PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to construct and test a structural equation modeling on the reproductive health behavior of single women with sexual experiences. This study employed Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). METHODS: The data were collected after receipt of consent from 250 single women with sexual experiences, and analyzed using SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0. RESULTS: Model fit indices for the hypothetical model were suitable for the recommended level: x²=362.407, RMR=0.065, RMSEA=0.070, GFI=0.867. TLI=0.927, CFI=0.938, IFI=0.939, and x²/dF=2.237. Intention showed direct effect with the biggest effect being on reproductive health behavior. Attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control were found to have a direct effect on intention. Among them, perceived behavioral control revealed the largest influence. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that the TPB is a suitable model in explaining the reproductive health behavior of single women with sexual experience. Strategic plans for educational and intervention programs should be aimed to encourage single women to engage in reproductive health behavior.
Female ; Humans ; Intention ; Reproductive Health* ; Single Person*

Contraception ; Female ; Humans ; Korea* ; Single Person*

This survey was conducted in February 24, 1999, in order to investigate the nutritional knowledge and dietary attitude of the school dietitians working in Kyungnam area. Subjects consisted of 305 school dietitians of which 163 married and 141 unmarried. The results obtained are summarized as follows : The average nutritional knowledge score was 10.50 out of possible 15 points, and dietary attitude score was 69.36 out of 100 points. Most of the subjects belonged to "Fair" group in terms of nutritional knowledge and dietary attitude level. Married dietitians scored significantly higher on dietary attitudes than unmarried dietitians (p<0.05). The correlation between nutritional knowledge score and dietary attitude score was not statistically significant(r=0.107)
Gyeongsangnam-do* ; Humans ; Nutritionists* ; Single Person

The purpose of this study was to examine the self-rated oral health status of industrial workers and influential factors for their work loss caused by dental care in an effort to prepare some information on policy setting about the promotion of the oral health of industrial workers and on the prevention of their oral diseases. The married industrial workers experienced work loss due to dental care more commonly than did the unmarried workers (χ²=5.10, p < 0.05). In addition, the workers who found themselves to be in worse health experienced significantly more work loss (χ²=29.69, p < 0.001). The workers who received treatment for oral diseases experienced significantly more work loss than those who did not receive treatment (χ²=14.60, p < 0.001). In addition, the workers who had oral symptoms requiring treatment experienced more work loss than the others who not (χ²=11.08, p < 0.01). The experience of not receiving treatment for a perceived oral disease was more dominant among the workers who found themselves to have an oral disease but did not receive treatment than among those who received treatment (p < 0.001). Regarding factors affecting the work loss of the industrial workers caused by dental care, the workers whose monthly mean income was larger and who found themselves to be in worse health had significantly more experience of absenting themselves from the office or of leaving work early (p < 0.001).
Dental Care* ; Humans ; Oral Health* ; Single Person

Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. The health need of adolescent girls is quite different from other groups of population and has strong policy implications. Study on perceived constraints in accessing health care is quite essential, because it highly affects the future course of action. This study aims to assess the perceived constraints of never married adolescent girls in accessing health care in Assam, India. This study used the National Family Health Survey 2005-06 data which covered 493 never married adolescent girls in Assam. Percentage distribution, median and inter quartile range were assessed, associations were cross tabulated and logistic regression was applied to assess degree of associations using SPSS 15. In Assam, the most commonly perceived constraints in accessing health care by never married adolescent girls were the concern about availability of the drugs followed by getting money needed for treatment. About 25.8 percent did not perceive any constraint, whereas 74.2 percent of them perceived some constraints, and about 51.4 percent of the girls perceived between zero-two constraint(s). Bi-variate analyses show that perception greatly varies across different groups or segments. Multi-variate analysis shows that mainly wealth index of the household, native language and education of the girls affected the perception of the never married adolescent girls. To remove the perceived constraints, government may manage the entire health care services through which availability, accessibility, affordability, acceptability and quality can be standardized. Further, efforts are also needed to ensure peace and harmony in the state.
Adolescent ; Female ; Delivery of Health Care ; Single Person

