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Korean Journal of Child Health Nursing 2005;11(3):308-315.
A Survey on the Health Examination of Child Care Centers.
Il Ok Kim, Ran Hye Kang
1Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Korea.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Chid Studies, Chongshin University, Korea.
Abstract
PURPOSE: 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.
Key words: Infant; Toddler; Preschooler; Health examination; Childcare center
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