Park Do-Hyeon, Choi Min-Ho, Lim Ah-Young, Shin Hee Young
Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
J Prev Med Public Health. 2018 Mar;51(2):109-120. doi: 10.3961/jpmph.17.145.
This study aimed to investigate the current status of infectious disease research in North Korea by analyzing recent trends in medical journals from North Korea in comparison with research from South Korea.
Three medical journals (Preventive Medicine, Basic Medicine, and Chosun Medicine) were analyzed from 2012 to 2016. Articles on tuberculosis (TB), malaria, and parasitic diseases were selected and classified by their subtopics and study areas. Two medical journals published in the South Korea were selected for a comparative analysis of research trends.
Of the 2792 articles that were reviewed, 93 were extracted from North Korea journals. TB research in North Korea was largely focused on multi-drug resistant TB and extrapulmonary TB, whereas research in South Korea more frequently investigated non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Research on parasitic diseases in North Korea was focused on protozoan and intestinal nematodes, while the corresponding South Korea research investigated various species of parasites. Additionally, the studies conducted in North Korea were more likely to investigate the application of traditional medicine to diagnosis and treatment than those conducted in South Korea.
This study presents an analysis of research trends in preventive medicine in North Korea focusing on infectious diseases, in which clear differences were observed between South and North Korea. Trends in research topics suggest a high prevalence of certain parasitic diseases in North Korea that are no longer widespread in South Korea. The large proportion of studies examining traditional medicine implies a lack of affordable medicine in North Korea.
本研究旨在通过分析朝鲜医学期刊的近期趋势，并与韩国的研究进行比较，来调查朝鲜传染病研究的现状。
对2012年至2016年的三种医学期刊（《预防医学》《基础医学》和《朝鲜医学》）进行分析。选取关于结核病、疟疾和寄生虫病的文章，并按其主题和研究领域进行分类。选取韩国出版的两种医学期刊进行研究趋势的比较分析。
在 reviewed 的2792篇文章中，有93篇是从朝鲜期刊中提取的。朝鲜的结核病研究主要集中在耐多药结核病和肺外结核病，而韩国的研究更频繁地调查非结核分枝杆菌。朝鲜对寄生虫病的研究集中在原生动物和肠道线虫，而韩国相应的研究则调查了各种寄生虫种类。此外，与韩国的研究相比，朝鲜进行的研究更有可能调查传统医学在诊断和治疗中的应用。
本研究对朝鲜以传染病为重点的预防医学研究趋势进行了分析，其中朝鲜和韩国之间存在明显差异。研究主题的趋势表明，朝鲜某些寄生虫病的患病率较高，而这些疾病在韩国已不再普遍。大量研究传统医学的比例意味着朝鲜缺乏负担得起的药物。
