A Study on the Spatial Pattern of Regional Safety in Korea

Lim, Hyun-Chul; Hwan, Park Yoon

doi:10.20484/klog.21.3.15

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“…As there are regional differences in the prevalence of dementia in Korea [11][12][13], it is necessary to reduce the gap in the prevalence of dementia between regions for effective dementia management. The first law of geography indicates that everything in the world is related, but that spatially, the closer it is, the more closely related it is, and the health level varies due to the spatial characteristics of the region [14,15]. Spatial dependence refers to the existence of a strong correlation with neighboring regions with similar characteristics, although the regions based on administrative units are different [16,17].…”

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“…If the spatial dependence of the dementia prevalence rate between regions is confirmed, it is necessary to analyze the spatial distribution pattern of the dementia prevalence rate reflecting the spatial characteristics between regions, and to analyze hot spots to find clustered regions with high dementia prevalence rates. Hot spot analysis is a spatial statistical technique that can be used to discriminate spatial patterns of regional health levels and discover clusters in regions with statistically significant high and low health levels [15][16][17]. If such an analysis identifies a dementia prevalence hot spot area, which is a clustered area with a high dementia prevalence rate, it is then necessary to identify preventable dementia risk factors at the regional level and carry out a customized dementia prevention and management project in the hot spots.…”

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A Predictive Model of Regional Dementia Prevalence Using Geographic Weighted Regression Analysis

Lim

Park

2022

JPM

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Globally, dementia is one of the highest priority public health policy issues. This study was conducted to analyze the spatial distribution pattern of dementia prevalence using geographic weighted regression analysis and to identify preventable risk factors at the regional level of dementia prevalence. For the data to be analyzed, this work used the 2020 regional dementia prevalence index of the Korea Central Dementia Center and the regional health statistics of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Spatial autocorrelation analysis, hot spot analysis, and geographic weighted regression analysis were performed to identify regional associations of dementia prevalence, cluster regions with high dementia prevalence, and risk factors for regional dementia prevalence. As a result of the hot spot analysis, the regions corresponding to the hot spots with the high prevalence of dementia were found to be adjacent to each other, such as in Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, and Gyeongbuk, and the regions corresponding to the cold spots with the low prevalence of dementia were adjacent to each other, such as Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Busan, and Ulsan. The results of geographic weighted regression analysis showed that educational level, walking practice rate, hypertension prevalence, and a low-sodium diet preference were found to be risk factors for the prevalence of dementia. These results suggest that there is a need for a dementia prevalence management strategy to increase the walking practice rate and low-sodium diet preference rate, and decrease the hypertension prevalence, centering on the hot spot area, which is a cluster area with high dementia prevalence. This study is expected to be useful as basic data that can help in prioritizing health policies considering spatial characteristics for community health promotion.

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A Predictive Model of Regional Dementia Prevalence Using Geographic Weighted Regression Analysis

Lim

Park

2022

JPM

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Development of an Index for Diagnosing Regional Inequality Levels and Analysis of Characteristics by Region

Lee,

Choi,

Joo

2024

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The participation of fathers in breastfeeding process: knowledge, beliefs, and practices in Kisumu, Kenya

Aoko¹,

Kiage²,

Kyallo³

2018

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Fathers' support is an essential component in ensuring success in improving infant feeding practices which have the overall impact of reducing infant mortality rates by 19%. Fathers are usually not targeted with information on infant feeding at the health facility or community level. Fathers have been identified as lacking knowledge, hence, not able to support the recommended infant feeding practices. The study was conducted in Kisumu East Sub County, Kisumu County, which was selected because of the high infant mortality rate in the region. A nutrition education intervention strategy was employed targeting the fathers with information on breastfeeding and complementary feeding through an experimental study in which 290 father-and-mother to be paired were recruited. There was randomization of study participants into either intervention group (145 pairs) where nutrition education was given, or control group (145 pairs) where nutrition education was not given. Recruitment was of all the women who were 6 months pregnant and attending antenatal clinic at Kisumu County Hospital between January-April 2016. The women gave the contacts of the father-to-be, which enabled follow-up to reach the fathers. Quantitative data were collected from the fathers through a pre-tested structured questionnaire that explored their knowledge of breastfeeding pre-intervention. Qualitative data were collected through focus group discussions to assess knowledge, beliefs, and practices on breastfeeding pre-intervention and post-intervention (9 months later).Results did not show any significant differences in the knowledge level on breastfeeding of fathers in the intervention and control group pre-intervention (p>0.05).Significant differences were observed post-intervention on knowledge levels on initiation of breastfeeding within an hour of birth (p =.01), continuation of breastfeeding for 2 years and beyond (p =.02) and exclusive breastfeeding (p =.02)and group affiliation. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test showed a statistically significant change in knowledge of the fathers in the intervention after receiving the nutrition education sessions (Z = -10.181, p = 0.000). The group discussions showed that fathers largely saw their role as the provision of food for maternal and infant feeding pre-intervention in both groups, while fathers reported additional roles postintervention in the intervention group including being a source of motivation and information to the mother. In conclusion, fathers have low knowledge levels on breastfeeding process which in turn affects their influence on breastfeeding practice. Nutrition education involving the fathers increases their knowledge on breastfeeding and influence to breastfeeding practice ultimately contributing to improved breastfeeding practices.

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A Study on the Spatial Pattern of Regional Safety in Korea

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A Predictive Model of Regional Dementia Prevalence Using Geographic Weighted Regression Analysis

A Predictive Model of Regional Dementia Prevalence Using Geographic Weighted Regression Analysis

Development of an Index for Diagnosing Regional Inequality Levels and Analysis of Characteristics by Region

The participation of fathers in breastfeeding process: knowledge, beliefs, and practices in Kisumu, Kenya

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