Korean J Child Health Nurs.
2005 Jul;11(3):308-315.
A Survey on the Health Examination of Child Care Centers
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- 1Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Korea.
- 2Assistant Professor, Department of Chid Studies, Chongshin University, Korea.
Abstract
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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.
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