The present study was conducted to investigate the status of primary health care in small industrial companies with 500 or less employees. I chose 2 dispensaries that were operated by a registered nurse. I studied 2,119 patients (male: 996, famale: 1,...
The present study was conducted to investigate the status of primary health care in small industrial companies with 500 or less employees. I chose 2 dispensaries that were operated by a registered nurse. I studied 2,119 patients (male: 996, famale: 1,123) who visited dispensaries during one calendar year, from December-1979 to November-1980 and the results obtained are as follows.
The average frequency of visits to the dispensaries per year was 3.6 times, whith the average visits of males as 4.0 and females as 3.1.
Of the total number, 27.3% were injuries and poisonings (XVII of international classification of disease), 19.5% were symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions (XVI), 17.5% were diseases of the digestive system (Ⅸ), 17.1% were diseases of the respiratory system (Ⅷ).
Of the patients who were injured and poisoned, 24.6% were abrasions, 19.9% were open wounds, and 18.5% were contusions.
Of 408 cases of the symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions, 76.2% were headaches.
Of the diseases of the digestive system (Ⅸ), about 65% were indigestion and 15% were diseases in the oral cavity.
Of the diseases of the respiratory system (Ⅷ), about 86% were common colds.
It was possible to treat about 92% of all the cases within 7 days.
Monthly distribution of frequency of visits to dispensary showed relatively unique from 8 to 12%.
Of the day of a week, monday had the highest number of patients(22%) and sunday, the lowest.
More than half of the patients (51.9%) were between the ages of 20 and 24.
But the frequency distribution by age group was higher in 20-34 years old group with average three to five times of visits in a year.
As educational level is higher, visiting time to dispensary is more frequent.
The highest number of injury occurred between second and third hour following each resting period.