A Survey on the Health Examination of Child Care Centers / 아동간호학회지
Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
;
: 308-315, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-148046
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This descriptive study was conducted to examine the status of the health examination in child care centers.METHOD:
The participants in this study were 631 child care centers. A self report questionnaire on health examination which has been examined for content validity, was distributed by mail to 2,000 child care centers using randomized sampling.RESULT:
Of the sample, 76.2% child care centers had done health examination for children. Height & weight, urinalysis, dental check, anemia test and visual acuity were the most frequently performed items. The rate for maintaining a health record was highest in the national/public child care centers. Child care centers more closely related to community health centers, showed higher rates of health examination.CONCLUSION:
Health care personnel and financial aids should be provided for child care centers to enhance the level of health management of children.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Postal Service
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Visual Acuity
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Child Care
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Health Status
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Child Health
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Urinalysis
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Community Health Centers
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Delivery of Health Care
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Self Report
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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