Children's health retention in South Korea and the United States: a cross-cultural comparison.
In recent decades, great strides have been made globally in decreasing child mortality. However, given that many countries still do not have basic healthcare, additional emphasis is being placed on health promotion activities among industrialized nations. As cultural differences of individual countries impact these health promotion practices, the cultural characteristics influencing children and families in two countries, South Korea and the United States, were compared. Major child health risk factors were examined, and health retention strategies tailored to the cultural characteristics and needs of the populations of each country are proposed, using the Neuman Systems Model as a guideline.
McDowell
Betsy M
BM
Lander University, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. bmcdowell@lander.edu
Chang
Nahn Joo
NJ
Choi
Sang Soon
SS
D000293:Adolescent; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009017:Morbidity; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology