College Students' Perceived Disease Risk Versus Actual Prevalence Rates

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作者：
Smith, Matthew Lee [1 ]
Dickerson, Justin B.
Sosa, Erica T. [3 ]
McKyer, E. Lisako J. [4 ]
Ory, Marcia G. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Hlth Promot & Behav, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] Texas A&M Hlth Sci Ctr Sch Rural Publ Hlth, Dept Social & Behav Hlth, College Stn, TX USA
[3] Univ Texas San Antonio, Dept Hlth & Kinesiol, San Antonio, TX USA
[4] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Hlth & Kinesiol, College Stn, TX USA
来源：
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR | 2012年 / 36卷 / 01期
关键词：
college students; knowledge of risk factors; chronic disease prevalence; BREAST-CANCER RISK; HEART-DISEASE; FAMILY-HISTORY; KNOWLEDGE; WOMEN; PERCEPTIONS; AWARENESS; AGE; GENETICS;
D O I：
10.5993/AJHB.36.1.10
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Objective: To compare college students' perceived disease risk with disease prevalence rates. Methods: Data were analyzed from 625 college students collected with an Internet-based survey. Paired t-tests were used to separately compare participants' perceived 10-year and lifetime disease risk for 4 diseases: heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and overweight/obesity. Results: Respondents estimated their risk of developing heart disease as lower than cancer, yet rated their risk of developing heart disease as higher than diabetes and being overweight/obese. Conclusion: Incongruence between college students' perceived disease risk and disease prevalence rates calls for improved public health education.
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页码：96 / 106
页数：11
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