초등학생의 건강생활실천정도에 영향을 미치는 사회 경제적 요인 = Health Behavior and Health Knowledge of Elementary School Student Related to Parent's Socio-Economic Status

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Purpose : This study explores the relationship between the health behavior and knowledge of elementary school students and the socio-economic status of their parents.
Methods : A self-administrated quenstionnaire was provided to 238 students and their parents living within Seoul metropolitan area. The questionnaires were administered during December 2003. The relationship betweensocio-economic status, health behavior (19 items) and health knowledge (15 items) were analyzed using correlation, t-test and one-way ANOVA. Multiple regression analyses were also performed in order to investigate the relationship between health behavior and socio-economic status.
Results : The results of multiple regression demonstrated that the health behavior of children living in apartments was 2.29 higher (β=2.29) than those not living in apartments. Health behavior scores among students with highly educated mothers were 0.42 higher (β=0.42) than those for students with relatively uneducated mothers. These numbers represent statistically signuificant values.
Conclusion : Since health behavior appears to be directly proportional to socio-econmic status ofthe parent, active intervention may be required in order to improve the health behavior of children with poorly educated mothers and who live in independent or multi-household houses.