J Korean Med Assoc.  2012 Jan;55(1):74-83.

Overview of Korean Community Health Survey

• Kim YT
• Choi BY
• Lee KO
• Kim H
• Chun JH
• Kim SY
• Lee DH
• Ghim YA
• Lim DS
• Kang YW
• Lee TY
• Kim JS
• Jo H
• Kim Y
• Ko YS
• Seo SR
• Park NR
• Lee JK

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.

Keyword

Korean Community Health Survey; Community-based cross-sectional survey; Health behaviors

MeSH Terms

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
Organothiophosphorus Compounds

Figure

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  Figure 1 Procedure in Community Health Survey. PAPI, paper and pencil interviews; CAPI, computer assisted personal interviews; KCDC, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

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  Figure 2 Steering Committee of Community Health Survey. KCDC, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.

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  Figure 3 Process of sample family substitute.

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