A Comparison of Community Health Status by Region and an Investigation of related Factors using Community Health Indicators

Eunok Park

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A Comparison of Community Health Status by Region and an Investigation of related Factors using Community Health Indicators: Eunok Park; Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2012;23(1):31-39.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.1.31
Published online: March 31, 2012

Professor, College of Nursing, Jeju National University, Jeju, Korea.

• Received: September 7, 2011 • Revised: February 10, 2012 • Accepted: March 5, 2012

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Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this paper was to compare community health status by region and to investigate related factors using community health and social indicators.
Methods
Data were collected from statistics of local districts that were provided by KNSO and KCDC. ANOVA and correlation were analyzed using PASW 18.0.
Results
The standardized cancer mortality rate was higher in metropolitan areas than in other areas. On the contrary, the mortality of respiratory disease, traffic accident, and suicide were higher in rural areas. Small cities and county districts showed higher prevalence in obesity prevalence than metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas presented higher prevalence in alcohol drinking during the previous month, perceived stress, and seat belt use. The age-adjusted standardized mortality rate was correlated with higher prevalence of smoking, obesity, percentage of the elderly, number of beds, number of social welfare facilities, number of registered cars, lower percentage of financial independence, number of doctors, and percentage of water supply service & sewage.
Conclusion
Since significant differences in mortality rate and prevalence of health risk behaviors exist between regional areas and the mortality rate was correlated with other social indicators and health indicators, health policies and social policies considering these differences should be develop and implemented to the communities.
Key Words: Health status indicator; Community

Table 1

General Characteristics of the Communities (N=219)

Table 2

Comparison of Standardized Mortality Rate and Prevalence of Health Behaviors

Si=city; Gun=rural; Gu=metropolitan.

Table 3

Correlation between Standardized Mortality Rate and other Health and Social Indicators

1. SMR=standardized mortality rate (per 100,000 population); 2. PS=prevalence of smoking (%); 3. PD=prevalence of drinking (%); 4. PW=prevalence of walking over 30 min per day (%); 5. PO=prevalence of obesity (BMI ≥25) (%); 6. PST=prevalence of perceived stress much or very much (%); 7. PFD=prevalence of feeling of depression during last year (%); 8. PSI=prevalence of suicide ideation during last year (%); 9. PWSB=prevalence of wearing seatbelt (%); 10. PEP=percentage of elderly population (%); 11. PFI=percentage of financial independence (%); 12. NBH=no. of beds in hospitals per 1,000 population; 13. ND=no. of doctors per 1,000 population; 14. NSWF=no. of social welfare facilities; 15. NRC=no. of registered cars per person; 16. PWSS=percentage of water supply service & sewage; 17. NE=no. of establishments per 1,000 population.

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This work was supported by the Jeju National University research grant of 2010.

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