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Lichen Planus, Oral* ; Mouth* ; Tacrolimus*

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Abscess* ; Tuberculosis* ; Tuberculosis, Miliary*

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Dermatitis*

PURPOSE: This study undertakes to identify factors influencing the perception university students in Korea hold toward having children. METHODS: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on 187 university students (79 males and 108 females) from one university located in a metropolitan area. Participating students completed a packet of self-report questionnaires on values concerning gender roles, marriage, family and children along with their personal demographic details. The resulting data were analyzed using t-tests, one-way ANOVA and Pearson's correlation coefficients as well as descriptive statistics. Stepwise multiple regression was performed to identify factors that most influenced the value of children held among university students. RESULTS: The value of having children was negatively associated with the value of family, but positively associated with the value of marriage. In addition, the value of family had a negative relationship with the value of marriage, but a positive relationship with the value of gender role. Stepwise multiple regression found that the equation consisting of gender and value of marriage explained about 42.0% of the variance of the value of having children. CONCLUSION: Considering the findings from this study, programs promoting the positive values of marriage are required for university students to have positive values toward having children.
Child* ; Gender Identity ; Humans ; Korea ; Male ; Marriage ; Surveys and Questionnaires

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Darier Disease*

PURPOSE: Early sexual intercourse is associated with poor health outcomes in adolescents. It is known that sexual intercourse coincides with other health risk behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and using drugs. The purpose of this study is to identify the relationships between sexual intercourse and health risk behaviors among Korean and US adolescents using nationally representative data. METHODS: Data were collected from the 2011 Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey (29,676 students) and 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (10,135 high school students). Logistic regression analysis was performed. RESULTS: In Korea, students who had sexual intercourse accounted for 7.0% in total. Among these, 9.7% were male and 4.2% were female students. In the US, a total of 51.3% students had sexual intercourse, and the proportion of the US male (49.3%) and female (53.4%) students who had sexual intercourse was similar. Korean and US students who experienced sexual intercourse were more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and use drugs. CONCLUSION: Since the results of this study show the relationships between sexual intercourse and health risk behaviors, it is necessary to develop comprehensive sex education programs with effective strategies to reduce health risk behaviors in adolescents.
Adolescent* ; Coitus* ; Drinking ; Female ; Humans ; Korea ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Risk-Taking* ; Sex Education ; Sexual Behavior ; Smoke ; Smoking ; United States

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HIV* ; Syphilis*

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Cyclosporine* ; Scleredema Adultorum*

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Acupuncture* ; Mycobacterium chelonae* ; Mycobacterium* ; Nontuberculous Mycobacteria

PURPOSE: This study tries to systematically understand factors that explain levels of happiness among pregnant women in the Ecological systems theory. METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted with 169 pregnant women in Korea. Collected data from self-report questionnaires were analyzed by hierarchical regression analysis using the SPSS statistics 23 program. RESULTS: A total of 5 models were examined according to individual, microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem in the Ecological systems theory. In the first model including individual factors, extraversion, neuroticism, and physical and psychological change constitute significant factors explaining happiness. In the second model with microsystem factors and in the third one with mesosystem factors, marital intimacy appears to be a significant factor. In the fourth model including exosystem factors, community service is a significant factor. In the final model with social atmosphere, personality (β=.15 for extraversion; β=−.30 for neuroticism), physical and psychological change (β=−.15), marital intimacy (β=.35), and community service (β= .18) turn out to be significant. These factors explain 59% of the variance of happiness in the pregnant women in Korea. CONCLUSION: Considering the fact that pregnant women's happiness is explained by microsystem and exosystem factors as well as individual factors, developing intervention programs that can promote influencing factors such as marital intimacy and community service is necessary to improve levels of happiness among pregnant women in Korea.
Atmosphere ; Community Health Services ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Ecology ; Ecosystem ; Extraversion (Psychology) ; Family Characteristics ; Female ; Happiness ; Humans ; Korea ; Pregnancy ; Pregnant Women ; Social Welfare