A Survey on the Health Examination of Child Care Centers.
- Author:
Il Ok KIM
1
;
Ran Hye KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Infant;
Toddler;
Preschooler;
Health examination;
Childcare center
- MeSH:
Anemia;
Child;
Child Care*;
Child*;
Community Health Centers;
Delivery of Health Care;
Health Status;
Humans;
Infant;
Postal Service;
Self Report;
Urinalysis;
Visual Acuity;
Child Health;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing
2005;11(3):308-315
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
