Factors that Affect the choice of the Utilization of Sanhujoriwon among the Postpartal Women

Kim, Joohyung; Song, jueun; Yoo, jae Eun; Lee, Yu Mi; Han, Mi Kyung; Kim, So Yeun; Hong, Gi Sun; Lee, Yoon Jung; Oh, Jin

doi:2001.7.1.56

J Korean Acad Women Health Nurs > Volume 7(1); 2001 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing 2001;7(1):56-66.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2001.7.1.56

Factors that Affect the choice of the Utilization of Sanhujoriwon among the Postpartal Women

Joohyung Kim¹, jueun Song², jae Eun Yoo, Yu Mi Lee, Mi Kyung Han, So Yeun Kim³, Gi Sun Hong, Yoon Jung Lee, Jin Oh³

¹Assistant Professor, Nursing Policy Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea
²Research Assistant, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea
³Senior Students, Yonsei University College of Nursing, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

This study examines the factors that are associated with the choice of the Sanhujoriwon utilization among the Korean postpartum women. Data were collected from 140 postpartum women in 9 hospitals around Seoul. Data were analyzed based on descriptive statistics and chi-square test. The results were as follows: 1. Forty percent of the respondents chose to go to a Sanhujoriwon while they were in a hospital after having given birth to a child. 2. The number of persons who could help a respondent beside her husband showed a statistically significant association with the choice of the Sanhujoriwon utilization. In addition, burden from multiple roles expected after the birth was positively associated with the choice of the Sanhujoriwon utilization. Recommendations by husbands or friends to use the Sanhujoriwon also increased the proportion of the choice of the Sanhujoriwon utilization. 3. Knowledge about the Sanhujoriwon appeared to be an important factor. Having heard about the Sanhujoriwon, the appropriateness of the price, and a positive image of the Sanhujoriwon were positively associated with the choice of the Sanhujoriwon utilization. It was expected that the degree of depressive symptoms and confidence of raising a newborn baby would affect the Sanhujoriwon utilization. This was not the case in this study. In time, a cy developed between the postpartum women, their husbands, and their relatives as well as parents-in-law did not show a statistically significant relationship to the choice of the utilization. Implication of these findings and major findings of this study were discussed.

Key Words: Sanhujoriwon; Psychosocial factors; Sanhujoriwon image