KMID : 0606120070130010043
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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing 2007 Volume.13 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.50
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Parent¡¯s Needs for Center-based Child Care Health Program
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Han Kyung-Ja
Kim Ji-Soo
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Abstract
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Purpose: To investigate the actual conditions of health care management in child day care centers and parents needs for a Center-based Child Care Health Program.
Methods: Study design was cross-sectional descriptive study. 937 parents from 33 day care centers in Seoul completed a structured questionnaire.
Results: 73.0% of the parents experienced sick events with their child at least once or more every 1-3months. These events resulted in 35.2% of the parents having to leave work early or to be absent from their jobs. 30.4% were asked to drive a sick child from the child day care centers to their home. Most parents (76.7%) agreed on the need for a Center-based Child Care Health Program (CCCHP), and expected general health & illness management, and growth & development evaluation from the CCCHP.
Conclusion: These results show that there is a great demand for Center-based Child Care Health Program. They suggest that there is an urgent need to develop CCCHPs to promote children¡¯s health and to support parents. Also the results of this study can be utilized as a basis for the establishment of a childcare policy in Korea.
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KEYWORD
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Child day care centers, Health care, Infant, Young children, Sickness
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