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KMID : 0355420100340040595
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health
2010 Volume.34 No. 4 p.595 ~ p.602
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A study on self-perception of oral health, oral health behavior recognition and oral health practice of adult
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Lee Eun-Ju
Park Eun-Hee
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Abstract
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Objectives.To analyze on self-perception of oral health, oral health behavior recognition and oral health practice of adult.
Methods.This study processed from June 7th to 23rd of 2010, was to figure out oral health behavior recognition and practice based on the self-perception of oral health characteristics of 350 adults. In order to demonstrate the characteristics of the sample population statistics and to find out the relationship between variations, frequency analysis, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were performed with SPSS program.
Results.There were statistically significant oral health behavior recognition and practice according to most general characteristics and self-perception of oral health characteristics. The attention of oral health as one of variable of the self-perception of oral health was statistically significant relationship between importance of oral health (p＜0.001). The oral health behavior recognition was statistically significant relationship between importance of oral health (p=0.016) and attention of oral health (p＜0.001). The oral health practice were statistically significant relationship among oral health status(p＜0.001), attention of oral health (p＜0.001) and oral health behavior recognition (p＜0.001). The oral health status (p＜0.001), attention of oral health (p＜0.001), oral health behavior recognition (p＜0.001) were the major factors affecting oral health practice. The oral health behavior recognition was the main factor than oral health status, attention of oral health affecting oral health practice.
Conclusions.The oral health behavior recognition and practice were not high. Therefore, public announcement about necessity and effectiveness of the oral health practice should be reinforced nationwide and instructions on choosing the right oral health education based on patients’ conditions by dental personnel efforts gathered from oral health organization should be carried out. And it is judged that we arise the motivation for dental clinics and hospitals to perform aggressive education for the practice of oral health.
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KEYWORD
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adult, oral health, oral health behavior recognition, oral health practice, self-perception
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