Gender difference in the relationship between anemia and vitamin D in Korean adults: the fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

This study was conducted to assess the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and anemia, by gender, in Korean adults. The data of 16,060 adults were analyzed (men, 6,840; premenopausal women, 4,916; postmenopausal women, 4,340) from the fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES V) (2010-2012). There were several key findings.

Health-seeking experience of North Korean women defectors in South Korea.

Objective(s): The objective of the study was to explore and describe the health-seeking experience of North Korean women defectors settled in South Korea.

Design And Sample: A qualitative study was conducted using Colaizzi's phenomenological method. Participants were 10 North Korean women defectors.