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This study was conducted by analyzing the medical records of 784 people, and the questio nnaires of 414 people who participated in the free medical service at Pusan station from July 22, 1998 to August 12 , 1998. The purpose of this study was to investigate the results of free medical service for the homeless and jobless performed by the civic organization and to pr ovide the government and non Government Organizations with informations which are necessary in order to have cooperation among these organizations. The major results were as follows’ 1. In case of the people who were consulted by the physician, the major diseases were the digestive disease(22.3%), influenza(12.8%), arthritis(10.7%), and urinary ruseases(8.5%) Among them 10 % needed an accurate diagnosis by a specialist. 2. Among respondents, 84.1% were male, 37.2% were over 61 years old, and 52.9% were not in good health conrution. 3. 85.5% didn’t have a job, 58.2% were in poor health but didn’t visit to the medical center in more than six months, even though they didn’t have good health condition. 4. 80.0% responded that the government and social organizations should provide an unemployed worker with the opportunities to get a job. And, 96.6% appreciated this free of medical service program. 5. The respondents who divorced, living separately, or widowed were not in good health compared to the respondents living with husband or wife.
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