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KMID : 0614720120550010074
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Journal of Korean Medical Association
2012 Volume.55 No. 1 p.74 ~ p.83
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Overview of Korean Community Health Survey
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Kim Young-Taek
Choi Bo-Youl
Lee Kay-O
Kim Ho
Chun Jin-Ho
Kim Su-Young
Lee Duk-Hyoung
Ghim Yun-A
Lim Do-Sang
Kang Yang-Wha
Lee Tae-Young
Kim Jung-Sook
Jo Hyun
Kim Yoo-Jin
Ko Yun-Sil
Seo Soon-Ryu
Park No-Rye
Lee Jong-Koo
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Korean Community Health Survey, Community-based cross-sectional survey, Health behaviors
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