College Students' Perceived Disease Risk versus Actual Prevalence Rates.
作者： Matthew Lee Smith , Justin B. Dickerson , Erica T. Sosa , E. Lisako J. McKyer , Marcia G. Ory
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.36.1.10
关键词: Heart disease 、 Disease 、 Heart disorder 、 Prevalence 、 Public health 、 Demography 、 Obesity 、 Family medicine 、 Overweight 、 Health education 、 Medicine
摘要: OBJECTIVE To compare college students' perceived disease risk with prevalence rates. METHODS Data were analyzed from 625 students collected an Internet-based survey. Paired t-tests used to separately participants' 10-year and lifetime for 4 diseases: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, overweight/obesity. RESULTS Respondents estimated their of developing as lower than yet rated higher diabetes being overweight/obese. CONCLUSION Incongruence between rates calls improved public health education.
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