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The result of research for the realities, subject to 149 married male lepers who have their atonic leper children that have been settled down both at Chilgog Form(Former Chilgog Hospital), Jicheon-myeon, Chilgog-gun, Gyeongsangbug-do, Korea and in Nagsan-dong, Jicheon-myeon, Chilgog-gun, Gyeongsangbug-do, Korea for two months during the period of November 1, 1974 through January 10, 1975 can be summarized as follows. From the view point of lepers’characteristics, the age distrubution of married male lepers has been dominant at the age of 30-34 years old which shows 20.8%, while 20-24 years old for 0.7% which shows the lowest ratio. The years of wedded life show the highest ratio in 5-9 years (30.9%). Their children’s educational standard is to be primary school graduates which show 38.9% of highest. Their occupational ratio show that chickens raising is to be 89.3% out of total, and the posititve answer to the following question as “Is it possible to self support by raising chickens?” shows 75.8%. In the realities or problem for lepers children, the uneducated show 49.6% of highest while schooling at college shows 0.4% in lowest. Refering to their physical or mental defect of their children, it shows 92.6% that has nothing to do with them but only 1.6% of them have something to do with them. It shows 85.2% that has nothing to do with positive possession of leper among their children while 2.7% that has something to do with the possession of leper. Refering to the question such as “Do they care of medicine?”, it shows 49.7% of their children who don’t care of medicine. It shows 32.9% that care of medicine whenever necessary. But it shows only 17.4% that care of regular dose. Refering to the situation of lepers family planning, the use of birth control has been dominant at 40-44 years old which shows 36.1% while disregarding of birth control has teen 30-34 years old. But 20.4% from 47-49 years old have not been using the birth control. The dominant method of family planning has been using the vasectomy at 50% of highest ratio.
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