In the past two decades, the incidence of rubella infection has decreased due to a nation-wide rubella vaccination program. Therefore the rate of rubella Ig G antibody has decreased. This means an increasing vulnerability to rubella infection among the group, with negative Ig G antibodies. The study was conducted in January of 1992 to April of 1996. The subjects were 1,010 fertile women(ages 20/45 years). The study was performed at Park Women`s Clinic to investigate the status of rubella antibody in Korean fertile women. The results were as follows. 1. The positive rate of rubella Ig G and Ig M antibody were 80.5% and 1.5%, respectively. 2. The mean age of positive rubella Ig G group was 28.5+/-3.6 years. The positive rate of rubella Ig G antibody was decreased by an increase in age with a significant level at p < 0.05. 3. The positive rate of rubella Ig G antibody was 63.3% in 1992, 71.3% in 1993, 87.5% in 1994, 81.1% in 1995 and 83.8% in 1996. The increase in the positive rate of rubella Ig G antibody by year for 5 years was statistically significant at p < 0.05. 4. The positive rubella Ig M antibody was noted in 15 women. Among them, one woman was tested in 1993, 5 women in 1995 and 9 women in 1996. The incidence of rubella infection had increased by years, and was statistically significant at p < 0.05. 5. The mean titer of rubella Ig G antibody was 47.18+/-50.04 IU/ml. The titer of rubella Ig G antibody was decreased by the increased in at age(p < 0.05). We observed a low positive rate of rubella Ig G antibody as compaired with other studies that were performed before 1990. Therefore, to prevent sporadic rubella infections, rubella vaccinations should be given to unmarried women.
Antibodies ; Female ; Humans ; Incidence ; Rubella* ; Single Person ; Vaccination

OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted to compare the effects of pharmacological treatments during the acute and maintenance phases of mood episodes, sociodemographic, and clinical characteristics between a shorter time to hospitalization group (<12 months) and a longer time to hospitalization group (≥12 months). METHODS: The discharge medication for the first hospitalization was considered the acute treatment and the medication used during the week prior to the second hospitalization at the outpatient clinic was considered the maintenance treatment. Additionally, the charts were reviewed to examine a variety of demographic and clinical characteristics. RESULTS: Patients in the shorter time to hospitalization group were more likely to be unmarried and/or unemployed, have had a previous hospital admission for a mood episode, and have used antidepressant during the acute phase than those in the longer time to hospitalization group. Patients in the shorter time to hospitalization group were also less likely to use olanzapine, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, or mood stabilizer monotherapy as a maintenance treatment than were patients in the longer time to hospitalization group. CONCLUSION: Predictors for shorter time to hospitalization were associated with number of previous hospital admissions for a mood episode, being unmarried and/or unemployed, and antidepressant use during the acute phase.
Ambulatory Care Facilities ; Bipolar Disorder* ; Hospitalization* ; Humans ; Prescriptions ; Single Person

Recently concerns on work stress and mental health status of industrial workers were increased. The purpose of this study was to investigate the work stress measured by PSI (psychiatric symptom index) according to socio-demographic variables. The study population was consisted with two types of group; manual and clerical workers. The, major findings of this study were as follows; Mean scores of psychiatric symptom in manual workers were higher in female, youth, educated, unmarried and divorced, noisy condition, that in clerical workers was higher in aged. Mean scores of psychiatric symptom were highly affected by degree of work autonomy, self-esteem, and self-efficacy in both groups. The higher the work autonomy, self-esteem, and self-efficacy, the lower the mean scores of work stress it showed. Psychiatric symptom index was explained with the work autonomy, self-esteem, self-efficacy through multiple stepwise regression. The annual admission rates were high in highly ranked groups on each psychiatric symptom dimension.
Adolescent ; Divorce ; Female ; Humans ; Mental Health* ; Single Person

Mullerian adenosarcoma is a rare biphasic malignant neoplasm of the cervix characterized by an admixture of benign epithelial elements and a malignant sarcomatous stromal component, which may be either homologous or heterologous. An aggressive variant of adenosarcoma, mullerian adenosarcoma with sarcomatous overgrowth (MASO) is extremely rare, with only two such cases being reported in the English literature to date. In this report we present a case of MASO of uterine cervix with heterologous elements in a 15-year-old unmarried girl presenting with foul smelling menstrual bleeding and passage of fleshy masses. Because MASO with heterologous elements seems to appear at the earliest stages of reproductive lifespan in women, and have an uncertain malignant potential, gynecologists and pathologists should be aware and think about the possibility of this tumor.
Adenosarcoma ; Adolescent ; Cervix Uteri ; Female ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Single Person ; Smell

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Female ; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone* ; Humans ; Leiomyoma* ; Single Person*