Overview of Korean Community Health Survey.
10.5124/jkma.2012.55.1.74
- Author:
Young Taek KIM
1
;
Bo Youl CHOI
;
Kay O LEE
;
Ho KIM
;
Jin Ho CHUN
;
Su Young KIM
;
Duk Hyoung LEE
;
Yun A GHIM
;
Do Sang LIM
;
Yang Wha KANG
;
Tae Young LEE
;
Jeong Sook KIM
;
Hyun JO
;
Yoojin KIM
;
Yun Sil KO
;
Soon Ryu SEO
;
No Rye PARK
;
Jong Koo LEE
Author Information
1. Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Korean Community Health Survey;
Community-based cross-sectional survey;
Health behaviors
- MeSH:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);
Community Health Centers;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Health Behavior;
Health Promotion;
Health Surveys;
Humans;
Organothiophosphorus Compounds;
Prevalence;
Public Health;
Quality Control;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Medical Association
2012;55(1):74-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In 2008, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) initiated Korean Community Health Survey (KCHS), the first nationwide survey to provide data that could be used to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate community health promotion and disease prevention program. This community-based cross-sectional survey has been conducted by 253 community health centers, 36 community universities and 1,500 interviewers. The KCHS standardized questionnaire is developed jointly by KCDC staff, a working group of health indicators standardization subcommittee and 16 metropolitan cities and provinces with 253 regional sites. The KCHS was administered by trained interviewers and the quality control of KCHS was improved by introduction of computer-assisted personal interview in 2010. The questionnaire was reviewed annually so that revised and/or new questions could be added based on public health policy. The additional questions included the fixed and rotating cores, emerging issues and optional modules. The standardized questionnaire of KCHS covered a wide variety of health topics, which could be used to assess the prevalence of personal health behaviors related to causes of disease. The KCHS data allows that the differences of health issues among provinces can be directly compared. Furthermore, the provinces can use these data for their own cost-effective health interventions to improve health promotion and disease prevention.
