Evaluation of Community Health Practitioners' Activities.

Author: Seung Hum YU ¹ ; Jung Han PARK ; Kuck Hyeun WOO
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1. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine. Exchange Professor, Kyung Pook National University, 1983.
Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Keywords: Community health; Primary health care; Non-physician manpower; Evaluation of health services
MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Child; Child, Preschool; Community Health Aides/standards*; Community Health Aides/utilization; Female; Human; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Korea; Middle Age; Pregnancy; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Questionnaires
From:Yonsei Medical Journal 1984;25(1):46-53
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: In order to evaluate community health practitioners, activities through community clients, a household interview survey was done at eight areas in four counties surrounding Daegu city. A total of 1,016 households were interviewed on health service utilization, home visiting activities, work within the health posts, antenatal care and so on. The activities of community health practitioners were mostly curative services either within or out of the health post. Activities of the community health practitioners were related to their past experience as nurses/ midwives/public health nurses and attitudes to health maintenance and promotion. Activities related to preventive services are strong1y recommended.