- Editorial
- A Disease Around the Corner
- Hae-Wol Cho, Chaeshin Chu
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):1-2. Published online February 28, 2016
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- Original Articles
- Mediating and Moderating Effects in Ageism and Depression among the Korean Elderly: The Roles of Emotional Reactions and Coping Reponses
- Il-Ho Kim, Samuel Noh, Heeran Chun
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):3-11. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives This study evaluated the relationship between ageism and depression, exploring the stress-mediating and stress-moderating roles of emotional reactions and coping behaviors. Methods Data were from the 2013 Ageism and Health Study (n = 816), a cross-sectional survey of urban and rural community-dwelling seniors aged 60–89 years in South Korea. Participants with at least one experience of ageism reported on their emotional reactions and coping responses....
- Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation from Smartphones on Learning Ability and Hippocampal Progenitor Cell Proliferation in Mice
- Yu-Jin Choi, Yun-Sik Choi
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):12-17. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives Nonionizing radiation is emitted from electronic devices, such as smartphones. In this study, we intended to elucidate the effect of electromagnetic radiation from smartphones on spatial working memory and progenitor cell proliferation in the hippocampus. Methods Both male and female mice were randomly separated into two groups (radiated and control) and the radiated group was exposed to electromagnetic radiation for 9 weeks and...
- Factors associated with health services utilization between the years 2010 and 2012 in Korea: using Andersen's Behavioral model
- Han-Kyoul Kim, Munjae Lee
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):18-25. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives This study aimed to examine the factors associated with health services utilization using Andersen's behavioral model. Methods We collected Korea Health Panel data between the years 2010 and 2012 from the consortium of the National Health Insurance Service and the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, and analyzed the data to determine the outpatients and inpatients of health services utilization. Results Health services...
- Are Free Maternity Services Completely Free of Costs?
- Jeevan Acharya
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):26-31. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives The Government of Nepal revised free maternity health services, “Aama Surakshya Karyakram”, beginning at the start of Fiscal Year 2012/13, which specifies the services to be funded, the tariffs for reimbursement, and the system for claiming and reporting on free deliveries each month. This study was designed to investigate the amount of monetary expenditure incurred by families using apparently free...
- Drug Resistance Pattern of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates From Patients Referred to TB Reference Laboratory in Ahvaz - Fereshteh Badie, Maniya Arshadi, Maryam Mohsenpoor, Soodabeh S. Gharibvand
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):32-35. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives Tuberculosis remains one of the top three infectious disease killers. The prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has increased substantially in the past 20 years. When drug resistance is not detected, MDR-TB patients cannot access life-saving treatment; this puts their communities at risk of ongoing MDR-TB transmission. We aimed to determine the patterns of resistance to antituberculosis drugs among Mycobacterium tuberculosis...
- Impact of Community-Based Approach as Policy Tool: World Health Organization-Designated Safe Communities of Korea and Health Action Zones of the United Kingdom
- Changhyun Kang, Jihyung Shin, Bob Matthews
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):36-42. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives The aim of this study is to ascertain and identify the effectiveness of area-based initiatives as a policy tool mediated by societal and individual factors in the five World Health Organization (WHO)-designated Safe Communities of Korea and the Health Action Zones of the United Kingdom (UK). Methods The Korean National Hospital discharge in-depth injury survey from the Korea Centers for Disease Control...
- Modeling the Spread of Ebola
- Tae Sug Do, Young S. Lee
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):43-48. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives This study aims to create a mathematical model to better understand the spread of Ebola, the mathematical dynamics of the disease, and preventative behaviors. Methods An epidemiological model is created with a system of nonlinear differential equations, and the model examines the disease transmission dynamics with isolation through stability analysis. All parameters are approximated, and results are also exploited by simulations. Sensitivity...
- The Characteristics of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Transmission Dynamics in South Korea
- Yunhwan Kim, Sunmi Lee, Chaeshin Chu, Seoyun Choe, Saeme Hong, Youngseo Shin
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):49-55. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives The outbreak of Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was one of the major events in South Korea in 2015. In particular, this study pays attention to formulating a mathematical model for MERS transmission dynamics and estimating transmission rates. Methods Incidence data of MERS-CoV from the government authority was analyzed for the first aim and a mathematical model was built and analyzed...
- Nurse-Perceived Patient Adverse Events depend on Nursing Workload
- Jeong-Hee Kang, Chul-Woung Kim, Sang-Yi Lee
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):56-62. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between nursing workload and nurse-perceived patient adverse events. Methods A total of 1,816 nurses working in general inpatient units of 23 tertiary general hospitals in South Korea were surveyed, and collected data were analyzed through multilevel logistic regression analysis. Results Among variables related to nursing workload, the non-nursing task experience had an influence on...
- Factors Affecting Korean Registered Nurses' Intention to Implement Smoking Cessation Intervention
- Sook-Hee Choi, Yun-Hee Kim
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):63-70. Published online February 28, 2016
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Objectives Nurses have been identified as an instrumental partner in tobacco reduction. This study aimed to examine factors affecting Korean nurses' intention to implement smoking cessation intervention in Busan, Korea. Methods The participants were a total of 215 Korean registered nurses. A self-administered questionnaire evaluated predisposing factors, motivational factors (attitude, social influence, and self-efficacy) and intention to implement smoking cessation intervention. Data were...
- Brief Report
- Comparison of the Epidemiological Aspects of Imported Dengue Cases between Korea and Japan, 2006–2010
- Young Eui Jeong, Won-Chang Lee, Jung Eun Cho, Myung-Guk Han, Won-Ja Lee
- Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2016;7(1):71-74. Published online February 28, 2016
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To compare the epidemiological characteristics of dengue cases imported by travelers or immigration in both Korea and Japan, we determined dengue incidence and related risk factors. During 2006–2010, 367 and 589 imported dengue cases were reported in Korea and Japan, respectively. In Korea, the presumptive origins for the dengue infections were Southeast Asia (82.6%), Southern Asia (13.9%), Eastern Asia (1.1%),...
