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Kang, Y. W., Ko, Y. S., Kim, Y. J., Sung, K. M., Kim, H. J., Choi, H. Y., Sung, C., & Jeong, E. (2015). Korea Community Health Survey Data Profiles. Osong public health and research perspectives, 6(3), 211-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.05.003
Kang, Yang Wha, et al. "Korea Community Health Survey Data Profiles." Osong public health and research perspectives vol. 6,3 (2015): 211-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2015.05.003
Kang YW, Ko YS, Kim YJ, Sung KM, Kim HJ, Choi HY, Sung C, Jeong E. Korea Community Health Survey Data Profiles. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015 Jun;6(3):211-7. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 Jun 10. PMID: 26430619; PMCID: PMC4551141.
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015 Jun;6(3):211-7. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 Jun 10.

Korea Community Health Survey Data Profiles.

Osong public health and research perspectives

Yang Wha Kang, Yun Sil Ko, Yoo Jin Kim, Kyoung Mi Sung, Hyo Jin Kim, Hyung Yun Choi, Changhyun Sung, Eunkyeong Jeong

Affiliations

  1. Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea.

PMID: 26430619 PMCID: PMC4551141 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.05.003

Abstract

In 2008, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiated the first nationwide survey, Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS), to provide data that could be used to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate community health promotion and disease prevention programs. This community-based cross-sectional survey has been conducted by 253 community health centers, 35 community universities, and 1500 interviewers. The KCHS standardized questionnaire was developed jointly by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff, a working group of health indicators standardization subcommittee, and 16 metropolitan cities and provinces with 253 regional sites. The questionnaire covers a variety of topics related to health behaviors and prevention, which is used to assess the prevalence of personal health practices and behaviors related to the leading causes of disease, including smoking, alcohol use, drinking and driving, high blood pressure control, physical activity, weight control, quality of life (European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions, European Quality of Life-Visual Analogue Scale, Korean Instrumental Activities of Daily Living ), medical service, accident, injury, etc. The KCHS was administered by trained interviewers, and the quality control of the KCHS was improved by the introduction of a computer-assisted personal interview in 2010. The KCHS data allow a direct comparison of the differences of health issues among provinces. Furthermore, the provinces can use these data for their own cost-effective health interventions to improve health promotion and disease prevention. For users and researchers throughout the world, microdata (in the form of SAS files) and analytic guidelines can be downloaded from the KCHS website (http://KCHS.cdc.go.kr/) in Korean.

Keywords: Korea Community Health Survey; community-based cross-sectional survey; computer-assisted personal interview; first nationwide survey; health indicators

References

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