectious diseases (15.0%), health of infants (12.6%), accident prevention and health
management
(10.2%), environmental health (3.9%), management of toxic drugs (2.8%), etc. (0.5%).
4) Preferred order of health education methods is as follows: group lecture (48.5%), personal coun selling (25.7%), group discussion (22.8%), etc. (3.0%).
5) Preferred order of health education frequency is as follows: once per season (57.8%), once per month (15.6%), once per week 94.3%), more than once per week (0.9%).
6) Preferred period per health education activity is as follows: 31 minutes through an hour (59.3%), and hour and a minute through 2 hours (20.7%), less than 30 minutes (17.5%), etc. (2.6%).
7) Most preferred place of health education is as follows: village hall (57.2%) in rural community; health center (32.5%) in urban community.
Health education activities are by far less than health education need: therefore, policy interest should be focused on them.
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