[학술논문] Overview of the Burden of Diseases in North Korea
This article evaluates the overall current disease burden of North Korea through the recent databases of international organizations. It is notable that North Korea as a nation is exhibiting a relatively low burden from deaths and that there is greater burden from deaths caused by non-communicable diseases than from those caused by communicable diseases and malnutrition. However, the absolute magnitude
[학술논문] Nutritional State of Children in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK): Based on the DPRK Final Report ofthe National Nutrition Survey 2012
...followed by the worsening food shortage peak in 1997. According to reported data for the 15 years since the active intervention and assistance from interna-tional societies, the malnutrition and mortality rates of children in the DPRK have improved. However, the prevalence of the stunting reported in the latest 2012 report is 27.9%, which is still a moderate−severe level, and worrisome in terms...
[학술논문] 통일 후 북한지역 영·유아 대상 예방접종체계 수복을 위한 선행연구
Background: 8,000 children in North Korea died before they reached the 1 year after births in 2013. The high mortality rate of children under five years of age is mainly caused by infectious diseases and malnutrition. The need for national pediatric immunization and supply of vaccines will be vital when the abrupt reunification occurs. Objective: The purpose of this study is to scrutinize the pediatric...
[학술논문] 북한 모자보건 현황 및 향후 과제
The Government of North Korea with WHO proposed the improvement of healthcare for mothers and children as the second-highest priority for North Korea in 2009. The maternal mortality ratio in North Korea was 76 per 100,000 live birth in 2012, almost seven times higher than that of South Korea. The leading cause of maternal death was postpartum hemorrhage, which accounted for 33 percent of all mothers’...
[학위논문] 남한에 거주하고 있는 북한이탈주민의 대사증후군과 동맥경화지표에 관한 연구
...Currently, over 20,000 North Korean defectors(NKD) are staying in South Korea and more than 2,000 people are coming every year. It is reported that North Koreans have different type of diseases or mortality compared to South Koreans(SK), as they have been lived at different political, social, medical environments in spite of having the same genetic background. In addition, health status of NKD is expected...