金泉市內 婦人의 姙娠中 입덧에 關한 一調査硏究 = A Survey of Morning Sickness during Pregnancy among Women in Gim-Cheon City

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

A study of the phenomenon of morning sickness during pregnancy was conducted by the author in Gim Cheon City from August 9 to August 18, 1975. A total of 500 women were interviewed with the use of a questionnaire. Results of the survey are as follows:
1. General characteristics of the respondees.
a) The largest group consisted of women in the 25-29 year age category (36.2%).
b) The educational level of those interviewed was fairly evenly distributed between primary school, middle school, and high school graduates. Each group maintained a representation of 27-29% of the total.
c) The economic status of the respondees was as follows:
(1) lower class 41.2%,
(2) middle class 37.0%,
(3) upper class 21.8%.
d) The overwhelming majority were housewives(73.0%).
e) The first marriage for 70.2% occurred between the age of 20-24.
f) Among 57.8% of the respondees birth of the first child occurred between the ages of 20-24, with 30.4% indicating a first delivery between 25-29 years of age.
2. Morning sickness was experienced by 90.6% during their first pregnancy. Of this number 80.6% reported good health before pregnancy, while 96.0% indicated no sickness during pregnancy. Among the 4.0% that reported illness, 75.0% experienced morning sickness. (p〉0.05).
3. Among the 86.4% who indicated that in the first pregnancy the child fulfilled their desires, only 6.3% experienced difficulty in morning sickness. Of those registered dissatisfaction with the first offspring (13.6%), 22.6% encountered difficulty in morning sickness. (p〈0.01).
4. Those interviewed were questioned about the extent of morning sickness and other symptoms during pregnancy. Of the 34.0% who responed to the question whether there were facial spots, 17.1% answered in the affirmative. Of the 30.6% who responded to the question whether there was leg swelling, 11.8% answered affirmatively. (P〈0.01).
5. Of the 96.2%(90.6% of the total number interviewed) who experienced morning sickness during the first three months, 30.9% reported that it lasted from three to four weeks, while 20.8% indicated that its duration was from one to two weeks.
6. With 80.4% of those interviewed responding, 54.6% reported that within the four weeks that they experienced morning sickness, they suffered nausea and vomiting as symptoms of this phenomenon. Of the remaining respondees(19.6%), 39.3% reported fatigue and dizziness during the four weeks period. (p〉0.05).
7. "Attacks" of nausea and vomiting(see 6 above) were precipitated by the following experiences: the smell of food(53.0% of the cases), exposure to stale air(17.6% of the cases), and funger(17.3% of the cases), In those cases where fatigue and dizziness occurred (see 6 above), the discomfort was triggered by the smell of food(34.8% of the cases), by stale air(14.6% of the cases), and hunger (13.5% of the cases).(p〈0. 01).
8. A majority(57.9%) of those interviewed reported that morning sickness was most pronounced in the morning. Of these who suffered fatigue and dizziness, 14.6% indicated that this occurred most often in the evening, while 11.2% stated that these symptoms occurred throughout the day. (p〉0.05).
9. To combat the effects of nausea and vomiting(the 80.4% described in 6 above), 49.5% ate some kind of fruit. To offset the ill effects of fatigue and dizziness 31.5% needed correction of fluid and electrolyte imbalances.
10. When morning sickness was being experienced the woman expressed a desire for the following food:
a) fruit(49.0%)
b) meat and fish(18.1%)
c) fancy food(16.3%)
11. There was a significant difference in the actual intake of food desired during periods of morning sikness, based on differences in economic status. Of the upper class 45.4%(23.8% of the respondees) indicated that they had virtually what they wanted; of the middle class(39.3% of the respondees), 35.4% ate what was desired; and among the lower class(36.9% of the respondees), 25.2% ate what they wanted. (p〈0.01).
12. Of the 37.9% who went to the hospital as a result of morning sickness, it was reported that symptoms of this problem became more apparent in direct proportion to the number of hospital visits. The majority(52.6%) were simply instructed to "take it easy: " four were admitted to the hospital and stayed an average of 4.25 days. There were also four cases in which the doctor effected an abortion.
13. Among these who responded to the questionnaire, the overwhelming majority (87.5%) reported that they had no desire to pass the age of child bearing, simply because of the discomforts of morning sickness. Of the 53 wemen who were dissatisfied with their first offspring. 41.5% expressed an interest in no further child bearing. (p〉0.05). From among the women who were pleased with their first child, a mere 12.5% shown no interest in further child bearing. (p〈0.01).

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 緖論
• 1. 硏究의 必要性 및 目的
• 2. 硏究對象 및 方法
• 3. 用語의 定義
• Ⅱ. 調査成績 및 考按
• Ⅲ. 結論
• Ⅳ. 提言
• 參考文獻
• 英文抄錄