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KMID : 0861120190230010073
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Korean Journal of Oriental Preventive Medicine
2019 Volume.23 No. 1 p.73 ~ p.82
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A pilot study for target selection of Korean Medicine public health promotion programs on single person, low income, senior households: Based on the 2017 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
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Ko You-me
Cho Won-Je
Im Jung-Kwon
Jeon Yoon-Jeong
Kang Kyung-Rae
Shin Yong-Cheol
Jang Bo-Hyoung
Ko Seong-Gyu
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to explore the general characteristics and health risk factors of the low income single person household in elderly Korean population for target selection of Korean medicine public health promotion program.
Methods : We collect the 826 low income over 65 years old participants data from 7th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The demographic, life habit, health status, medical history were used to compare the difference between single and multiple low income senior households.
Results : All variables except drinking and smoking were statistically significant between single and multiple low income senior households. The health risk factors in single low income senior households were gender, overweight, Medicaid, annual drinking habit, diagnosis of diabetes.
Conclusions : Through this study, we found out that the overweight, monthly drinking habit, diagnosis of diabetes were health risk factors in low income senior single households.
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KEYWORD
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Low Income, Single Household, Elderly, Korean Medicine public health promotion programs
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