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标题：The preliminary assessment of the Social Transition in the North dataset: a comparison of STN survey and enumeration data for selected Northwest Alaskan communities
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作者：Brian Saylor ; Gary Hughes
期刊名称：International Journal of Circumpolar Health
印刷版ISSN：1239-9736
电子版ISSN：2242-3982
出版年度：2004
卷号：63
DOI：10.3402/ijch.v63i0.17769
语种：English
摘要：Objective. This study compared the results from STN survey data with a mailback health study of the same communities to assess the reliability of the STN data. Study Design. Sample characteristics and respondes to health questions were compared through secondary data analysis. Data from the STN sample was compared to an enumeration study for the same or similar questions, including demographic characteristics and health status indicators, were compared. Methods. The STN study used the sample of 715 households in 18 Alaskan and Russian Far East communities to obtain data on the demographic transition, epidemiological transition and domestic transition of residents in northern communities. A study of the health and human service needs was conducted in Northwest Alaska using a mailback health questionnaire within a few years of the STN study. Results. Both data sets appear to be taken from similar populations. Responses to health questions show marked similarities. Conclusion. The comparison strongly suggests that the STN data is representative of northern Alaska communities surveyed and can be a valuable source of reliable data on the health and welfare of northern communities. The data on the self-reported prevalence of health conditions may not be useful at the community level.(Int J Circumpolar Health 2004; 63 suppl 1:25-29)Keywords: Alaska and Russian Indigenous communities, health status, health surveys
关键词：Alaska and Russian Indigenous communities, health status, health surveys