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KMID : 0362520120140020097
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Journal of The Korean Academy of Dental Hygiene
2012 Volume.14 No. 2 p.97 ~ p.105
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A Study on Correlation between Oral Health Knowledge and Oral Health Behavior Deportment in Some Middle-school Students
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Song Seol-Kyung
Seong Jeong-Min
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the middle-school students’ behavior about oral health knowledge, oral health and to collect the baseline data for developing appropriate educational objectives to improve oral health. The subjects in this study 356 in province middle-school students’ from march 12 to march 23, 2012. For the data analysis, an SPSS WIN 12.0 program was used and its signification level was 0.05. 1. Relatively many students have right knowledge on decayed teeth. On the other hand, many students are wrongly recognizing the oral health common sense. 2. Students with experience of oral health education stood at 9.43 points, thereby having been higher in knowledge level than students without experience of oral health education and having shown the significant difference (p<.05). 3. Oral health behavior level was indicated to be averagely 2.18 in the whole as a result of surveying it with 4-point Likert scale. It was indicated that the behavior on tooth brushing is being performed rightly, but that the behavior on regular dental treatment is not right.
4. The affecting factors on the oral health behavior was oral health common sense, explained 14.8% (β=0.239, p<.01).
The finding of this study, adolescent oral health education of the students continued to receive the government’s institutional support will be needed. To improve the oral health status effectively, informations should be provide to dental hygienists.
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KEYWORD
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Middle-school students’, Oral health behavior, Oral health knowledge
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