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A Kitai

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PubMed1996

Health information system.

Outline of selected ones among a number of nationwide surveys related to health and welfare services (90 surveys as of 1995) conducted mainly by the Ministry of Health and Welfare periodically in Japan is described. That is, history, purpose, coverage, date, contents, data collection procedure, tabulation and publication were explained in regard to : (1) Population Census, (2) Vital Statistics, (3) Patient Survey, (4) Infectious Disease Surveillance System, (5) Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions of People on Health and Welfare, (6) Census on Medical Care Institutions, (7) Hospital Report, (8) Survey on Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists, (9) Statistical Report on Public Health Administration Services, (10) Survey on Social Welfare Institutions, and (11) National Nutrition Survey. On-line data service system of the Ministry of Health and Welfare is also briefly mentioned.

Demography↗
PubMed1990

[Factors associated with development of tuberculosis among children and young adults: a study of newly registered cases].

In order to elucidate the factors relevant to the management and prevention of tuberculosis among children and young adults, a total of 191 tuberculosis cases who were newly registered at Health Centers in Saitama Prefecture and were aged less than 30 years were interviewed, and case-finding processes, treatment course and risk factors for clinical development were studied. Analyses of the time course from the patients' becoming aware of the clinical symptoms through the establishment of the diagnosis showed that the bacteriologically positive patients and the patients with cavitary lesion took a longer time before initiating medical action and before being finally diagnosed as tuberculous. Follow-up observation of patients' course of treatment revealed that 13% of the patients took prescribed medication irregularly or were lost to treatment. A case-control study was performed to determine the relationship between life style and disease risk. The control group was selected to match the patients for age and sex and also roughly with occupation. The risk factors found to be associated with the development of tuberculosis in this study included; family members' present or past history of tuberculosis, working night shift every week, eating at home less than once a day, diet not well balanced, indifference to personal health, lack of knowledge about tuberculosis and not attending 'cram' school. Also, patients were more likely to be taller and slimmer than controls.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1986

Primary health care.

Development of primary care in Japan in still relatively unorganized and unstructured. As mentioned above, the author describes some strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese primary care system. In addressing the weaknesses the following suggestions are offered for the Japanese primary care delivery system: Increase the number of emergency rooms for all day, especially on holidays and at night. Introduce an appointment system. Introduce an open system of hospitals. Coordinate with public hospitals and primary care clinics. Organize the referral system between private practitioners and community hospitals. Increase the number of paramedical staff. Strengthen group practice among primary care physicians. Increase the establishment of departments of primary care practice with government financial incentives to medical schools and teaching hospitals. Develop a more active and direct teaching role for primary care practice or family practice at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels. Improve and maintain present health insurance payment method, shifting from quantity of care to quality and continuity of care. Introduce formal continuing education. Introduce formal training programs of primary care and strengthen ambulatory care teaching programs.

Education, Medical↗