KMID : 0355420160400020071
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Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health 2016 Volume.40 No. 2 p.71 ~ p.78
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Oral health literacy of mothers belonging to multi-cultural families in Gangneung City: a case study
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Namkoong Eun-Jung
Park Deok-Young Jung Se-Hwan Ma Deuk-Sang
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the oral health literacy level of mothers in multi-cultural families and promote their oral health.
Methods: Participants were 46 mothers belonging to multi-cultural families who participated in the Oral health promotion program for multi-cultural families in Gangneung. For measurement of oral health literacy, 30 subjects were analyzed. Six pre-trained investigators conducted an interview with the moth-ers. Thirty-six mothers belonging to general families in Gangneung were included, and 30 subjects were analyzed. The Oral Health Literacy Instrument for Korean Children¡¯s Caregiver was used. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
Results: The mean oral health literacy score for mothers from multi-cultural families was 10.83 out of 22.0, which was lower than the score for mothers from general families (P<0.05). The percentage of mothers from multi-cultural families whose oral health literacy was inadequate was 63.3%. Oral health literacy scores were significantly different by Korean fluency level (P<0.05). The correlation between Ko-rean communication level and reading comprehension score was significant (P<0.01). The correlation between Korean communication level and total oral health literacy score was also significant (P< 0.05). Finally, there was a significant correlation between oral health knowledge and reading comprehension (P<0.05).
Conclusions: The oral health literacy score for mothers from multi-cultural families was lower than that for mother belonging to general families, and 63.3% had inadequate knowledge. Oral health profession-als should use easy terms and consider the Korean communication capacity of mothers in their profes-sional service.
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KEYWORD
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Mother, Multi-cultural family, Oral health literacy
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