충남 일부지역유치원 및 보육시설 아동 어머니의 구강보건 지식과 행동에 관한 연구

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 30 - 37
• Main Authors: 장희경, 박향숙, 김숙향, Jang, Hee-Kyung, Park, Hyang-Sook, Kim, Sook-Hyang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 01.02.2013
• Subjects: 치의학
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294

Objectives : Since most oral diseases are not life threatening, it can be assumed that an individual's behavior to maintain one's oral health is most likely influenced by one's oral health knowledge. Methods : Mothers whose children are attending five kindergartens and child care facilities in the city of Danjin, Chungnam were selected as subjects of this study. Out of a total of 230 questionnaires collected. A self-administered survey was conducted from April 1 to April 30, 2012. The data were analyzed using SPSS 19.0 (SPSS 19.0 K for window, SPSS Inc, USA) with the level of significance as 0.05. Results : 1. Most of the participants correctly answered questions on the oral health knowledge with a mean of 7.37 out of 9. 2. In the section of caring a child's oral health behavior, 'caring a child to brush his or her teeth three times a day' had the highest score of 3.45 out of 5. 3. Looking at caring a child's oral health behavior and a mother's oral health knowledge by general characteristics of mothers, there were no significant differences based on the mother's age, whether a mother is currently working or not, her level of education, and her monthly average income. Conclusions : Based on the above results, we can draw a conclusion that the lower the difference between the rate of correct answers and that of incorrect answers on mother's oral health knowledge to her child, the higher the mother's score of caring her child's oral health behavior, leading to better caring.