The Current Status and the Perspectives of Nutrition Survey.
- Author:
Mi Kyung KIM
;
Kirang KIM
;
Cho Il KIM
;
Kyungwon OH
;
Yoo Jin OH
;
Bo Youl CHOI
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Nutrition Survey;
Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
- MeSH:
Budgets;
Ethics;
Government Agencies;
Health Surveys;
Korea;
Nutrition Surveys*;
Nutritional Status
- From:Korean Journal of Epidemiology
2007;29(2):111-128
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey is a nationwide health survey in Korea. This survey is composed of three parts: the Health Interview Survey, the Health Examination Survey, and the Nutrition Survey. The aim of this study was to refine the nutrition survey system in the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Based on the literature review, we summarized international survey systems and the limitations of the current system in Korea and proposed an improved system. We suggested the following: 1) A government agency which will be exclusively responsible for KNHANES overall is needed. 2) The current short-term nutrition survey should be a year-round survey. 3) The objectives of this survey should be written with more clarity and detail. 4) Biochemical measures in relation to nutritional status should be added. 5) The budget to set up various databases in the nutrition survey should be increased. 6) Various other issues should be addressed, including the definition of raw data (i.e., whether nutrient intake data per day is raw data), ethical issues in survey techniques, and strategies to produce evidence for the public using this survey data. Not all suggestions could be adopted in the short-term, but should be integrated into long-term goals for survey system improvement.
