Post-partum amenorrhea among women in rural Korea : in Kwangju-Gun, Kyungi-Province

보건학과/석사[한글] [영문] This study is to assess the duration of post-partum amenorrhea and to find out its influencing factors among women in rural Korea. There are various factors affecting the duration of post-partum amenorrhea. The survey was conducted in Kwangju-Gun, Kyungi-Province from December 14 to 23, 1968. 332 women subjected were interviewed with printed questionnaire and among them 100 mothers were randomly sampled by a stratified method for the examination of hemoglobin and hematocrit levels and for the measurement of their heights and weights. The results of this study are as follows: 1. On the average the duration of post-partum amenorrhea was 14.6 months and of breast feeding 26.0 months. There was a general correlation between duration of breast feeding and post-partum amenorrhea among subjects between 20 and 39 years of age. The incidence of resumed menstruation during lactation was about 77.1 percent. 2. Examining duration of post-partum amenorrhea by parity, the 14.9 months post-partum amenorrhea of multipare women was of longer duration than the 12.8 months post-partum amenorrhea of primipara women. 3. There was a significant difference in post-partum amenorrhea rolative to living standards. Multipare women in lower economic classes had 16.0 months of post-partum amenorrhea, while primipara women of higher economic levels had 11.5 months. 4. Duration of post-partum amenorrhea of educated women was shorter than of uneducated women but not necessarily shorter because of educational level. And in the case of breast feeding, the more educated the subject, the shorter the duration of breast feeding. 5. Weight by height as an index of health status was utilized in comparisons with the duration of post-partum amenorrhea. There was a tendency for heavier mothers to have a shorter duration of post-partum amenorrhea. 6. Dietary study showed that 94 per cent of the women had poor dietary habits with an inadequate intake of protein. Therefore, no significant comparison between the duration of post-partum amenorrhea and the food habits could be carried out.restrictio