Current health issues in Korean adolescents

Chen, Hong

doi:10.3345/kjp.2011.54.10.395

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“…According to the 2005 Korean census, the percentage of the population between the ages of 10 and 19 was 13.9%. [17] Suicide and road traffic accidents were the first- and second-leading causes of adolescent mortality in 2015, respectively.…”

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The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach

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Background Aim of this study is to determine if peer group risk behaviors and neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) would ecologically affect injury incidence according to place and gender among adolescents (aged 13–15) in South Korea. Methods Three variables from the Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2014) were used to represent peer group risk behaviours; current alcohol consumption (cAlc), the experience of violence or bullying (VicVB), and having undergone education for injury prevention (Edu-IP). The Korea Census Data (2010) was used for neighborhood SES; the degree of urbanization, the proportion of high educational attainment, and the proportion of low residential environment. The nationwide and regional Incidence-Rates of Injury assessed by EMS (IRI-EMS) were calculated according to age and gender based on the number of injuries from EMS record (2014). A linear regression model was used to examine associations. Results The nationwide total and inside-school IRI-EMS were 623.8 and 139.3 per 100,000 population, respectively. The range of the regional IRI-EMS showed a maximum of about 4 times the difference from 345 to 1281 per 100,000 population depending on the region. The low residential environment had a significant effect on the increase of total IRI-EMS (β = 7.5, 95% CI 0.78–14.21). In the case of boys, the IRI-EMS inside-school was increased as the percentage of VicVB was higher (β = 17.0, 95% CI 1.09–32.91). In the case of girls, the IRI-EMS outside-school was increased in rural compared to urban location (β = 211.3, 95% CI 19.12–403.57). Conclusion The incidence rate of outside-school was higher than that of inside-school, and incidence rate of boys was higher than that of girls. Peer group risk behaviors were significant only in the injury of boys. Among the SES factors, rural area was a significant factor in girls, especially outside-school injury. Moreover, the rate of households not in an apartment was significant in all outside-school injury and outside-school injury of boys. Our study suggests that among native South Korean adolescents, neighbourhood SES and peer group risk behavior have different effects depending on the injury context such as place of occurrence or gender.

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The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach

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“…One major change concerns their dietary behaviour. Korean adolescents have adopted more westernised diets, which has led to an increase in weight and height and a decrease in puberty onset . Adolescents who consume a western‐style diet tend to have a lower desire to consume fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and whole grains, and prefer consuming soft drinks and fast foods .…”

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“…Korean adolescents have adopted more westernised diets, which has led to an increase in weight and height and a decrease in puberty onset. 9 Adolescents who consume a western-style diet tend to have a lower desire to consume fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and whole grains, and prefer consuming soft drinks and fast foods. 10 Several studies have examined dietary patterns in Korean adolescents and their association with specific areas of health, such as obesity-related risk factors, 11 depression, 12 and body image distortion.…”

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Associations between dietary behaviours and perceived physical and mental health status among Korean adolescents

Park¹,

Rim²,

Lee³

2018

Nutrition & Dietetics

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“…Park and Kim () concluded that Korean adolescents also predominantly abuse alcohol, rather than other drugs of abuse. Anonymous survey data indicate that 37.7% of adolescents in the country are abusing alcohol (Hong, ). The Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare has reported that the average age of first alcohol use has decreased from 15.1 to 13.1 years of age ( Kim & Kim, ).…”

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A comparative evaluation of Korean MMPI‐A and MMPI‐A‐RF Substance Abuse Scales

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Objective The purpose of the present study was to compare psychometric properties of the Substance Abuse (SUB) Scale on the Korean Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory–Adolescent‐Restructured Form (MMPI‐A‐RF) with those on the Korean MMPI‐A (the Alcohol/Drug Problem Acknowledgment Scale [ACK]), the Alcohol/Drug Problem Proneness Scale [PRO], and the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale‐Revised Scale [MAC‐R]). Method Participants consisted of 237 Korean adolescent psychiatric patients whose scores on these measures were compared in terms of internal consistency and predictive validity. Results Scores on SUB exhibited superior internal consistency to that of the MMPI‐A substance abuse scales. Further, scores on SUB predicted substance abuse more accurately than did the optimal combination of scores on the MMPI‐A substance abuse scales. Conclusion Results provide strong support for the use of the Korean MMPI‐A‐RF SUB scale when assessing substance abuse in Korean youth.

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Current health issues in Korean adolescents

Cited by 18 publications

References 13 publications

The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach

The influence of behavioural and socioeconomic factors on the community injury rates of adolescents assessed by the south Korean emergency medical services: an ecological approach

Associations between dietary behaviours and perceived physical and mental health status among Korean adolescents

A comparative evaluation of Korean MMPI‐A and MMPI‐A‐RF Substance Abuse Scales

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