Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society
eBook - PDF

Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society

Issues and Subpopulations

  1. 305 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society

Issues and Subpopulations

About this book

This edited volume unveils diverse issues and factors related to health disparities in contemporary Korean Society. It illustrates how economic and social changes unequally impact different subpopulations, including employees, the elderly, children, and immigrants and describes why health policy and intervention is needed now.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society
  3. Series page
  4. Health Disparities in Contemporary Korean Society: Issues and Subpopulations
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Part I Disparities in Health and Health-care Utilization
  10. Chapter 1
  11. Association between Employment Status and Self-Rated Health
  12. Chapter 2
  13. Social Capital and Its Association with Health and Well-Being
  14. Chapter 3
  15. Paying Out-of-Pocket for Health Care in Korea
  16. Chapter 4
  17. Multilevel Analysis of Health-Care Service Utilization among Medical Aid Beneficiaries in Korea
  18. Part II Health Disparities among Different Population Groups
  19. Chapter 5
  20. The Association between Long Working Hours and Self-Rated Health
  21. Chapter 6
  22. The Relationship between Night Work and Involuntary Weight Change
  23. Chapter 7
  24. The Association between Korean Employed Workersā€™ On-Call Work and Health Problems and Injuries
  25. Chapter 8
  26. Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Korean Older Workers
  27. Chapter 9
  28. Hazards and Health Problems in Occupations Dominated by Aged Workers in South Korea
  29. Chapter 10
  30. Relation between Overall Health Status and Environmental Satisfaction of Community Elders
  31. Chapter 11
  32. The Effect of Health and Functional Limitation on Sexual Life Satisfaction
  33. Chapter 12
  34. Mothersā€™ Working Hours and Childrenā€™s Obesity
  35. Chapter 13
  36. Subjective and Objective Indicators of Socioeconomic Status and Self-Rated Health in Korean Adolescents
  37. Chapter 14
  38. Health Status and Associated Health Risks among Female Marriage Immigrants in Korea
  39. Chapter 15
  40. The Mental Health of Ethnic Minority Youths in South Korea and Its Related Environmental Factors
  41. Index
  42. About the Editors and Contributors