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Abstract：
Korean medicine (KM) is pivotal within South Korea\'s healthcare system. This study aimed to investigate the current use and determinants associated with KM among children and adolescents through an analysis of the 2019 Korea Health Panel Annual Data. Subjects were divided into two groups: the integrative medicine (IM) group, utilizing both KM and conventional medicine (CM) (n = 163), and the CM-only group (n = 1843) for the year 2019. Differences in various factors between the IM and CM groups were investigated using the chi-square test or t-tests. Moreover, binomial logistic regression was employed to ascertain factors influencing the choice of KM over exclusive CM utilization. The IM group had a higher mean age (p = 0.011) and annual household income (p < 0.001) compared to the CM group. The regression analysis indicated a significant association between the use of both KM and CM and being an adolescent (p = 0.011), residing in Seoul/Gyeonggi/Incheon (p = 0.017), living in Daejeon/Chungcheong/Sejong (p = 0.001), and belonging to the first income percentile (p = 0.002). Significant differences were observed in the KM usage patterns between the groups of children and adolescents. These insights could contribute to the development of strategies for the optimal allocation of medical resources within South Korea\'s distinctive medical framework.
摘要：
韩国医学（KM）在韩国的医疗保健系统中至关重要。本研究旨在通过对2019年韩国健康小组年度数据的分析，调查儿童和青少年中与KM相关的当前使用和决定因素。受试者分为两组：中西医结合组，同时利用知识管理和传统医学(CM)(n=163)，和2019年的仅CM组（n=1843）。使用卡方检验或t检验研究IM组和CM组之间各种因素的差异。此外，采用二项逻辑回归来确定影响KM选择而不是专有CM利用率的因素。与CM组相比，IM组的平均年龄（p=0.011）和家庭年收入（p<0.001）更高。回归分析表明，使用KM和CM与青少年之间存在显着关联（p=0.011），居住在首尔/京郊/仁川（p=0.017），住在大田/忠清/世宗(p=0.001)，属于第一收入百分位数(p=0.002)。儿童和青少年组之间的KM使用模式存在显着差异。这些见解有助于在韩国独特的医疗框架内制定医疗资源的最佳分配策略。
