Validation of Self-Report on Smoking Among University Students in Korea

Objective: To validate the self-reported smoking status of Korean university students.Methods: Subjects included 322 Korean university in Korea, who participated in an annual health screening. Data on smoking were collected through a self-reported questionnaire and urine test. The data were analyzed...

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Published in:American journal of health behavior 2009-09, Vol.33 (5), p.540-549
Main Authors: Lee, Chung Yul, Shin, Sunmi, Lee, Hyeon Kyeong, Hong, Yoon Mi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Cancer
College Students
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demographic aspects
Female
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
Health Behavior
Health Conditions
Health Promotion
Humans
Korea
Korean Culture
Male
Males
Measures (Individuals)
Medical screening
Patients
Pregnancy
Prenatal Care
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Sampling
Screening Tests
Self Disclosure (Individuals)
Self-Report
Smoking
Smoking - ethnology
Smoking - psychology
Social Environment
Social Influences
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Truth Disclosure
Undergraduate Students
Universities
University Students
Urinalysis
Urine Cotinine
Validity
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Summary:Objective: To validate the self-reported smoking status of Korean university students.Methods: Subjects included 322 Korean university in Korea, who participated in an annual health screening. Data on smoking were collected through a self-reported questionnaire and urine test. The data were analyzed by the McNemar test.Results: In the consistency test for males, the results from the questionnaire and the urine test were in agreement, but for females, there was a significant difference between the results reported by the 2 tests (P=.001).Conclusions: The findings showed that Korean female university students considerably underreported their smoking behavior.
ISSN:1087-3244
1945-7359
DOI:10.5993/AJHB.33.5.7